login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11910

23 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
NEWS BRIEFS / Turkey
Johannes Hahn hopes to launch a new era of cooperation soon

22/11/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 22 November, European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said that once the pre-accession funds for Turkey were readjusted, a new era of cooperation would be possible between the EU and Turkey.   Saying that the foreign affairs ministers had decided not to open a new EU accession negotiation chapter with Ankara, and that the European Council had asked the Commission to adjust the pre-accession funds to the rule of law...

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