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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11955

7 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 27
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Ets
European Parliament validates interinstitutional agreement on reform of ETS post-2020
Brussels, 06/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

In Strasbourg on Tuesday 6 February, the European Parliament reached one more milestone towards formal adoption of the European directive that will reform the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) for the period 2021-2030, in order to make it more effective and allow the EU to implement the Paris climate agreement.

A large majority (535 for, 104 against with 39 abstentions) of the European Parliament approved the provisional interinstitutional agreement reached on 9 November 2017 on the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
BALKANS: European Commission puts forward 2025 as - ambitious - objective of Serbia and Montenegro's accession to EU
MALDIVES: EU calls for immediate lifting of state of emergency
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Mozambique joins other five countries applying economic partnership agreement with EU
PAKISTAN: Serious questions about EU maintaining GSP+ despite country's human rights violations
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUTURE OF EU: Andrej Plenkovic doubts timeliness of drawing up transnational lists for European elections in 2019
ETS: European Parliament validates interinstitutional agreement on reform of ETS post-2020
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament's special 'PEST' committee will look closely at procedure for authorising pesticides in EU
DIGITAL: End to geo-blocking on Internet endorsed by MEPs
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs still oppose inclusion of Tunisia on black list of countries at risk
TAXATION: Reduced VAT rates – European Parliament fears stiff competition
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Uncertainty regarding MEPs' willingness to put European electoral constituency into place
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission's focus areas in field of financial technologies
TAXATION: Talks continue at Council on transparency of tax intermediaries
COMPETITION: Commission to examine planned acquisition of Shazam by Apple
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: For posted workers, host member state courts can disregard E101 certificates obtained fraudulently
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Communications codes and constructive inter-institutional negotiations on spectrum
FISHERIES: NGOs call on European Commission for better surveillance of illegal imports
ENERGY: Record 25% increase in wind farms at sea in EU in 2017
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Council of Europe reiterates concerns about judicial reform
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: Draghi describes Bitcoin as highly risky assets
BUDGET: Commission to propose real and meaningful savings in CAP and cohesion policy
SPACE: Commission highlights EU-financed scientific programme behind discovery of water on exoplanets
EUROZONE: European Commission reiterates its calls for Banking Union to be completed
INDUSTRY: Ms Bieńkowska hints at future infringement procedures following 'Dieselgate 2.0'
SOCIAL: ETUC wants the social agreement negotiated by IG Metall to serve as en example in Europe
TRANSPORT: European shippers want clear timetable for post-Brexit transition period
CORRIGENDUM
CONSUMERS: European Commission to launch test campaign on dual quality food products