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Coming up in committees 28-03-2018 10:48 AM CEST Quality of products, market surveillance, customs: committee mission to Italy IMCO - 27-03-2018 - 18:29 The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection will send a delegation to Florence, in Tuscany, from 04.04 to 06.04.18. Taking place in one of the most important industrial regions in Europe, this mission will include visits to companies (technological hub), and meeting with small local producers, multinational brands businesses, and stakeholders and experts on the quality of products and market surveillance. Meetings with custom authorities will also be held at the port of Livorno. Further information Fact Sheets on the internal market - 2.1 Labour cooperation, employment and social security: committee mission to Canada EMPL - 27-03-2018 - 18:30 A delegation of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs will go to Ottawa and Toronto from 03.04 to 06.04.18 to meet, amongst others, the International Affairs arm of the Canadian Labor Program. Issues related to the negotiation and implementation of international labour cooperation agreements will be discussed. The delegation will also visit the Ontario Ministry of Labour to look into the consequences of new technology and the platform economy on employment and social security schemes. Further information Fact Sheet on social and employment policy - 2.3 Missing persons: committee mission in Cyprus; Security and migration: visit to CEPOL LIBE - 27-03-2018 - 18:29 The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will send a delegation to Nicosia, Cyprus, from 03.04 to 05.04.18, to look into the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in recovering and identifying the remains of the missing persons in Cyprus. Another delegation will visit CEPOL (the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training) in Budapest, Hungary, from 05.04 to 06.04.18, to go over its role in the implementation of the European Agendas on Security and on Migration. Further information CMP website CEPOL website Fact Sheets on freedom, security and justice - 4.2 EU financial support for growth and reform: committee mission to Moldova BUDG - 28-03-2018 - 10:48 A delegation of the Committee on Budgets will go to Moldova from 03.04 to 06.04.18, to learn more about the use of EU financial support, assess the quality of implementation and its effectiveness, and evaluate Moldova's current and future needs for assistance through the EU budget. Meetings will be held with government officials and stakeholders to look into how the EU budget and the next MFF can ensure a more effective promotion of growth, judicial reform and fight against corruption. Further information Fact Sheet on Moldova Generalized System of Preferences: committee mission to Sri Lanka INTA - 27-03-2018 - 18:29 The delegation of the International Trade Committee will go to Sri Lanka to follow up on the commitments made when applying for GSP+ status (Generalized System of Preferences), granted to the country in May 2017. The visit will take place from 04.04 to 06.04.18, during which the delegation will monitor the implementation of the 27 GSP+ relevant international conventions and meet government authorities and business representatives, the civil society and international organisations. Further information Fact Sheet on external trade relations - 5.2 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP

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Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE)

