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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11910

23 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
MEPs adopt position on South Pacific fisheries management
Brussels, 22/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 21 November, the European Parliament’s fisheries committee adopted its report on the European Commission proposal seeking to incorporate into EU law the conservation, control and enforcement measures recently adopted by the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) to which the European Union is a contracting party(see EUROPE 11757). Inter-institutional negotiations can now be opened with the Council and the European Commission.

These measures are on...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: French draft budget 2018 could infringe Stability Pact, says Commission
ECONOMY: 2018 'European Semester' budgetary process launched
TAXATION: Pierre Moscovici losing patience in fight against tax evasion
BANKS: SRB tightens up requirements for capital that can be mobilised in event of bank resolution
COMPETITION: Five car equipment manufacturers fined total of €34 million
BREXIT
FINANCE: Financial industry fears that Brexit will slow down Capital Markets Union project
TRANSPORT: Road and rail transport actors concerned about possible consequences of Brexit
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Creation of EU ETIAS authorisation system for third-country travellers not yet ready
FISHERIES: Significant increase in 2018-2020 Bluefin tuna quotas in Atlantic
FISHERIES: MEPs adopt position on South Pacific fisheries management
AGRICULTURE: During epidemics, hens' eggs will keep free-range designation longer
ETS: Inter-institutional agreement on post-2020 ETS reform endorsed by EU ambassadors
INTERNAL MARKET: French authorities consider it 'rather unlikely' that electronic 'services' card will be adopted at Council
INDUSTRY: Member states call for EU industrial strategy to cover period up to 2030
TRANSPORT: Adoption of Helsinki declaration for secure drone flights
SPACE: Space industry recommends €2 billion budget for research and development
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA/EU: Federica Mogherini and Moussa Faki Mahamat want effective AU-EU partnership for prosperity of both continents
LIBYA: EU and African Union want better count of migrants
CIVIL PROTECTION: Commission to lay groundwork on 23 November for European response force
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Further summit with no clear prospect of joining EU
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Hahn says EU should not only be a payer but also a player
MERCOSUR: EU calls on Mercosur to make commitment to economic reforms in view of obtaining trade agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARTIES: MEPs reduce share of overall EU financial aid distributed fairly to 10%
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: Court clarifies terms of application of principle of prohibition on abusive VAT practices
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: MEPs give go-ahead to revision of organic farming rules
AGRICULTURE: MEPs approve agricultural chapter of omnibus regulation
BALKANS: EU respects ICTY judgment on 'Butcher of the Balkans' Ratko Mladić
CATALONIA: Spanish government responds to open letter signed by several MEPs denouncing violation of rule of law in Spain
MIDDLE EAST: EU to publish a new strategy on Iraq in early 2018
SOCIAL: Commission launches consultation on access to social protection
TRANSPORT: Railway stakeholders propose measures to prevent another 'Rastatt'
TURKEY: Johannes Hahn hopes to launch a new era of cooperation soon
ZIMBABWE: EU hoping for democratic elections after Mugabe resignation