ESO in … February 2017

The following events, initiatives and issues were in the news in February. Click on the links to find information sources indexed in European Sources Online.

• Agreement between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on portability of digital content services, 7 February 2017
• European Commission issues Winter 2017 Economic Forecast, 13 February 2017
• European Commission proposes more transparency and accountability in procedures for implementing EU law, 14 February 2017 [Comitology reform]
• European Parliament adopts Resolutions on improving the functioning of the EU, 16 February 2017 [EU@60]
• Elections and referendums in Europe
  • Liechtenstein: General election, 5 February 2017
  • Germany: Presidential election, 12 February 2017
  • France: Presidential election, April-May 2017 – Campaigning begins and other February 2017 developments

Ongoing issues:

• Brexit: European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill introduced, 26 January 2017 [Passage through Parliament in February 2017]
• European Migration Challenges: Ninth progress report on the EU’s emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, 8 February 2017
• Greece: Debt crisis: Eurogroup Meeting, 20 February 2017