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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11163

26 September 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 37
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE / (ae) social
France called on to respect police officers' hours

Brussels, 25/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Some French police officers work too long hours and do not have sufficient rest time, in contravention of the Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC). The European Commission sent the French government a reasoned opinion on Thursday 25 September, calling on it to bring its legislation into line with EU law.

“Under French law, several key rights contained in the Working Time Directive, such as the 48-hour limit to average weekly working time and the right...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: A defence minister at immigration - image to correct or project
(AE) JHA: Four psychoactive substances outlawed
(AE) JHA: Reasoned opinion for Greece on single permit
(AE) CLIMATE/ENERGY: Greens write to Juncker about Canete
(AE) CLIMATE: Commission carbon leak draft almost rejected by MEPs
(AE) INDUSTRY: Signposts for integrated approach for competitiveness
(AE) INDUSTRY: Reasoned opinion for Germany over air conditioning in cars
(AE) ENERGY: Five member states called upon to comply on oil stocks
(AE) COHESION: Revising methodology for structural funds allocation
(AE) TRANSPORT: Heated Council railway market debate expected
(AE) TRANSPORT: Spain in court over lack of port security
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission acts on railway safety
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Final boost for eCall autumn negotiations
(AE) WOMEN: Jourova and Thyssen should put maternity leave on agenda
(AE) WOMEN: Women up by 1% on boards of directors
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE
(AE) SOCIAL: Marianne Thyssen expects to be the new “social face” of the EU
(AE) SOCIAL: Belgium must accept posted workers' form A1
(AE) SOCIAL: France called on to respect police officers' hours
(AE) CULTURE: Culture's cross-cutting nature must be recognised
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKS: Bulgaria under fire over deposit guarantee
(AE) LITHUANIA: Call to attention over rising prices and services sector
(AE) FINANCE: Warning on budgetary constraints for financial supervision
(AE) COMPETITION: Vienna threatens legal action over power station
(AE) TAXATION: Berlin before court over its VAT reimbursement rules
(AE) TAXATION: Netherlands before court over VAT on watersports
(AE) TAXATION: Estonia must change its law on cigarette sales
(AE) TAXATION: Greece under fire over its legislation on filling stations
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Information meeting on payment appropriations situation
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) NORWAY: Possible increase in gas supplies to EU in the case of crisis
(AE) UKRAINE: Poroshenko says Kiev will request accession in 2020
(AE) ISLAMIC STATE: Security Council targets foreign jihadists
(AE) BAHRAIN: Activists call for double standards to stop
(AE) ALGERIA: EU condemns murder of Hervé Gourdel
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Agricultural research in Euro-Mediterranean area
(AE) MOROCCO: EBRD support for SMEs
(AE) DRC: EUSEC RD Congo extended
BUSINESS NEWS NO 118
(AE) Tourism: