Briefing
Newsletter - 27-28 April 2016 - Brussels plenary session
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The implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement on migration, its legal aspects and democratic control, will be debated by MEPs, EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Dutch Minister for Immigration Klaas Dijkhoff on Thursday morning, starting at 8.30. MEPs have voiced concerns about the agreement's compliance with EU and international law, as well as the difficulties of putting it into practice.
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Draft rules designed to overcome obstacles to creating a single EU railway area will be debated and voted on Thursday. These rules, in part one of the “4th railway package” agreed with EU ministers in June 2015, tackle obstacles that are due to differences among national railway standards and procedures. They cover interoperability, safety and the role of the European Railway Agency (ERA).
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"Critical” benchmarks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR), influencing financial instruments and contracts with an average value of at least €500 billion, should become more reliable when Parliament votes in new legislation on Thursday. The law aims to clean up the benchmark-setting process, improve transparency, and prevent conflicts of interest like those that led to the LIBOR rigging scandals of recent years.
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Measures to better protect the best interests of children in cross-border parental custody disputes, adoption decisions and abductions by parents within the EU will be debated by MEPs, Commissioner Věra Jourová and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for the Council Presidency on Wednesday and wrapped up in a non-binding resolution to be voted on Thursday.