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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11200

20 November 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) taxation
AEI on rulings - Commission does not fear stalemate at Council

Brussels, 19/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has no plans for its proposed automatic exchange of information (AEI) on tax rulings to disappear into thin air.

When asked about the fact that this proposal could get stuck at the Council, where decisions on taxation matters require unanimity, the vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, took pains to strike a reassuring note. “I am not sure that it will not be possible to reach an agreement with the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Plastic bag legislation will not be withdrawn
(AE) CLIMATE: Parliament-Council agreement on CO2 emissions from ships
(AE) AGRICULTURE: €28 million to Baltic countries to tackle Russian embargo
(AE) COHESION: Sharp divide between cohesion and net contributor countries
(AE) COHESION: Operational programmes to be approved
(AE) COHESION: Cretu focuses more attention on less developed regions
(AE) SPACE: Galileo satellites launch calendar uncertain
(AE) CULTURE: EU prize for literature, best authors rewarded
(AE) ENERGY: Council admits to delays on completing single market
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Commission outlines COSME initiative actions to EP
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) HEALTH: Endocrine disruptors prove heavy burden on health budgets
(AE) HEALTH: Social integration difficult for people with mental health problems
(AE) HEALTH: Pain therapy should be European priority
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: AEI on rulings - Commission does not fear stalemate at Council
(AE) ECONOMY: €700 billion in investment or stagnation, ALDE warns
(AE) BANKS: Banking union - a German and two Belgians shortlisted to chair SRB
(AE) ANTITRUST: Google - Tremosa and Schwab propose rotation system
(AE) COMPETITION: Ombudsman criticises Commission for retaining evidence
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: Commissioners asked to disclose meetings with lobbyists
(AE) COMMISSION: Juncker team calm faced with vote of no confidence
(AE) RULE OF LAW: Move towards “institutionalised” political dialogue
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: France wants to systematise civil servant exchanges
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Steinmeier not optimistic about way out of crisis
(AE) SERBIA: Belgrade will have to align its foreign policy with EU's
(AE) GEORGIA: €30 million for regional development
(AE) IRAN: Negotiations resumed on Iranian nuclear programme
(AE) UNITED STATES: TTIP - Commission begins Operation Maximum Transparency
(AE) TRADE: Trade defence and public procurement on Council agenda
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: EPP wants to “reshape” neighbourhood policy
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Court clarifies member states' obligations on nitrogen oxide limits