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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11789

17 May 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 36
NEWS BRIEFS / Culture
Plenary vote on audiovisual media services on 18 May

16/05/2017 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament will discuss the negotiating mandate for the two German co-rapporteurs Petra Kammerevert (S&D) and Sabine Verheyen (EPP) regarding the rules for audiovisual media services. The political groups: ADLE, ECR, ELDD and the GUE/NGL – constituting more than 40 MEPs as required by article 74 of European Parliament regulations – have effectively called for this. The ALDE Group explained this rejection by way of its opposition to...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUTURE OF EU: Opposing uncontrolled globalisation, MEPs target tax, social and environmental dumping
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Parliament remedy for reducing food waste by 30% by 2020 and by 50% by 2030
DIGITAL: European Parliament supports European online administration action plan
BUDGET: MEPs concerned at rise in number of irregularities in 2015
AFRICA: Faki Mahamat says EU and Africa must find joint sustainable solutions to their common challenges
SYRIA: European Parliament asks EU to do more to stop war
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: European Commission encouraged to continue its dialogue on rule of law with Warsaw
HUNGARY: European Parliament's Christian Democrats remain reluctant to single out Hungary
COMMISSION: President Juncker allocates digital portfolio to Bulgarian Commission candidate, Mariya Gabriel
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRADE: Court says that, as it stands, EU-Singapore free-trade agreement must be concluded jointly by EU and its member states
TAXATION: Member state jurisdictions may check relevance of requests for information sent by another member state
BANKS: ECB's direct supervision of regional bank of Baden-Württemberg is legitimate
JUSTICE: Existence of right to drive acquired in another member state cannot be subjected to criminal sanctions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: MEPs want scale-up of 'Juncker' investment plan to be accompanied by increased risk-taking
BANKS: ECB lays down criteria to determine quality of banks' top management
TAXATION: G7 Finance discusses taxation of digital economy
ECONOMY: Commission wants to make most of regional dimension in framework of 'European Semester'
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Road package crystallises tension between business and union representatives
TRANSPORT: Commission withdraws Benin and Mozambique airlines from its blacklist
MIGRATION: Commission ready to take legal action against countries refusing to relocate asylum seekers
BIODIVERSITY: EU guidelines to ban re-export of ivory from 1 July
AGRICULTURE: Hogan remains vague on MEPs' concerns
AGRICULTURE: Haüsling still believes organic farming agreement possible
HEALTH: Further cooperation between Southern Mediterranean countries on access to medicines
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY: EIB confirms its support for Chinese 'new Silk Road' initiative
MEDITERRANEAN: Effective implementation of Water Agenda that was decided by ministerial meeting in Malta
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: Plenary vote on audiovisual media services on 18 May
ENLARGEMENT: Adoption of European Parliament's reports on FYROM, Kosovo and Serbia postponed
FINANCE: New rules on prospectuses adopted
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Commission registers ECI on tackling wage inequality
INTERNAL MARKET: Draft 'services' card pilloried
MOROCCO: First session of civil society committee overseeing trade negotiations with EU
MEDITERRANEAN: 2016 UfM annual report
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU mobilises €12 million in emergency aid for vulnerable people
FISHERIES: Council approves text on characteristics for fishing vessels
DRC: EU ready to help country fight Ebola if necessary