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The EU and Israel committed themselves to establishing a partnership which provides for close political and mutually beneficial trade and investment relations together with economic, social, financial, civil scientific, technological and cultural cooperation.

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The EU has been working with the Palestinian Authority to build up the institutions of a future democratic, independent and viable Palestinian State living side by side with Israel and its neighbours.

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OPINION on the implementation of the Joint Staff Working Document (SWD(2015)0182) - Gender equality and women’s empowerment: transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations 2016-2020
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea

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item 7 - Exchange of views with Major-General Pascal Chiffoleau, Commander of the European Air Transport Command (EATC) - Presentation by Major-General Pascal Chiffoleau
item 8 - China's global military power projection: Presentation by Eva Pejsova, Senior Analyst, EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
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EU27 ministers adopted supplementing negotiating directives for the Brexit negotiations.

President Donald Tusk congratulates Sauli Niinistö on his re-election as President of the Republic of Finland.

President Donald Tusk congratulates Miloš Zeman on his re-election as President of the Czech Republic.

Council modifies rules on public intervention for skimmed milk powder.

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The EU issued a declaration firmly condemning the decision by the Venezuelan authorities to declare the Ambassador of Spain in Caracas as persona non grata and expressing its full solidarity with Spain and calling for this decision to be reversed.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 29 January - 2 February 2018

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The Council approved a draft recommendation on the economic policies of the euro area, under the 2018 European Semester policy monitoring process.

The Council adopted conclusions on the Commission's 'alert mechanism report', the starting point of the 2018 macroeconomic imbalances procedure.

The Council adopted conclusions on the Commission's 'annual growth survey' under the 2018 European Semester policy monitoring process.

Eight jurisdictions were removed from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters, following commitments to remedy EU concerns.

Remarks by M. Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting of 22 January 2018 on Greece, reform of the EMU and the euro area economy.

The Eurogroup finalised discussions on the third review of Greece's bailout programme and greenlights the release of a new tranche of financial assistance.

The Eurogroup appointed Hans Vijlbrief as the new president of the Eurogroup working group.