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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11880
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Commissioner Phil Hogan proposes review of public intervention system for powdered milk in 2018

During  a discussion among EU agriculture ministers in Luxembourg on Monday 9 October about the situation facing agricultural markets, EU Agriculture, Phil Hogan suggested reducing the public intervention cap for skimmed milk powder to zero on 1 March 2018 from the usual 109,000 tonnes.

The measure would not scrap the public intervention system, which could be launched if needed in the form of a call for tender, but Phil Hogan said it would operate in a controlled manner depending on market...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
CATALONIA: Carles Puigdemont opts for deferred and negotiated independence for Catalonia
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May accepts European Court of Justice role during transition period
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: EU28 agree on Baltic fishing quotas for 2018, but postpone talks on eel
FISHERIES: Karmenu Vella tells fisheries ministers about under use of European Fund for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
AGRICULTURE: Commissioner Phil Hogan proposes review of public intervention system for powdered milk in 2018
ENVIRONMENT: Greens in European Parliament sound alarm over glyphosate in ice cream
ENVIRONMENT: Commission says improvement needed on implementation of sustainable use of pesticides directive
TERRORISM: Nathalie Griesbeck, President of European Parliament's Special Committee on Terrorism, says it 'will have to build climate of trust with member states'
JUSTICE: Police records, member states fine-tune negotiating position on future ECRIS-TCN system
TRANSPORT: Estonian Presidency of the Council calls for clarification regarding posted workers in 'mobility' package
DIGITAL: European Parliament's voting calendar disrupted
COHESION: Mr Lambertz appeals to Mr Tusk for 'strong' cohesion policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Definitive VAT regime and taxation of digital giants – member states reserve judgment
EUROGROUP: Gramegna stands for presidency
EMU: Le Maire opposes automatic restructuring instrument for sovereign debt in Eurozone
BANKS: MEPs adopt position on revision of hierarchy of creditors in bank resolution
FINANCE: Supervision of central counterparties located outside EU – positive initial exchange of views at European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH KOREA: EU strengthens sanctions against Pyongyang
FYROM: Mr Dimitrov says greater frankness between EU and Balkans is required
UNRWA: Krähenbühl says Gaza is a time-bomb
AFRICA: MEPs support revamped partnership to strengthen political dialogue and resilience in Africa
MERCOSUR: EU and Mercosur still committed to a free trade deal despite unsatisfactory revised offers
MEXICO: EU wants to finalise trade agreement 2.0 before Mexican general elections in 2018
TRADE: United Kingdom reportedly looking into joining NAFTA if 'no deal' on Brexit
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Stella Kyriakides of Cyprus elected President of Parliamentary Assembly
NEWS BRIEFS
CONSUMERS: Volkswagen's reply to joint letter from Commission and consumer authorities on Dieselgate
SPAIN: Towards presentation of 2018 draft budget with unchanged economic policy
FINANCE: MEPs call on Commission to step up actions on retail financial services
TAXATION: Directive on tax dispute resolution mechanism definitively adopted
SAKHAROV PRIZE: Venezuelan opposition, Aura Chávez and Davit Isaak 2017 finalists
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: Collective agreement name error for posted workers
CATALONIA: Amadeu Altafaj i Tardio is alternate member at Committee of Regions