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Europass opens skills door - EUbusiness Week newsletter 759


07-10-2016

EUbusiness Week 759 top stories: Paris climate deal set to enter into force next month; EU launches force to secure Europe's borders; MEPs oppose Commission plans to authorise five GMOs; EU tightens ban on equipment used for torture; Brussels proposes moderate cuts in deep-sea fish quotas; MEPs want free rail passes for young Europeans

Publisher's Note

This week the Commission adopted a revised framework for the Europass, a set of tools to allow people to showcase their skills and qualifications in any European country in a user-friendly way.

More than 60 million Europass CVs have been created since the Europass was established in 2005. Thousands of students have received Diploma and Certificate Supplements making their qualifications more readable and easily comparable abroad. The Europass is a success story in an area on which Europe's prosperity depends - the skills of its people.
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Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. Paris climate deal set to enter into force next month

In a ceremony attended by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the European Parliament approved and signed the Paris agreement on climate change Tuesday, paving the way for it to enter into force next month.
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2. EU launches force to secure Europe's borders

On Thursday at the Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint on Bulgaria's external border with Turkey, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency was officially launched.
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3. MEPs oppose Commission plans to authorise five GMOs

The European Parliament has voiced strong opposition to Commission plans to authorise five GMO products, calling for reform of the EU's GMO authorisation procedure.
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4. EU tightens ban on equipment used for torture

MEPs have approved revised EU rules to prevent trade in goods and services that may contribute to torture or execution, such as electric chairs or spiked batons.
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5. Brussels proposes moderate cuts in deep-sea fish quotas

The Commission put forward "moderate cuts" in deep-sea fish quotas in the EU and international waters in the North-East Atlantic in its fishing opportunities proposal for 2017-18.
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6. MEPs want free rail passes for young Europeans

Young Europeans could be offered a free InterRail pass on their 18th birthday, helping to promote better understanding and knowledge about Europe, following a vote by MEPs.
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Inside the EU Institutions

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Launch of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency - Brussels Conference on Afghanistan: main results - visa liberalisation for Georgia - EU ratification of Paris Agreement - EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council
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Commission Watch

Deal to curb international aviation emissions - deep-sea fishing opportunities - European Border and Coast Guard Agency - Brussels Conference on Afghanistan - Volume of retail trade - InterRail tickets for young people - report on Youth Guarantee and Youth Employment Initiative - Europass Framework - Managing the Refugee Crisis - EC approves acquisition of Faiveley by Wabtec - trade rules against goods used for capital punishment and torture - Paris Agreement - Industrial producer prices
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Parliament Watch

Paris: more emission cuts needed - Health risks of materials in contact with food - EC plans to authorise five GMOs - Transparency Register - Women's rights in Poland - Colombia plebiscite result - role of Russia in Syria conflict - rules on mass dismissals - free rail passes to young Europeans - Calais: MEPs demand solutions - Commissioners' code of conduct - Greece's adjustment programme - EU export ban on 'torture goods' - aid for redundant workers in Sweden and Finland
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EU diary

10-15 Oct: European Parliament Committee Meetings
10 Oct: European platform of undeclared work
10 Oct: Eurogroup
10-11 Oct: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
11 Oct: Economic and Financial Affairs Council
13 Oct: Renovate Europe Day 2016
13-14 Oct: Justice and Home Affairs Council
13 Oct: Employment, Social, Health, Consumer Affairs Council
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