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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11684
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Naftogaz turns to German regulator over OPAL gas pipeline

Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz announced on Tuesday 6 December that it had made an application to the German energy regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, over the recent decision by the European Commission to allow Russian gas company Gazprom to expand its access to the OPAL gas pipeline.

Naftogaz insists on being summoned by the German regulator to participate in the administrative procedure on its decision on new exemption conditions for access by third parties to the OPAL pipeline so that it can...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Almost half of finance ministers want change in tax basis for country-by-country reporting
TAXATION: 'Sweetheart deals' on the increase since Luxleaks
COMPETITION: HSBC, Credit Agricole and JPMorgan Chase fined for manipulating EURIBOR
COMPETITION: Microsoft given conditional go-ahead for purchase of LinkedIn
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: Council expects College of European Commissioners' decision on 'firearms' directive
JHA: No decisions expected from ministers, who will be discussing encryption and effective solidarity
AGRICULTURE: Commission forecasts expansion of EU milk sector over next decade
ENVIRONMENT: Informal inter-institutional agreement on new mercury regulation
BIODIVERSITY: Commission seeks to improve implementation of 'Nature' directives without touching them
ETS: CEO says ETS reform could lead to €230 billion in subsidies for polluting industries
ENERGY: Interinstitutional agreement on review of IGA transparency mechanism
ENERGY: Naftogaz turns to German regulator over OPAL gas pipeline
ENERGY: Gazprom wants to connect Turkish Stream with Poseidon
FISHERIES: Council-European Parliament external fleet talks could begin in March
FISHERIES: Inter-institutional agreement on collection of data on fisheries
FISHERIES: Disappointing meeting of South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
TRANSPORT: Bulc dismisses possibility of including road transport sector in revision of posted workers directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: British, French, German, Italian, American and Canadian leaders urge ceasefire in Aleppo
UKRAINE: ECA says European aid has limited impact
BURKINA FASO: EU pledges a further €800 million in support
MIDDLE EAST: Nearly €139 million more for Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq
VIETNAM: VCHR urges EU to put pressure on Hanoi to tackle human rights violations
YOUTH - EDUCATION
YOUTH: Europe wants to mobilise young people around common project
EDUCATION: European Parliament calls for simpler and more flexible Erasmus+ programme
INSTITUTIONAL
S&D: Gianni Pittella re-elected head of S&D group at European Parliament
EUROPEAN AGENCIES: European Parliament study assesses cost of 'non-Europe' at a billion euro
COUNCIL: New EUROPA premises for member states opens its doors
NEWS BRIEFS
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Priorities of three EU institutions for 2017
AGRICULTURE: No agreement on organics under Slovak Presidency of Council
DEVELOPMENT: Hungary joins OECD's Development Aid Committee
FINANCE: Member states endorse agreement on money market funds
FINANCE: European Parliament agreement on securitisation
JHA: New coast and border guard agency's rapid response force launched
MALI: Peter Devogelaere appointed mission commander of EUTM Mali
REGIONS: Regions concerned at lack of investment in Atlantic arc