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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11682

6 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 34
NEWS BRIEFS / Transport
European Parliament unhappy about Commission-Berlin agreement on draft German legislation on road charging

05/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 5 December, six MEPs from the EPP Group called on European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc for clarification regarding the agreement between Germany and the Commission on draft German legislation for road charging that was announced last week (see EUROPE 11680).  The six MEPs – Pascal Arimont (Belgium), Georges Bach (Luxembourg), Elżbieta Łukacijewska (Poland), Claudia Schmidt (Austria), Pavel Svoboda (Czech Republic) and Wim van de Camp...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Eurogroup agrees on short-term debt-easing measures for Greece
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recommends balanced fiscal stance
ECONOMY: Eight eurozone countries told to introduce measures in respect of Stability and Growth Pact
ITALY: Eurozone calm after Italian 'no' vote
STATE AID: British electricity capacity mechanism auction given go-ahead
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Way clearing for general approach on draft gas supply regulation
JHA: European Parliament committee approves new rules to strengthen counter-terrorism arrangements
JHA: French Interior Minister defends his anti-terrorist action to MEPs
DIGITAL: Council adopted position on WiFi4EU
AGRICULTURE: Last chance inter-institutional talks on organic farming
FISHERIES: Norway tops up on blue whiting in North Sea in 2017
FISHERIES: Green light for fisheries operations in Cook Islands waters
SPACE: ESA budget confirmed for flagship European space programmes
BIODIVERSITY: EU working in Cancun for mainstreaming of natural capital
INTERNAL MARKET: EUIPO says EU loses €83 billion every year due to counterfeiting and piracy
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Conclusion of environmental goods agreement postponed until 2017
SYRIA: Federica Mogherini acknowledges sanctions are ineffective
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU hails establishment of commission of inquiry into violence in Rakhine State
MEDITERRANEAN: Conference on water
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: European Vocational Skills Week Launched
INSTITUTIONAL
AUSTRIA: Broad relief at Alexander Van der Bellen's victory in Austria
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Proposal on EU-Chile organic trade agreement
AGRICULTURE: Proposal bringing spirits regulation into line with treaty
ENERGY: PGNiG complaint to CJEU over Commission OPAL gas pipeline decision
GAMBIA: EU welcomes Presidential election and democratic change
INDUSTRY: EUIPO awards DesignEuropa competition prizes
DIGITAL: EU requested to propose Digital rights charter
FISHERIES: European Parliament's fisheries committee finds compromise on external fishing fleet
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA delivers opinion on safety of dry grape extract as flavouring in water
TRANSPORT: European Parliament unhappy about Commission-Berlin agreement on draft German legislation on road charging
TRANSPORT: Political pillar in 4th railway package in final stage before adoption
TRANSPORT: Unions demonstrate against adoption of rail package political pillar
TUNISIA: €213 million in aid granted
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: No 1162