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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11896

3 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 23
NEWS BRIEFS / France
Philippe Léglise-Costa to take up position as Permanent Representative to the EU on Monday 20 November

02/11/2017 (Agence Europe) – The diplomat Philippe Léglise-Costa will take over from Pierre Sellal in the position of France's Permanent Representative to the European Union, Christophe Castaner, spokesperson of the French government, announced on Thursday 2 November (see EUROPE 11850). “He certainly knows more than anybody about European affairs”, he added about Léglise-Costa, currently the Secretary General for European Affairs. (MB)

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The posted worker – the agent of European renewal?
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Brexit talks with UK to resume on 9 November
CATALONIA: Carles Puigdemont still in Brussels whilst his partisans are being subpoenaed in Spain
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: State of negotiations on audiovisual media services
AGRICULTURE: Agricultural Council on 6 November to tackle international trade, soil and pesticides
TRANSPORT: EU expected to provide €800 million in huge roll-out of alternative fuel infrastructure
CLIMATE: Lobbying intensifies and pits Germany against 7 member states and BEUC on question of post-2020 CO2 vehicle emissions
CLIMATE: ACEA says EU roads dominated by diesel vehicles that are over ten years old
ENERGY: CEO says gas industry spent €100 million in a year on lobbying EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Full fiscal union is not necessary for Eurozone, says Regling
BANKS: EBA recommends proportionate approach on coverage of entities in recovery plans
BANKING: EBA guidelines on supervision of EU banks of systemic importance 
BANKS: Banking industry calls for changes to prudential requirements for software investments
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU hails handover of Gaza crossings to Palestinian Authority
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Euronest parliamentary assembly advocates increased security cooperation
RUSSIA: 21 MEPs call again for sanctions related to Magnitsky case
JAPAN: EESC wants civil society consultative committee to monitor EU-Japan free trade agreement
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Federica Mogherini is the world's 17th most powerful woman, according to Forbes
STATE AID: Polish intermodal transport support measure approved
US: EU standing with US following New York terrorist attack
FRANCE: Philippe Léglise-Costa to take up position as Permanent Representative to the EU on Monday 20 November
PARLIAMENT: Antonio Tajani to attend Daphne Caruana Galizia's funeral
TRANSPORT: IRU opposes provisional application of 'posted workers' directive to international transport