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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11900

9 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 27
INSTITUTIONAL / Eu2018bg
Future Bulgarian Presidency of the Council – 'United we stand strong'
Brussels, 08/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 8 November, the Bulgarian government presented its programme for its first ever Presidency of the Council of the EU, in the first half of 2018, under the slogan 'United we stand strong'.

“This slogan is not just for Bulgaria, we want it for the whole of the EU. The unity of the EU and its member states can only make us stronger”, explained the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boïko Borissov. “For me, there is only one message: only by standing united can we keep the EU...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Car and van CO2 emissions- Commission suggests 30% cut for 2030 and incentives for low-carbon vehicles
TRANSPORT: Commission unveils its second 'mobility' package to support clean transport
ENERGY: Commission proposes amendment to Gas Directive to cover gas pipelines entering EU from third countries
ENVIRONMENT: Glyphosate, EU28 to vote on 9 November on five-year renewal of authorisation with no ban in the longer term
JHA: Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on new Schengen Information System alerts
JUSTICE: Several options for legal cases envisaged at Council that include dual nationals in ECRIS-TCN system
DIGITAL: No agreement on 'audiovisuals' directive – negotiators to meet again on 28 November
SPACE: Ministers advocate appropriate budget for continuing Copernicus  programme
AGRICULTURE: European beef professionals present a plan to safeguard sector
AGRICULTURE: Bumper olive harvest in EU in 2017 despite Xylella fastidiosa
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Commission seeks to ensure that VAT rules will leave no room for abuses
ENTERPRISE: France and Germany call for national insolvency frameworks to be harmonised
ECONOMY: Member states approve inter-institutional agreement extending 'Juncker' investment plan
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU side hopes for progress on divorce terms at start of new round of talks
EU2018BG: Future Bulgarian Presidency of the Council – 'United we stand strong'
CATALONIA: Spanish Constitutional Court annuls Catalan declaration of independence
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Mogherini says EU considering new sanctions related to chemical weapons
IRAN: Mogherini calls on US Congress to uphold nuclear agreement
TRADE: Talks drag on updating EU trade defence instruments
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Trade Unions call for legislative initiative to revise 'written declaration' directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Ankara no longer wishes to be major contributor to Council of Europe budget
NEWS BRIEFS
COLOMBIA: FARC soon to be removed from EU list of terrorist organisations
DEFENCE: Italy's Claudio Graziano to chair EU Military Committee from November 2018
JUSTICE: COREPER endorses agreement on faster European monitoring of legal highs
INTERNAL MARKET: European business confident about future, says Eurochambres poll
DIGITAL: BEUC denounces obstacles to non-EU e-commerce
TURKEY: European Commission prepares pre-accession fund options for 12 December