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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11815
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / taxation

FTT – atmosphere seems to be one of wait-and-see

On Friday 22 June, the Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel, said that he was “satisfied” by the response of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to the financial transactions tax (FTT).

“Mission accomplished: I have done what I promised the Federal Parliament and asked my European colleagues for clarifications”, Michel told the Belgian press agency Belga after the meeting (our translation).

He raised the point during a discussion on the economic situation on Friday morning. The...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
TRADE: Commission to analyse third-country investments in strategic sectors
MIGRATION: With no breakthrough, European Council postpones reform of common European asylum system
UNITED KINGDOM: Insufficient and vague, May's offer on rights of citizens disappoints
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Positive first meeting between Emannuel Macron and Visegrad Group
TAXATION: FTT – atmosphere seems to be one of wait-and-see
FUTURE OF EU: France and Germany want to be motor of EU, but not exclusively
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Commission plans to invest €2.7 billion in 157 transport projects
TRANSPORT: G7 recommends investing in high-quality infrastructure and new technology
ENERGY: Political agreement expected on revision of energy efficiency and performance of buildings directives
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want more protection from pesticides for farmers
ENVIRONMENT: Two MEPs press Commission to take Monsanto Papers into account in examining Bayer takeover of Monsanto
ENVIRONMENT: New criteria for award of Ecolabel to detergents without micro-plastics
PLANTS: Agreement on EU plant health awareness-raising strategy
PLANTS: Changes to invasive species list give cause for concern
COHESION: CPMR calls for greater separation between Juncker plan and structural and investment funds
COHESION: Committee of Regions' report notes that three quarters of country-specific recommendations have territorial dimension
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Institute wants clear legal competence in clearing of financial instruments
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: Mogherini says EU will support work of new UN special representative for Libya
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: MEPs call for transparency on skills and qualifications
NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTH KOREA: Mogherini looking forward to working with Kang Kyung-Wha
CLIMATE: Second session of inter-institutional negotiations on structural reform of ETS on 27 June
GREECE: Hurdle to disbursement to Athens of aid tranche recently unblocked seems to have been lifted
YEMEN: €5 million in additional aid to fight cholera epidemic
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 26/06 - 2/07
Other events: 26/06 - 2/07