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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11865
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NEWS BRIEFS / Social

Unions not entirely satisfied with new industrial strategy

19/09/2017 (Agence Europe) – Peter Scherrer, the Deputy Secretary-General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) expressed a certain dissatisfaction after the presentation of the European Commission’s industrial strategy on Monday 18 September (see EUROPE 11864). The trade union representative certainly welcomed the strategy but regretted that it did not contain any point on managing changes in the industrial landscape and the participation of workers, as well as restructuring...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European cyber security strategy unveiled to public
JUSTICE: Stakeholders on either side of Atlantic assess Privacy Shield differently
CLIMATE: EU must do more on mitigation and adaptation or pay price, Court of Auditors warns
AGRICULTURE: Exceptional support for Polish farmers affected by African swine fever
MIGRATION: First contributions pledged to EIB's Economic Resilience Initiative for tackling causes of migration
ENERGY: EU countries and private sector pledge greater energy market digitisation
ENERGY: Eurostat clarifies rules on energy performance contracts in national accounts  
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FRANCE: French government predicts deficit of 2.9% of GDP in 2017
COMPETITION: Margrethe Vestager defends Commission's competition policy in Washington
STATE AID: Franco-Belgian plan to convert preferential Dexia shares into ordinary shares approved
STATE AID: Green light to alternative commitment offered by Royal Bank of Scotland
EXTERNAL ACTION
LATIN AMERICA: Latin American and Caribbean countries want to postpone San Salvador summit
JORDAN: New €200 million macro-financial assistance programme signed
PALESTINE: Mogherini calls for Palestinian factions to rally
TRADE: EU leads global initiative (without USA) to end trade in goods used for torture
TRADE: European Parliament wants new assurances on beef protection in EU-Mercosur talks
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SINGLE MARKET: Advocate General argues arbitration system contained in investment treaty concluded between two member states does not undermine EU legal system
SINGLE MARKET: Court rules against Irish legislation on registration tax
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: Google proposes to sell space on its price comparison tool in response to Commission's fine
SPACE: New iPhones are compatible with services provided by Galileo
IRAN: Ministerial meeting on 20 September about JCPOA implementation
LIBERIA: EU to observe presidential elections on 10 October
UNITED KINGDOM: More than 100 British businesses call for three-year soft landing  after Brexit
SOCIAL: Unions not entirely satisfied with new industrial strategy
SYRIA: EU announces additional €90 million in support to UNICEF