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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11922

9 December 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry
European Court of Auditors says Guarantee for SMEs should be better targeted
Brussels, 08/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 7 September, the European Court of Auditors reached its verdict on two EU loan guarantee programmes for innovative companies and SMEs. The verdict, “there are too many” SMEs that have benefited from these programmes that did not “really need them”. The judges also regret the lack of data provided by the European Commission about the impact of the two programmes.

The analysis of the Court focused on the InnovFin mechanism covering innovative enterprises, as well as the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London and EU agree on terms of their divorce
PARLIAMENT: Brexit and Panama Papers top December Plenary session agenda
GERMANY: Martin Schulz appeals for a federal and social Europe - the antithesis of Europe 'à la Schäuble'
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Věra Jourová regrets lack of ambition in Council's general approach on ECRIS-TCN system
JUSTICE: Revison of insolvency directive - member states in search of greater flexibility
JUSTICE: Member states ready to negotiate with Parliament on freezing criminal assets
JUSTICE: Commission to defend European data protection rules before American Supreme Court in 'Microsoft Ireland' case
FISHERIES: Inter-institutional agreement on multiannual management plan for North Sea demersal stocks
AGRICULTURE: Commission communication on new CAP is main item on Council agenda on 11 December
HEALTH: Full mobilisation of member states on access to innovative medicines
DIGITAL: Heated discussions in Parliament on creation of neighbouring law
INDUSTRY: Automobile sector welcomes provisional agreement on vehicle type approval but consumers express reservations
INDUSTRY: European Court of Auditors says Guarantee for SMEs should be better targeted
ENVIRONMENT: Glyphosate - Information on procedure in action for annulment of European decision
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission condemns practices of International Skating Union
EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: EU and Tokyo finalise details of free trade agreement
UKRAINE: EU encourages Kiev to continue efforts in fight against corruption
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Israel, Middle East and permanent structured cooperation on Foreign Affairs Council agenda
SYRIA: EU releases €150 million for refugees in neighbouring countries
YEMEN: EU announces €25 million in emergency humanitarian aid for civilians threatened by famine
ETHIOPIA: EU announces €15 million in emergency aid for victims of humanitarian crisis
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states definitively reject indexing family benefits in context of Social Security system coordination
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Venice Commission and human rights commisioner criticise attacks on independence of judiciary
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: UK now respects 2005 judgement of ECHR on prisoners' right to vote
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Advocate General proposes referring case against French institute IFP Énergies nouvelles to General Court
NEWS BRIEFS
SINGLE MARKET: Italy before Court over delays in paying suppliers
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Four states referred to court over incomplete transposition of rules
LIBYA: Mogherini calls political meeting on 14 December on EU–AU–UN task force for migrants trapped in Libya
POLAND: Mateusz Morawiecki appointed Prime Minister
TRANSPORT: Airlines for Europe calls for swift revision of Airport Charges Directive
CSDP: Günther Freisleben appointed new head of EUBAM Rafah mission
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: An Irish solution to an Irish problem
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 11/12 - 17/12
Other events: 11/12 - 24/12