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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11827

12 July 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / Finance
MEPs approve inter-institutional agreement on securitisation and venture capital

11/07/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 11 July, the economic and monetary affairs committee of the European Parliament approved, by a comfortable majority, two inter-institutional agreements reached between the European Parliament and the Council on 30 May aiming to complete the Capital Markets Union (see EUROPE 11799). The first compromise text relates to the European Commission's legislative proposal bringing in criteria to define securitised products as 'simple, transparent and...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: That member states tackle non-performing loans
BANKS: The rules were followed, but we need to learn from the recent bank bailout cases, says Dijsselbloem
ECONOMY: Delay creeps into extension of 'Juncker' investment plan
TAXATION: Tang and Lamassoure get behind Estonian Presidency of Council on taxation of digital
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: MEPs call for five-year transitional period in application of revised IFRS 9 standard
STATE AID: Danish aid regime to support interoperability of rail transport approved
STATE AID: Hungarian support regime to renewable electricity approved
SECTORAL POLICIES
ETS/ICAO: MEPs agree to ETS derogation for intercontinental flights till end 2020
CLIMATE: MEPs wants sustainable forest management and timber counted in Lulucf regulation
ENVIRONMENT: First ministerial meeting devoted to eco-innovation and climate on 13-14 July
GMO: MEPs oppose import of soya resistant to herbicide 2.4-D
COHESION: High level group on simplification supports and outlines differentiated approach for future cohesion policy
DIGITAL: Two European Parliament committees support creation of neighbouring law for publishers
TRANSPORT: Report on cross-border parcel delivery rejected by MEPs
TRANSPORT: Estonian Presidency of the Council will prepare inter-institutional negotiations on 'mobility package'
TRANSPORT: Aviation sector concerned about consequences of Brexit
MIGRATION/JUSTICE: Estonia's priorities are immediate aid for Italy, medium-term reform of asylum system and setting up of European Prosecutor's Office
AGRICULTURE: Organic farming compromise fails to enthuse Parliament agriculture committee
AGRICULTURE: Estonian Presidency of Council wants adequate post-2020 CAP budget
AGRICULTURE: Commission launches sugar market observatory
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Estonian minister Sven Mikser says door must not be shut to Turkey
UKRAINE: EU Council concludes ratification process for association agreement
BALKANS: Possible adoption of action plan on developing regional economic area, at Trieste summit
JORDAN: Ayman Safadi calls for continued cooperation on counter-terrorism
JAPAN: Malsmtröm gives assurances that EU-Japan free trade agreement in principle will not be re-opened
TRADE: Estonia wants to take EU bilateral agenda forward and affirm its multilateral-level leadership
CHILE: European Parliament committee adopts its list of requirements for update of EU/Chile free-trade agreement
MERCOSUR: Progress on agreement on key elements of EU-Mercosur free trade negotiations
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states adopt inter-institutional agreement tightening up directive on mutagenic and carcinogenic agents
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Three reports on execution of 2016 EU budget published
BAHRAIN: EU calls for release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
BALKANS: EU commemorates anniversary of Srebrenica genocide
ECONOMY: Eurogroup comes down in favour of neutral budgetary trajectory for Eurozone
FINANCE: Council adopts conclusions on revised action plan on Capital Markets Union
FINANCE: MEPs approve inter-institutional agreement on securitisation and venture capital
FISHERIES: Illegal fishing – red card for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Comoros
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve passenger boat safety compromise
TRANSPORT: MEPs vote in favour of common multilateral agreement on European airspace with European third countries
EMU: Future of Eurozone will be discussed in September at informal ministerial meeting in Tallinn