On 17th November in Brussels at the European Parliament Franck Proust (EPP, FR) and the Robert Schuman Foundation are organising a conference entitled "European aviation, zone of turbulence?". Debate will focus on emergency measures to revive the competitiveness of European air transport.

Jean-Claude Piris, formerly Legal Counsel to the EU's Council issues his quite pessimistic opinion about the possible independence of Catalonia.

On 5th November the European Central Bank unveiled a list of 53 banks that will be subject to stress tests, 39 of whom are reliant on the European Single Supervisory Mechanism.

On 6th November the Greek Parliament adopted further reform in response to some of the demands made by its international creditors. There still remains some measures that the Greek government has to adopt before 11th November.

On 4th November the Greek government undertook its first relocation of asylum seekers to Luxembourg under the European relocation mechanism.

The Finnish Home Affairs Minister Petteri Orpo has set up a project to assess the terms for the emission of residence permits in respect of European rules.

Germany registered 181,166 migrants in October - people intending to claim asylum, i.e. a total of 758,473 since the beginning of the year said the German Home Affairs Minister on 5th November. The federal government increased financial support to 2 billion € whilst maintaining budgetary balance.

The law reforming asylum in France entered into force on 2nd November. During the migratory crisis in Europe this law will enable a reduction in the time taken to process applications down to 9 months, which to date, had taken 2 years on average.

The Spanish council of Ministers approved the national refugee relocation programme on 6th November which provides for the relocation of 824 refugees from the Syrian conflict in 2015.

Euro zone Finance Ministers met in Brussels on 9th November. The Chairman of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) presented them with the work undertaken since the establishment of the SRB on 1st January 2015. The Ministers were also informed of progress in terms of Greece's economic adjustment programme including the payment of 2 billion euro. This sum represents the total amount remaining in the first tranche of financial aid under the European Stability Mechanism which was the focus of an agreement under the programme. Finance Ministers from the euro zone deem that the country has not adopted all of the reforms planned for in the rescue plan validated this summer and have did not give the greenlight to the disbursement of the tranche of aid. The situation might be settled this week however.

Justice and Home Affairs Ministers met on 9th November in Brussels to assess the management of the refugee crisis. The upkeep of the Schengen area and the reduction of migratory pressure are priority. They recalled that cooperation with third countries, the upkeep of reception capacities and the effective introduction of "hotspots" were vital. Stepping up the relocation process, which is still not in full swing, is also a priority.

Ministers responsible for competitiveness met in Brussels on 9th November for a Council devoted to the steel sector. The European steel industry is facing many challenges, particularly disloyal competition and high energy prices that are impacting thousands of jobs. Ministers recommend the introduction of a specific Steel Action Plan originally put forward in 2013, to ensure that competition rules are respected along with the implementation of the Emission Trading System in order to be on an equal footing with world competitors.

German Development Minister Gerd Müller is organising a G7 Conference in Berlin "Economic Empowerment of Women in Developing Countries".

In Paris during a Defence Council on 5th November French President François Hollande recalled that political transition in Syria demanded the departure of Bachar el-Assad.

From 2nd to 5th November French President François Hollande travelled to China and South Korea notably to discuss the COP21 meeting.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which observed the elections in Turkey, noted that this election had been compromised by the tense security situation, acts of violence and restrictions placed on the media.

On 6th November the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) deemed that the States' commitments are far from adequate and called to step up efforts to contain warming to 2°C.

On 6th November the World Bank, together with the FMI, published the Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016 entitled "Development Goals in an Era of Demographic Change."

A study by the Diplomacy Commission of the London School of Economics, (LSE) published on 9th November stresses that the UK, as the world's fifth biggest power, holds all the necessary cards to be a major player but deplores the fact that it has become "a reticent protagonist in the international arena."

From 13th November 2015 to 24th April 2016 the Centre for Art La Malmaison in Cannes is presenting "Marc Chagall, the Colours of Life". It provides a glimpse at Chagall's work via more than 200 prints.

The Stuttgart State Gallery is running an exhibition from 15th November 2015 to 14th February 2016 showing pictures from the 16th century by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas van Leyden. The exhibition focuses on the meeting between the two artists in 1521 in Antwerp.

The Belvedere Museum in Vienna is presenting "Klimt, Schiele, and Kokoschka's Women." The exhibition shows their work in light of sexual freedom providing a glimpse into relations between the sexes at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Kunsthaus Museum in Zürich is presenting "Tomi Ungerer - Incognito" until 7th February 2016. This exhibition shows his assemblages, collages and sculptures, created since 1950 but which are not as well known as his books for children.

After three years of renovation, the Rodin Museum in Paris is re-opening its doors to the public as of 12th November.