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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11643
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Draft delegated act on simplifying greening does not go down well at Council

A large number of EU agriculture ministers, meeting in Luxembourg on Monday 10 October, criticised the draft delegated act proposed by the European Commission to simplify certain rules on the greening of aid in the common agricultural policy (CAP).

During the “other business” section of the Council, Poland presented a statement supported by 17 delegations, including those of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Romania, setting...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Europeans make their position clear in negotiations on finalisation of Basel III reform
BANKS: Three scenarios for future European deposit insurance scheme
SPAIN: Luis de Guindos doubts that structural funds will be suspended
TAXATION: Some movement in FTT negotiations
TAXATION: Not all member states prepared to compromise on VAT fraud
FINANCE: Tense debate on securitisation at European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU will state fair share of $100 billion before COP 22
FISHERIES: Council decides on 56% cut in western Baltic catch
FISHERIES: Idea of swordfish plan gaining traction
AGRICULTURE: Several member states concerned at end of sugar quotas
AGRICULTURE: Draft delegated act on simplifying greening does not go down well at Council
ENVIRONMENT: PAN International compiles scientific research into glyphosate and rings alarm bell
GMO: Greenpeace calls on Commission to heed Parliament objections to GM crops
TRANSPORT: Volkswagen scandal - plan to set up vehicle market monitoring agency continues to divide European Parliament
TRANSPORT: Single Sky was clearly omitted from Henrik Hololei's speech at European Parliament
COHESION: MEPs give go-ahead to extend special exceptions for Greece and Cyprus
DIGITAL: New EIB loan to develop 4G in Sweden and Netherlands
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: EU studies options to help protect political space for end to crisis 
SAUDI ARABIA: Al-Jefri says EU should persuade Iran to stop financing terrorism
SAKHAROV PRIZE: Can Dündar, Moustafa Djemilev, Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar are the 2016 finalists
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Member states must ensure minimum compensation for victims of any type of violent crime
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: François Hollande announces summit in 2019 and says he is ready for dialogue with Vladimir Putin
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: Concretisation of recommended country-by-country reforms remains disappointing
GHANA: EU ratifies steppingstone EPA
INDUSTRY: Royal to appear before European Parliament's EMIS committee of inquiry before end of November
VACLAV HAVEL PRIZE: Nadia Murad, former Daesh hostage receives prize
RUSSIA: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights cancels visit
HEALTH: Worrying levels of endocrine disruptors in cereals
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve inter-institutional agreement on port services regulation