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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11740

8 March 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 40
NEWS BRIEFS / European council
Poland wants its alternative candidate to be able to be heard by the European leaders

07/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – The Polish government is sticking to its guns: MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski is its official candidate to challenge Donald Tusk for the post of President of the European Council (see EUROPE 11739). As such, he should have the opportunity to present the heads of state or government with his working programme at their meeting on Thursday 9 March. This, at least, is the intention expressed by the Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, in Brussels on Tuesday 7...

Contents

COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Member states are not obliged to grant humanitarian visas
TAXATION: Absence of reduced VAT rate for online press is legal, says Court
COMPETITION: General Court annuls decision preventing merger between UPS and TNT Express
HEALTH: Scientific consensus is not necessary for establishing a link between an illness and vaccine
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Italy lifts its reservation on mid-term revision of EU multi-annual financial framework
BUDGET: Brexit should bring about end of compensation and rebates, say MEPs
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Cecilia Wikström warns of loss of structural funds for countries opposed to refugee relocation
TERRORISM: Final approval of counter-terrorism directive
JHA: Systematic controls at EU external borders permanently adopted
SPACE: European terrestrial observation programme boosted by new satellite
WOMEN: Celebrations launched for 8 March
AGRICULTURE: Ministers divided over rebalancing between CAP pillars
AGRICULTURE: Commission to extend exceptional aid for fruit producers
AGRICULTURE: Seven countries call for EU legislation on unfair business practices
ENVIRONMENT: NGOs accuse ECHA of possible conflicts of interest on glyphosate toxicity
ENVIRONMENT: Call for immediate EU action on chemical cocktail damaging children's brains
ENERGY: Sefcovic expects General Court OPAL ruling by end April
ENERGY: Sefcovic welcomes Gazprom proposals in anti-trust investigation
ENERGY: CERRE recommends comprehensive reform of EU gas sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Excessive government indebtedness is a European problem, says European Left
ECONOMY: Member states call for continuation of 'virtuous triangle' of socio-economic policies
ECONOMY: Council calls for balanced budgetary orientation within Eurozone
TAXATION: Further discussions at Council on reverse-charge mechanism
FINANCE: Venture capital needs to be stimulated, says ESMA
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Mogherini announces international conference on 5 April
BALKANS: Mogherini says Balkans must not become chessboard of the world's major powers
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Maroš Šefčovič says situation with Ukrainian gas stocks is under control
AZERBAIJAN: EU criticises sentence handed down to blogger Mehman Huseynov
IRAQ: EU announces €42.5 million in emergency aid for vulnerable populations
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU wants to strengthen child rights protection in its external policy
NEW ZEALAND: End of preparatory talks for potential free trade negotiations with EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: Foreign Affairs Council reviews implementation of migration partnership with five countries
STATE AID: Green light to Czech aid in favour of combined heat and power production
STATE AID: Unannounced inspections in kraft paper sector
FUTURE OF THE EU: Paul Magnette sees CETA saga as warning signal for Europe
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Poland wants its alternative candidate to be able to be heard by the European leaders
JORDAN: EU condemns execution of 15 people
MEDITERRANEAN: Women to be focus of industrial development in a UfM project
UNITED KINGDOM: Last General Affairs Council before triggering of Article 50 on withdrawing from EU
HEALTH: Penultimate stage before adoption of rules on medical devices