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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11869

26 September 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Andrus Ansip does not intend to regulate cost of intra-EU international calls
Brussels, 25/09/2017 (Agence Europe)

European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip does not appear particularly enthusiastic about the idea of relaunching discussions on the abolition of surcharges for intra-EU international calls.  During a press briefing on Monday 25 September, he indicated he would like“to leave it up to the market”.

This question did another turn on 4 September, with the vote of the European Parliament's single market and consumer protection (IMCO) committee on the...

Contents

Passing: Farewell to Ferdinando Riccardi
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Member states say now is the time for dialogue, rather than sanctions, on the rule of law
UNITED KINGDOM: EU still awaiting clarity and specific commitments from London
GERMANY: Europeans hope that Germany will remain committed to in-depth EU reform
BUDGET: Oettinger stresses added value of European spending and warns at delays in adoption of post-2020 MFF
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Social partners encountering difficulties on revision of Written Statement Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Unlawful online content and data protection, Vera Jourova reports on recent trip to USA
JUSTICE: Experts and MEPs call for rethink of EU anti-drugs strategy
MIGRATION: Commission considers asylum seeker relocation mechanism a success
DIGITAL: Andrus Ansip does not intend to regulate cost of intra-EU international calls
TRANSPORT: MEPs welcome positive legislative revision on unfair competition by third country operators
ENERGY: Electricity industry fears massive extra costs resulting from CO2 emissions cap for capacity mechanisms
FOOD SAFETY: Five EU countries to propose joint approach to improve flow of information following Fipronil crisis
FISHERIES: Ocean values healthy fish stocks at €5 billion per year for EU
PLANTS: EU experts critical of French Xylella fastidiosa eradication measures
ENVIRONMENT: France wants EU plan to end professional use of glyphosate before end of 2017
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: WWF points out that SDGs are two years old but EU still does not have strategy for attaining them
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Nearly €113 billion in private bonds acquired under CSPP
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: EU criticises sentencing of journalist who criticised annexation of Crimea
TRADE: Copa-Cogeca calls for countervailing duties on Argentinian biodiesel
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to French measure to support Tarbes airport
ALGERIA: EU and member states welcome Algeria's destruction of anti-personnel mines
ARMENIA: Council adopts EU partnership priorities
DEVELOPMENT: Adoption of regulation establishing EFSD to boost investment in Africa
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Commission to host 'Reinventing Plastics' conference on 26 September
EMPLOYMENT: Marianne Thyssen says European Employment Authority will have a price
GREECE: Greece officially leaves excessive deficit procedure
MIGRATION: Human Rights Watch criticises asylum seekers being returned to Turkey
TRANSPORT: European pilots call for structural changes and social dialogue at Ryanair
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N. 1192