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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11813
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NEWS BRIEFS / Digital

MEPs at industry committee endorse Wifi4EU

21/06/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 21 June, MEPs at the European Parliament’s industry, research and energy committee endorsed the trialogue agreement reached with the other European institutions on the Wifi4EU initiative (see EUROPE 11798). This project seeks to finance free Internet access in towns and villages and public places in all member states (particularly libraries, parks, hospitals). It approved the budgetary envelope worth €120 million initially proposed by the European Commission in September 2016 (see EUROPE 11624). The plenary vote is planned for September. (SPj)

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 will listen to May on citizens' rights and approve procedure for relocating European agencies
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European leaders support swifter training and equipping of Libyan Coast Guard
TRADE: Member states to discuss how to protect citizens from uncontrolled globalisation
MIGRATION: European Council to ask Commission to find way to unblock reform of asylum system
TERRORISM: European Council hopes to encourage Internet industry to fight extremism more actively
CLIMATE: In their reply to Mr Trump, European leaders reaffirm their strong commitment to Paris Agreement
SINGLE MARKET: 28 EU member states reiterate their call for single market to be deepened
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Commission takes inspiration from British success story for rules on tax advisers
COMPETITION: Fine of more than €26 million to cartel between two manufacturers of car lighting systems
FINANCE: MEPs call for limited harmonisation and common definition of covered bonds
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Proposals on unfair trading practices in spring 2018
FISHERIES: Consideration of review of EFCA regulation
FISHERIES: Agreement on external fishing fleet hailed by all
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs organising public hearing on 'Monsanto papers' and glyphosate on 11 October
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission asked to present EU strategy by mid-2018 for translating SDG into its policies
SPACE: MEPs are calling for European budget to be increased in support of space sector
SPACE: Space industry pushes forward its proposals to create efficient European space diplomacy
TRANSPORT: Commission unveils first version of its new plan to introduce European railway traffic management system
EXTERNAL ACTION
MONTENEGRO: Two EU accession negotiation chapters opened and another chapter provisionally closed
SERBIA: Belgrade opens two more EU accession negotiation chapters
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Oettinger anticipates one year of intensive negotiations from summer 2018 on forthcoming MFF
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HEALTH: Serious, specific and consistent evidence can prove vaccine defect provoking disease
SOCIAL: Non-EU nationals residing legally in a member state are generally eligible to receive social security benefits
EMPLOYMENT: Advocate General says workers can be obliged to work 12 days in a row
JHA: Identity checks near borders cannot be considered equivalent to those carried out at borders
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CORRUPTION: GRECO calls for revision of code of conduct of members of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: Belgian Roland Kobia appointed Special Envoy of the European Union to Afghanistan
AGRICULTURE: OECD recommends shift in support to farmers
TAXATION: European Parliament Panama Papers committee criticises lack of cooperation on part of Council
GREECE: Excessive deficit procedure to end soon, Moscovici promises
HOMMAGE: Ceremony in honour of Helmut Kohl will take place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 1 July
SINGLE MARKET: Anneleen Van Bossuyt elected as chair of IMCO committee
DIGITAL: MEPs at industry committee endorse Wifi4EU
FISHERIES: Parliament committee vote on North Sea management plan on 12 July
SOCIAL: European Commission proposes use of Globalisation Adjustment Fund to help Finland