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Council of the European Union      19/3/2018  Use of chemical weapons in Syria: EU adds 4 persons to sanctions list On 19 March 2018, the Council added 4 persons to the list of those targeted by EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime. The EU added these 4 persons for their role in the development and use of chemical weapons against the civilian population, in line with the EU's policy to fight the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. These persons include a high-ranking military official and 3 scientists working at the Scientific Studies and Research Centre, the government entity responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them. This entity is under EU restrictive measures since 1 December 2011. The EU already imposed restrictive measures on Syrian persons specifically for their role in the development and use of chemical weapons on 17 July 2017. Today’s decision brings to 261 persons the total number of persons targeted by a travel ban and an assets freeze for being responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, benefiting from or supporting the regime, and/or being associated with such persons. In addition, 67 entities are targeted by an assets freeze. More broadly, sanctions currently in place against Syria include an oil embargo, restrictions on certain investments, a freeze of the assets of the Syrian central bank held in the EU, export restrictions on equipment and technology that might be used for internal repression as well as on equipment and technology for the monitoring or interception of internet or telephone communications. These measures were last extended on 29 May 2017 and are in place until 1 June 2018. The EU remains committed to finding a lasting political solution to the conflict in Syria under the existing UN-agreed framework. As stated in the EU strategy on Syria adopted in April 2017, the EU believes that there can be no military solution to the conflict and strongly supports the work of the UN Special Envoy and the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. Χρήση χημικών όπλων στη Συρία: η ΕΕ προσθέτει 4 πρόσωπα στον κατάλογο κυρώσεων Στις 19 Μαρτίου 2018 το Συμβούλιο προσέθεσε 4 πρόσωπα στον κατάλογο των προσώπων που υπόκεινται σε περιοριστικά μέτρα της ΕΕ κατά του συριακού καθεστώτος. Η ΕΕ προσέθεσε τα 4 αυτά πρόσωπα για τον ρόλο τους στην ανάπτυξη και τη χρήση χημικών όπλων κατά του άμαχου πληθυσμού, σύμφωνα με την πολιτική της ΕΕ για την καταπολέμηση της διάδοσης και της χρήσης χημικών όπλων. Τα πρόσωπα αυτά είναι ένας υψηλόβαθμος στρατιωτικός και 3 επιστήμονες που εργάζονται στο κέντρο επιστημονικών σπουδών και έρευνας (Scientific Studies and Research Centre), δηλαδή την κρατική οντότητα που είναι υπεύθυνη για την ανάπτυξη και την παραγωγή μη συμβατικών όπλων, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των χημικών όπλων, και των πυραύλων που φέρουν τα όπλα αυτά. Η οντότητα αυτή υπόκειται σε περιοριστικά μέτρα της ΕΕ από την 1η Δεκεμβρίου 2011. Η ΕΕ επέβαλε ήδη περιοριστικά μέτρα κατά Σύριων συγκεκριμένα για τον ρόλο τους στην ανάπτυξη και τη χρήση χημικών όπλων στις 17 Ιουλίου 2017. Η σημερινή απόφαση ανεβάζει σε 261 τον συνολικό αριθμό των προσώπων τα οποία υπόκεινται σε ταξιδιωτική απαγόρευση και δέσμευση περιουσιακών στοιχείων, επειδή είναι υπεύθυνα για τη βίαιη καταστολή κατά του άμαχου πληθυσμού στη Συρία, ωφελούνται από το καθεστώς ή το στηρίζουν ή/και συνδέονται με τέτοια πρόσωπα. Επιπλέον, 67 οντότητες υπόκεινται σε δέσμευση περιουσιακών στοιχείων. Γενικότερα, οι κυρώσεις που ισχύουν επί του παρόντος κατά της Συρίας περιλαμβάνουν πετρελαϊκό αποκλεισμό, περιορισμούς σε ορισμένες επενδύσεις, δέσμευση των περιουσιακών στοιχείων της Κεντρικής Τράπεζας της Συρίας εντός της ΕΕ, περιορισμούς στις εξαγωγές εξοπλισμού και τεχνολογίας που θα μπορούσαν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για εσωτερική καταστολή, καθώς και εξοπλισμού και τεχνολογίας για την παρακολούθηση ή την υποκλοπή διαδικτυακών ή τηλεφωνικών επικοινωνιών. Τα μέτρα αυτά παρατάθηκαν τελευταία φορά στις 29 Μαΐου 2017 και ισχύουν μέχρι την 1η Ιουνίου 2018. Η ΕΕ παραμένει προσηλωμένη στην εξεύρεση βιώσιμης πολιτικής λύσης για τη σύγκρουση στη Συρία βάσει του ισχύοντος πλαισίου που έχει συμφωνηθεί στα Ηνωμένα Έθνη. Όπως αναφέρεται στη στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη Συρία που εγκρίθηκε τον Απρίλιο του 2017, η ΕΕ θεωρεί ότι δεν μπορεί να υπάρξει στρατιωτική λύση στη σύγκρουση και υποστηρίζει θερμά το έργο του Ειδικού Απεσταλμένου των Ηνωμένων Εθνών και τις ενδοσυριακές συνομιλίες που διεξάγονται στη Γενεύη.

Council of the European Union      19/3/2018  Statement by the Foreign Affairs Council on the Salisbury attack The European Union strongly condemns the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK on 4 March 2018, that also left a police officer seriously ill. The lives of many citizens were threatened by this reckless and illegal act. The European Union takes extremely seriously the UK Government's assessment that it is highly likely that the Russian Federation is responsible. The European Union is shocked at the offensive use of any military-grade nerve agent, of a type developed by Russia, for the first time on European soil in over 70 years. The use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances is completely unacceptable and constitutes a security threat to us all. Any such use is a clear violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, a breach of international law and undermines the rules-based international order. The EU welcomes the commitment of the UK to work closely with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in supporting the investigation into the attack. The Union calls on Russia to address urgently the questions raised by the UK and the international community and to provide immediate, full and complete disclosure of its Novichok programme to the OPCW.  The European Union expresses its unqualified solidarity with the UK and its support, including for the UK’s efforts to bring those responsible for this crime to justice. The EU will remain closely focussed on this issue and its implications. Answer - European cooperation in the fight against criminal motorcycle gangs - E-000015/2018 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-000015/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Answer - EU funding for the Pau-Canfranc-Zaragoza railway line - E-000129/2018 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-000129/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Answer - Roaming and Brexit - E-000132/2018 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-000132/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Answer - Performance of the Irish economy - E-000140/2018 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-000140/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Answer - Northern Road Axis in Crete - E-000271/2018 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-000271/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Answer - Negative impact of the US tax reform on the EU - E-000383/2018 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-000383/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Answer - EU readmission agreements - E-007086/2017 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-007086/2017 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Answer - Slovakian D4R7 Bratislava Bypass PPP project financed by EFSI and in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017 - E-007651/2017 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-007651/2017 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Answer - Child pornography - E-007776/2017 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-007776/2017 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Answer - Practising as a lawyer in the EU - E-007938/2017 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-007938/2017 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP Answer - Amendment of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. - E-007948/2017 20-03-2018 05:26 AM CET Commission response See question(s) : E-007948/2017 Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP