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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11681

3 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Winter Clean Energy Package, Commission criticised from all sides over biofuel proposals
Brussels, 02/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

European industry and business lobbies generally welcomed the huge Winter Energy Package for clean energy unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday 30 November (see EUROPE 11679), but nobody is happy with the proposals for biofuels.

European employers’ association BusinessEurope has welcomed a positive signal for speeding up full integration of the electricity market in the EU.  ‘We support the Commission’s plan to further strengthen the functioning of the EU’s power market....

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council manages to scrape together political agreement in principle on wholesale roaming
DIGITAL: 14 member states mobilise support for free flow of data
DIGITAL: Member states want to keep control of telecommunications
INTERNAL MARKET: Firearms directive - Ford's doublespeak on inter-institutional talks
FISHERIES: Progress on agreement to prevent unregulated fishing in Arctic
FISHERIES: Fisheries committee to approve deep water text on 5 December
AGRICULTURE: Competition rules must be adopted to agriculture situation, MEPs say
ENVIRONMENT: More to be done to guarantee healthy European water, says EEA
JHA: Europol warns of danger of new Islamic State threats and tactics in Europe
ENERGY: Winter Clean Energy Package, Commission criticised from all sides over biofuel proposals
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Berès argues for return to logical solidarity to finalise banking Union
ECOFIN: Extension of 'Juncker' investment plan and euro area fiscal stance on ministers' agenda
ECOFIN: Taxation dossiers – Slovak Presidency of Council will have two successes or two failures
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU and US working together for green goods agreement
GEORGIA: Mogherini hails progress since Association Agreement came into force
DEVELOPMENT: Universal access to energy, an European Parliament priority for eradicating poverty, particularly in Africa
TUNISIA: EU support solemnly asserted
MEDITERRANEAN: Cañete says energy cooperation is 'major element in Euro-Mediterranean partnership'
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Work on Accessibility Act getting bogged down at Council
GREECE: Unions condemn creditors' demands for Greek labour law reform
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Two new geographical indications from Italy and UK
ALGERIA: EuroMed Droits condemns anti-union repression
COLOMBIA: Mogherini welcomes ratification of peace agreement by Colombian Congress
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EuroHealthNet calls on EU to further embed health and well-being dimension in its policies
SPACE: ESA member states adopt lower budget than expected
POLAND: Council of Europe concern over freedom of assembly
TURKEY: Netherlands in favour of temporary halt in negotiations
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 December
Other events: from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 December