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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11400

1 October 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) lobbying
CEO says VW is biggest EU lobbyist in car sector

Brussels, 30/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - According to a study by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) published on Tuesday 29 September, the German Volkswagen (VW) group is the biggest lobbyist of the EU institutions among European automobile manufacturers.

According to data provided by LobbyFacts, Volkswagen spent €3.3 million on lobbying in 2014 and employed 43 people for this purpose. The second biggest spending automobile manufacturer with a view to influencing the EU's legislative...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) FINANCE: Capital Markets Union is for all 28 member states, says Hill
(AE) ECONOMY: Katainen cold at idea of relaxing SGP over migration challenge
(AE) ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation dips back into negative territory
(AE) TAXATION: Postponement of first shareholders' rights trialogue talks
(AE) TAXATION: Tax ruling transparency, retroactivity still at issue
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INDUSTRY: Bienkowska meets Volkswagen chairman for talks
(AE) TRANSPORT: Political pillar of 4th rail package on track for adoption
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Italy officially joins unitary patent
(AE) CIVIL PROTECTION: EU sets up disaster risk management knowledge centre
(AE) CLIMATE: Tusk warns that EU will not go it alone at COP 21
(AE) JHA: Asylum, Slovakia to challenge relocation decision
(AE) WOMEN: Regrettable lack of women in research
(AE) FISHERIES: Proposals on new EU-Liberia fisheries agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Refugee crisis, amending budget of €401.3 million for 2015
(AE) LOBBYING: CEO says VW is biggest EU lobbyist in car sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SYRIA: Mogherini sees common basis possible for discussions
(AE) CHINA: Katainen hopes to define vectors for Chinese investment in EFSI by end of 2015
(AE) MERCOSUR: Argentina remains reluctant about free trade negotiations
(AE) TRADE: Brazil's tax regime also contested by Japan at WTO
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: NGOs disappointed by new gender equality framework in external relations
EMPLOYMENT - EDUCATION - SPORT
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Euro area unemployment level remains at 11%
(AE) SPORT: EP disappointed that FIFA will not take part in ethics in sport hearing
(AE) EDUCATION: Fresh impetus for citizenship education is needed
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ECONOMY: Commission cannot propose enshrining principle of public debt cancellation in state of necessity
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: PACE calls for “European refugee” status
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) BURKINA FASO:
(AE) JHA:
(AE) MOROCCO:
(AE) MOZAMBIQUE:
CORRIGENDUM
(AE) COMPETITIVENESS: