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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11665
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Space

MEPs concerned at lack of communication about EU's space policy

The space strategy for Europe was welcomed by the vast majority of MEPs on the European Parliament’s industry, research and energy committee (ITRE) during a debate with Industry Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska and European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič on Wednesday 9 November, but several MEPs pointed out the lack of effective communication on the space strategy and policy vis-à-vis citizens.

Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (ALDE, the Netherlands) was the most...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The question that could resolve everything: “Where have we gone wrong?” (I)  
SECTORAL POLICIES
SEA: EU wants to strengthen international oceans governance
DIGITAL: Slovak Presidency of Council plays for time on geo-blocking dossier
DIGITAL: Auspicious basis for interinstitutional talks on spectrum management
CLIMATE: Entering decisive phase of COP 22, EU emissions down 22% from 1990
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Katainen announces initiative for transforming waste into energy in 2017
FISHERIES: Council to negotiate deep-sea quotas on 14 November
AGRICULTURE: Council to debate free-trade deals and post-2020 CAP on 15 November
TRANSPORT: MEPs back risk and performance-based approach to air safety
SPACE: MEPs concerned at lack of communication about EU's space policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKING: European Parliament adds voice to European criticism of finalisation of Basel III reform
BANKS: Commission plans to make banking prudential rules more proportionate
TAXATION: Commission reflects on code of conduct for tax intermediaries
COMPETITION: Four countries modify guarantees on deferred tax assets
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Portugal commits to free trade and wants ambitious agreement with Mercosur
TRADE: S&D Group promotes raft of progressive principles for EU's trade policy
TRADE: BRICs concerns about EU surveillance measure for steel imports
UZBEKISTAN: European Parliament committee backs draft trade in textiles protocol
SERBIA: Johannes Hahn calls for progress to continue
KOSOVO: Commission calls on political parties to recommit to constructive dialogue
MONTENEGRO: Hahn says country making progress along the road to Europe
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Conference in Brussels on 17 November to support country's recovery
MEDITERRANEAN: Euro-Mediterranean SWIM-H2020 programme presented at COP 22
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COPYRIGHT : European rules on lending books should also apply to e-books
CONSUMERS: Calling after sales service should not cost more than a standard telephone call
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Future of cohesion policy and financial framework 2014-2020 at Council on 15-16 November
NEWS BRIEFS
ANTITRUST: Google rejects Commission's concerns about Android
COMPETITION: Commission looks at railway operator České dráhy's pricing practices
ENERGY: EFSI guaranteed EIB loan of €100 million for modernising Italian energy networks
ENERGY: ACER says gas consumers finally beginning to benefit from lower wholesale prices
GHANA: EU to observe elections on 7 December
IRAN: Second High Level Political Dialogue meeting
TRANSPORT: European Parliament committee adopts report on recognition of inland waterway navigation professional qualifications
TRANSPORT: Vote on European Parliament's own-initiative report on Europe's aviation strategy is postponed