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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11635
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BREACHES OF EU LAW / Budget

Three member states sent to European Court of Justice over unpaid customs duty

On Monday 29 September, the European Commission decided to send Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the European Court of Justice for failure to pay customs duty, totalling €23.3 million, to the EU budget.

The Commission points out that if a member state does not pay its full contribution to the EU budget, then other member states will have to make up the shortfall.

Italy. In 2008, Italy informed the European Commission that it was unable to collect or pay to the EU budget...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: We must never forget how the past happened  
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Ministers support idea of holistic approach to industrial policy
COMPETITIVENESS: Council backs Commission's vision of collaborative economy
COMPETITIVENESS: Round Table of industrialists focuses on digital and Brexit
DIGITAL: MEPs criticise scope of geo-blocking regulation
INDUSTRY: Dalton's report on vehicle approval and market monitoring attacked
CLIMATE: Council decision on EU ratification of Paris Agreement expected before 7 October
CLIMATE: Bulc calls on all countries to take part in ICAO market measure from 2021
FISHERIES: Technical negotiations on EU-Morocco fisheries agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
TUNISIA: Commission unveils substantial support programme for security and youth reforms
UKRAINE: EU calls for flight MH17 investigation to continue
AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes government and Hezb-e-Islami peace agreement
JAPAN: Malmström wants breakthrough in free trade negotiations before end of 2016
UNITED STATES: Hearing on agricultural aspects of TTIP with Malmström and Hogan on 29 November
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Dombrovskis finds costs of proposed reforms to finalise Basel III framework excessive
STATISTICS: Guide to clarify European rules applicable to public-private partnerships
TAXATION: French accountants call for widespread reverse charge mechanism for VAT
COMPETITION: Commission looks at concentration of data of digital enterprises in framework of mergers
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament budgets committee earmarks €4 billion extra for priorities in 2017
COMMISSION: ALTER-EU criticises Commission for lack of action following 'revolving door' cases
BREACHES OF EU LAW
TRANSPORT: Commission takes Germany to court over its road toll project
BUDGET: Three member states sent to European Court of Justice over unpaid customs duty
ENVIRONMENT: United Kingdom in Court for failing to protect endangered marine species
JHA: Five countries have not properly implemented Prüm decisions
JHA: Four countries have not yet fully transposed explosives precursors directive
JHA: Spain considered to be applying directive on returns of illegal migrants incorrectly
TAXATION: Poland required to transpose tax rules
ENERGY: Spain ordered to comply fully with third legislative package on single market
ENERGY: Estonia and Poland in dock for incomplete transposition of Energy Efficiency Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
BURUNDI: EU renews sanctions on four Burundians until 31 October 2017
COURT OF AUDITORS: Member states appoint Leo Brincat despite Parliament's unfavourable opinion
MALI: Cooperation projects worth €67 million signed
INTERNAL MARKET: EUIPO claims counterfeit medicines create losses of €10.2 billion in EU
REGIONS: Regions and municipalities welcome Commission's plans for a transparency register
TOURISM: Regions call for further support for tourism industry
CORRIGENDUM
JHA: 30,000 asylum-seekers might be relocated away from Greece by end of 2017