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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11860
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Digital

Free Wi-Fi will soon be available in more than 6,000 EU communities

On Tuesday 12 September, the European Parliament ratified the Wifi4EU initiative to install free wifi in more than 6,000 communities across member states by 2020. It will now be up to the Council to give its final approval, so that the text, based on a compromise between the three institutions on 29 May (see EUROPE 11798), can be adopted.

In practice, Wifi4EU seeks to provide “local wireless access points in the EU, free of charge and without discriminatory conditions, in centres of...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Expectations high at European Parliament ahead of State of Union speech
FUTURE OF THE EU: Unions set out their expectations for social policy ahead of State of Union speech
FUTURE OF THE EU: SMEs call for 'SME scenario' ahead of State of the Union speech
PARLIAMENT: Tajani intends to be Parliament President, not a prime minister
PARLIAMENT: Pro-European forces stress that Brexit is an opportunity to reform composition of European Parliament
POLAND: Second stage of infringement proceedings against Warsaw on ordinary courts
UK: London wants a post-Brexit security partnership with EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRANSPARENCY: Mr Giegold criticises EPP group for lacking ambition on enhancing transparency at European Parliament
FOOD SAFETY: Call for greater cooperation among member states and better use of alert system
NORTH KOREA: MEPs want EU to play an active role in diplomatic discussions to resolve crisis
ENERGY: Parliament adopts revised EU rules on security of gas supply
TRADE: European Parliament wants increased regulation for fighting inequalities and fostering human rights
TRADE: Parliamentary approval for agreements with Iceland to boost trade in agricultural products
TERRORISM: European Parliament approves composition of Special Committee on Terrorism
WOMEN: Parliament opposed to 'forced pregnancies'
DIGITAL: Free Wi-Fi will soon be available in more than 6,000 EU communities
SPACE: European Parliament calls for increased space policy budget
EXTERNAL ACTION
CRIMEA: EEAS warns that EU does not recognise elections in Crimea
DEVELOPMENT: European ministers want to boost digital in EU cooperation
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU allocates €3 million for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh and Burma
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Home Affairs ministers to take stock following further attacks over summer
ANIMAL HEALTH: Romania has not done enough to prevent African swine fever
FISHERIES: Oceana highlights illegal fishing by EU vessels in African waters
TRANSPORT: Hopes for Franco-Italian agreement in STX France dossier on 27 September
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: First positive talks on 'posted workers' directive under Estonian Presidency of the Council
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENS INITIATIVE: ECI proposal requesting eradication of a country's public debt is groundless under the treaties
SINGLE MARKET: Advocate General argues exclusive marketing rights only apply if two marks are under unitary control in different member states
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: EU average ratios get closer to levels required in 2019
NEWS BRIEFS
BURMA/MYANMAR: Mogherini calls on government to keep its promises
BIODIVERSITY: European Parliament calls on Norway to stop whale-hunting
ECONOMY: Intense inter-institutional negotiations on extending 'Juncker' plan
PARLIAMENT: Censorship of GUE/NGL exhibition of Greek caricatures
REGIONS: In wake of Hurricane Irma, French Socialists in European Parliament want to increase EU Solidarity Fund
TRANSPORT: Parliament votes to cancel three obsolete transport regulations