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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11798

31 May 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 35
NEWS BRIEFS / Industry
First positive feedback at Council on planned European Innovation Council

30/05/2017 (Agence Europe) – The ministers are reported to have unanimously supported plans to create a European Innovation Council, during an informal discussion held over lunch on the sidelines of the 'Competitiveness' Council of Tuesday 30 May. This will not be a new formation within the Council, but the creation of a new instrument, that will take as its model the European Research Council (ECR), a body of the European Union responsible for coordinating research efforts between the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: Jean-Claude Juncker in favour of getting around unanimity on taxation issues
ENTERPRISE: Principal political groups of European Parliament divided over country-by-country tax transparency
FINANCE: European Parliament's first reflections on pan-European covered bonds framework
COMPETITION: Commission authorises EDF's acquisition of New NP, Areva group's nuclear reactor activities
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: MEPs tighten draft regulation on effort-sharing in non-ETS sectors
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs adopt oral question on glyphosate for Commission
TRANSPORT: Commission to suggest distance-based fee on question of Eurovignette
JHA: MEPs want better fingerprinting for unaccompanied minors
JHA: European Parliament's civil liberties committee intends to continue its actions to guarantee visa reciprocity with United States
SPACE: Council of EU clearly wants to promote European launchers in public orders
INDUSTRY: Member states call on Commission to provide industrial strategy by spring 2018
PATENT: Concern mounts at Commission due to unitary patent implementation delay
DIGITAL: Inter-institutional agreement on Wifi4EU initiative
DIGITAL: Copyright reform only briefly alluded to during Council
FISHERIES: Auditors find weaknesses in fisheries controls
AGRICULTURE: Parliament agriculture committee objects to delegated act on greening of aid
EDUCATION - YOUTH
YOUTH: Commission proposes to provide Solidarity Corps with legal basis and own budget
EDUCATION: Commission presents several initiatives promoting learning in schools and higher education
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Investment agreement – Malmström announces exchange of offers on market access for 2018
INDIA: Bertelsmann Stiftung study highlights benefits of free trade agreement with EU
INDONESIA: Sajjad Karim confident about continuation of negotiations for free trade agreement with EU
UKRAINE: Dutch Senate votes to ratify association agreement with EU
RUSSIA: Emmanuel Macron wants Normandy-format meeting in near future
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs ratify 'European Development Consensus' on lines of SDG
MOROCCO: New legal battle to amend agricultural agreements following EU adoption of mandate
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission proposes 2018 draft budget with 8% increase in payments
BUDGET: Competent committees adopt European Parliament's mandate on 'omnibus' regulation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: Right of residence conditions for third country spouse of EU citizen
NEWS BRIEFS
ALGERIA: NGO's call for respect of human rights and minorities
TRADE: Brexit - Malmström believes EU-UK trade agreement by 1 April 2019 to be unrealistic
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Body set up to investigate allegations of corruption
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Helsinki to host world forum in June
FINANCE: Interinstitutional agreement on framework for venture capital and social entrepreneurship funds
INDUSTRY: First positive feedback at Council on planned European Innovation Council
RESEARCH: PRIMA initiative on research and innovation in Mediterranean region definitively adopted