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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12087

4 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Burma/myanmar
EU calls for immediate release of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
Brussels, 03/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 3 September, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) called for the release of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who have been sentenced to seven years in prison under the country's 1923 official secrets act for their investigation into allegations of serious human rights violations in Rakine State.  They were arrested on 12 December 2017 (see EUROPE 11929).

"The prison sentences of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should be reviewed and the two...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Copyright - Axel Voss removes reference to technical measures in effort to tackle value gap
MIGRATION: UN High Commissioner for Refugees alarmed at number of deaths in Mediterranean
JUSTICE: Noose tightens on Privacy Shield system
JUSTICE: Member states look at concrete cases of use of electronic evidence production and preservation orders
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA risk assessment transparency - Renate Sommer does not want reform to be detrimental to European competitiveness
AGRICULTURE: Distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc links suspension of infringement procedures on minimum wage for lorry drivers to first mobility package negotiations
COHESION: MEPs hope to maintain cross-border maritime cooperation
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission to try and end WTO dispute on US beef
TRADE: EU ends five years of anti-dumping duties on solar panels
WESTERN BALKANS: Federica Mogherini confident Serbia and Kosovo will reach agreement in coming months
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Federica Mogherini stubbornly defends multilateralism
PALESTINE: EU calls on USA to reconsider decision not to support UNRWA
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU calls for immediate release of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
AFRICA: EU announces €138 million additional assistance for Lake Chad countries this year
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: MEPs reach their position on pan-European personal pension product
ITALY: Italian government intends to keep its nominal deficit below 3% of GDP in 2019
INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Viktor Orbán to respond to criticism in Strasbourg from MEPs regarding respect for the rule of law
POLAND: A further hearing of the Polish authorities on rule of law to be held at the Council on Tuesday 18th September
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier tells Theresa May once again that some of the solutions in the White Paper are not acceptable to the EU
BUDGET: €467 million in fraudulent irregularities in 2017
EU LAW: European Commission could improve its role as guardian of treaties, says Court of Auditors
SOCIAL - YOUHT
SOCIAL:  Eurochambres wants to rename European Labour Authority and revise its role
YOUTH: EU ministers want to prioritise youth again
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Confirmation of interinstitutional agreement on increasing financial envelope for Structural Reform Support Programme
ENVIRONMENT: French ban in force on neonicotinoid bee-killing pesticides
LIBYA: EU calls for cessation of hostilities
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs vote for strengthened control of products on internal market
NICARAGUA: Expulsion of mission of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights criticised
EP2019: Mogherini puts an end to rumours that she will run for the post of President of the European Commission
SOCIAL: EPSU warns Council over wishes to outsource asylum seeker management to third countries
TRANSPARENCY: European Ombudsman loses patience given Council's silence
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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