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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11896

3 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 23
NEWS BRIEFS / Parliament
Antonio Tajani to attend Daphne Caruana Galizia's funeral

02/11/2017 (Agence Europe) – The president of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, announced on Thursday 2 November that he would be attending the funeral in Malta on Friday 3 November of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the assassinated Maltese anti-corruption journalist (see EUROPE 11890).  He will then visit the Malta Independent newspaper, which published Caruana Galizia’s editorials for 11 years.  Parliament will debate alleged corruption and money laundering in Malta at its November...

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