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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11820
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NEWS BRIEFS / Cohesion

Parliament and CoR fear urban policy will be poor relation of post-2020 regional policy

30/06/2017 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament’s regional development committee and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) commission for territorial cohesion policy took stock on Thursday 29 June of how the Pact of Amsterdam on the urban agenda for the EU is being implemented. They discussed the action plans by the pilot partnerships which are due to be debated among the member states and the local and regional administrations. Discussions were dominated by the presentation of the reflection paper on the future of EU finances (see EUROPE 11818) which would seem to foreshadow sizeable cuts in cohesion policy. Jan Olbrycht (EPP, Poland) highlighted that the urban agenda was mentioned in only one scenario, the only scenario featuring higher contributions from the member states. (PH)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EU2017EE: Juncker wants digital to become EU's DNA
UK: European Commission clarifies its expectations over role of Court of Justice in monitoring future withdrawal agreement
PARLIAMENT PLENARY: Country specific tax transparency, Turkey, single seat, Estonian priorities for EU on agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Member states should be more proactive in tackling non-performing bank loans, says ECB
FRANCE: Pierre Moscovici recommends savings to bring French deficit below 3% of GDP mark
STATE AID: Commission takes dim view of Polish progressive tax system on retail trade
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Interinstitutional agreement on entry/exit system for regular non-EU travellers
FISHERIES: Europêche regrets difficulties in negotiations on EU-Guinea Bissau agreement
HEALTH: MEPs concerned about expansion of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis C infection in Europe
COHESION: European Parliament and regions concerned about reflection document on future of EU finances
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS/HEALTH: Postponement of Council confirmation of provisional agreement on changes to legislation on carcinogens
EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: European and Japanese public services unions demand more progressive trade agenda
MEXICO: 50 civil society organisations want EU-Mexico trade talks to stop
MERCOSUR: Third round of negotiations for EU-Mercosur free trade negotiations
CANADA: Provisional application of CETA held up by EU-Canada friction over cheese imports
CROATIA/SLOVENIA: Commission to discuss decision of Permanent Court of Arbitration on land dispute
NEWS BRIEFS
GERMANY: PES party hails authorisation of gay marriage in Germany
BUDGET: Unions alarmed by reflection paper on future of EU finances
COHESION: Parliament and CoR fear urban policy will be poor relation of post-2020 regional policy
ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation 1.3% in June
INDUSTRY: BusinessEurope presents its proposals to support industry in Europe
CYPRUS: Juncker says current discussions in Geneva are last chance
ENERGY: EIB loan to finance expansion of gas distribution in Portugal
MOROCCO: EBRD co-financing of €32 million for climate change mitigation scheme
SEA: Public consultation on mid-term review of Atlantic action plan
PARLIAMENT: Tajani pays tribute to Simone Veil, Parliament's first woman president
TRANSPORT: EASA proposes training pilots in what to do if they lose control of the plane
TRANSPORT: Airlines for Europe calls for 'single till' system in European airports
TURKEY: EU calls on Turkish judicial system to act swiftly on cases linked to state of emergency
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit spectre hangs over Estonia’s EU presidency
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 03/07 - 09/07
Other events: 03/07 - 09/07