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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11713
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Jha

Commission to be very vigilant on transatlantic data protection agreements after Trump's initiatives

Following the announcement of US President Donald Trump's new initiatives on the Privacy Act (the US law on the protection of personal information), the European Commission said Friday 27 January that it will be "very vigilant".

Two days earlier, Trump signed an executive order limiting the protection provided by the Privacy Act to US citizens and casting doubt on the progress on data protection made thus far, under the Obama administration, in favour of Europeans – namely Privacy...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Finalisation of Basel III rules – Europeans await signals from Americans
EUROZONE: Dombrovskis describes European safe bonds concept as useful
TAXATION: VAT – Vienna and Prague disappointed at proposal for reverse-charge mechanism
TAXATION: Negotiations continue on the criteria for a blacklist of tax havens
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Several finance ministers feel that the current system of resources works well
BUDGET: Commission still to decide how to finance €71 million under Solidarity Fund
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Seventeen member states prepared to launch enhanced cooperation over plans for a European prosecutor
JHA: Commission to be very vigilant on transatlantic data protection agreements after Trump's initiatives
GMOs: Quorum not reached to decide whether to authorise growth of three genetically-modified strains of corn in EU
HEALTHCARE: Commission publishes budget priorities for 2017
HEALTHCARE: Public consultation on future strategy for fighting resistance to antibiotics
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA lists ways of reducing resistance to antimicrobials in farming
AGRICULTURE: Commission planning sheepmeat promotion measures
FISHERIES: Inter-institutional agreement on specifications of fishing vessels
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Industry divided on MEPs' ambitious waste recycling targets
TRANSPORT: Anger rises at German road toll plans
TRANSPORT: Commission may postpone publication of new legislation for road transport industry
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Commission clarifies what posted workers would gain from proposed reform
EXTERNAL ACTION
LEBANON: Mogherini and Bassil underline importance of EU-Lebanon cooperation
INDONESIA: Malmström wants to seal free trade agreement with Jakarta, courted by TPP countries dumped by USA
TRADE: EU adopts anti-dumping duties on steel tube and pipe fittings from China and Taiwan
MEDITERRANEAN: CIHEAM and FAO flag up wastage of agricultural resources
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission gives protection to Raclette de Savoie
BANKS: Target of June to finalise reform of 'bank recovery and resolution' directive
CHILE: EU mobilises aid to help fight forest fires in Chile
ECONOMY: Eurogroup adopts Commission's opinions on Spanish and Lithuanian budgets for 2017
ECONOMY: Ministers recommend balance between budget discipline and boosting investment in eurozone
ITALY: Commission awaiting detailed new budget-saving measures
RESEARCH: Record number of applicants for a single Horizon 2020 call for proposals
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc announces new rules in 2018 to curb noisy rail transport
TUNISIA: Restrictions on former Tunisian president Ben Ali extended for another year
CALENDAR
MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS: from 30/01 to 05/02
OTHER EVENTS: from 30/01 to 05/02