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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11627

20 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / Commission
Commission denies any interference in  French 'YouTuber's' interview

19/09/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 19 September, the European Commission formally denied that it had exercised any pressure on Laetitia Birbes, a French "YouTuber" who interviewed Jean-Claude Juncker the day after the Commission president's state of the Union Speech. According to his spokesperson, Margaritis Schinas, Juncker was "annoyed" by what he judged to be a pointless controversy but "clearly and categorically" rejected any insinuation of the Commission having indirectly...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Who is it really who is “divorced from reality” within the Union? (II)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Tax rulings – Commission looks at new Luxembourg case involving GDF Suez
STATE AID: American employers slam Commission's decision over Apple
STATE AID: Polish turnover tax suspected of breaching EU rules
STATE AID: Green light to Lithuanian state aid for construction of combined heat and power plant
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: T&E says millions of diesel vehicles exceeding NOx emissions standards in EU
JHA: Concerted Hungarian attack against 'Brussels policies' ahead of migration referendum
AGRICULTURE: Commission notes positive signs on milk market
ENERGY: Hungary expecting authorisation for Paks-2 nuclear plant in next few weeks
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA: Preparatory work for offering country candidate status to begin
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Commission earmarks almost €209 million for southern and eastern neighbourhoods
EGYPT: EU denounces freezing of assets of human rights activists and organisations
SWITZERLAND: Juncker to meet Schneider-Ammann in Zurich to resolve deadlock over free movement
CANADA: Commission and Canadian government determined to defend progressive free trade agreement (CETA)
CANADA: Report by CEO, EPSU and around 20 NGOs denounces risk of boom in investor claims
CANADA: Service industries call for prompt implementation of CETA
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Julian King officially appointed Security Union Commissioner
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Preparations for October European Council and revision of EU financial framework on ministers' agenda
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Investigation into public funding to MMD
CANADA: SPD's highly-awaited decision in Germany on CETA 
CHINA: EU and China agree on urgency of working on national reconciliation in Afghanistan
COMMISSION: Commission denies any interference in  French 'YouTuber's' interview
TRADE: Demonstrations in Belgian and German streets against CETA and TTIP
GABON: EU calls on government to facilitate deployment of African observers
JHA: €108 million to help Bulgaria control illegal immigration
TRANSPORT: Ministers to adopt contents of 4th railway package political pillar at General Affairs Council
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1151