European Union

AMENDMENTS 1 - 232 - Draft report Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages - next steps
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In the evening of Monday 12 March, the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) had an exchange of views with Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE). The meeting was a good occasion to discuss how cooperation between the Parliament and the CoE could be strengthened even further.
Mr Jagland also debriefed AFET on his recent visit to Turkey where he met with President Erdoğan, several Ministers as well as the President of the Constitutional Court and opposition parties' representatives. Other likely topics included the situation in Eastern Ukraine and the Western Balkans.
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La Mafia Franchises v EUIPO - Italie (La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA)
Intellectual and industrial property
The mark ‘La Mafia se sienta a la mesa’ is contrary to public policy

Blanco Marqués
Social security for migrant workers
The pension supplement granted in Spain to workers suffering from total permanent incapacity is compatible with the receipt of a retirement pension from another Member State or from Switzerland

This report summarises the presentations and the discussion that took place at the workshop on Climate Diplomacy held on 20 February 2018 at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels. It was organised by the Policy Department of the Directorate General for External Policies (DG EXPO) and Policy Department A in the Directorate General for Internal Policies (DG IPOL) at the request of the EP’s Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The workshop provided members of the AFET and ENVI Committees and all participants with insights from experts on the state of play with climate diplomacy and provided an opportunity to reflect on the role of the EU in this field. MEPs Jo Leinen and Arne Lietz, co-rapporteurs of the EP’s own-initiative report on climate diplomacy, hosted the workshop.
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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Armenia, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs
László Tőkés

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Crocs v EUIPO - Gifi Diffusion (Chaussures)
Intellectual and industrial property
The General Court confirms the cancellation of registration of Crocs’ design because it was made available to the public before its registration

TestBioTech v Commission
Environment and consumers
The General Court annuls the decision whereby the Commission rejected an application for review of the marketing authorisation granted to products containing genetically modified soybeans

will take place on 21 -22 March 2018 in Brussels.

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Plenary session, Strasbourg

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Cinkciarz.pl v EUIPO (€$)
Intellectual and industrial property
The General Court of the European Union annuls the refusal to register, as an EU trade mark, a figurative mark including the currency symbols ‘€’ and ‘$’

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SNCF Mobilités v Commission
State aid
France must recover over € 642 million (excluding interest) in State aid granted to the company Sernam

flightright
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
An airline which operated only the first leg of a connecting flight in one Member State can be sued before the courts of the final destination in another Member State for compensation for delays

On 5 March 2018, ministers responsible for environment met in Brussels and discussed the Circular Economy and the Plastics Strategy.

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The Council prolonged the restrictive measures against 13 persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian state funds until 6 March 2019.

Statement by the Eurogroup President, Mario Centeno, on the completion by Greece of all prior actions of the third review of the Greek adjustment programme.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 5- 11 March 2018