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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11681

3 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 29
CALENDAR / Other events
From Monday 5 to Sunday 11 December

Monday 5 December

  • Brussels. Twelfth annual conference of the European Partnership on Alternatives to Animal Testing: ‘Scientifically-based regulation.’ Organised by the European Commission. For further information, see http://bit.ly/2gLCXab
  • Brussels. European Summit on Digital Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing. Organised by the European Commission. For further information, see http://bit.ly/2dpTcq7
  • Brussels. Conference ‘Europe as a global actor.’ Organised by the European...

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