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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11617

7 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 28
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social affairs
Detailed questionnaire on posting of workers
Brussels, 06/09/2016 (Agence Europe)

The Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU has asked member states to respond to a detailed questionnaire on the draft review of an EU directive dating from 1996 on the posting of workers (see EUROPE 11507), while a Council working group met to discuss the matter on Friday 2 September. 

In a note submitted to the member states, the Slovak Presidency, which does not hide its hostility to the European Commission’s draft legislation (see EUROPE 11613) says it is seeking governments’...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: New Cork declaration on EU rural development policy adopted
HEALTH: Parliament likely to deem endocrine disruptor proposal illegal
JHA: MEPs endorse visa-free travel for Georgia, but lay further conditions for Kosovo
INDUSTRY: Tajani tells Parliament consumers interests have always prevailed over industries'
CONSUMERS: Commission suspects VW of breaking EU law and encourages compensation actions
DIGITAL: MEPs back at work on digital single market
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe expresses concern about derogations to the ban on pesticides that are dangerous to human health
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Ministers to discuss improvements to Juncker investment plan
TAXATION: EU explores ways of promoting tax certainty
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Ombudsman attacks Barroso's new job at Goldman Sachs
UNITED KINGDOM: London already in talks with Australia over post-Brexit free-trade agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
MONTENEGRO: Court of Auditors says EU aid for Montenegro is not having enough of an impact
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ambitious timeline for equally ambitious implementation of global strategy
UNITED STATES: European businesses reiterate their support for TTIP
UNITED STATES: Eurocities calls for public services to be excluded explictly from TTIP
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Naftogaz pledges to meet Gazprom's request to increase volume of gas in transit to EU by 20%
GABON: EU welcomes African Union's offer of mediation to find solution to crisis
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/CLIMATE: G20 makes a commitment but holds back on phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
TUNISIA: European Parliament calls for restructuring of Tunisia's debt
MEDITERRANEAN: Climate change and adaptation needed
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Detailed questionnaire on posting of workers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: It is sometimes better to issue a European arrest warrant rather than to extradite an individual to a non-EU country
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: Rome in favour of hardcore of 7 to 12 member states
NORTH KOREA: EU calls again for cease to launch of ballistic missiles
TAXATION: EU lost €160 billion in VAT income in 2014
INDUSTRY: Kathleen Van Brempt denies wanting to protect socialist MEPs
TRANSPORT: Bulc in Balkans to discuss regional cooperation in transport
TRANSPORT: Commission launches public consultation on road transport legislation