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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11966

22 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Cohesion
MEPs kick into touch macroeconomic conditions for granting structural and investment funds
Brussels, 21/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 20 February, MEPs removed mention of rejection by Parliament of macroeconomic conditions for granting structural and investment funds from an own-initiative report on regions lagging behind in development, brought by Michela Giuffrida (S&D, Italy) and adopted by a large majority (31 votes for, 3 against and 3 abstentions) within the regional development committee.

The political divergence between the groups regarding the place of macroeconomic conditions is visible, given the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs hope to set pace in forthcoming negotiations on post-2020 multiannual financial framework
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Member states concur with European Parliament on reform of financing and registration rules
COMMISSION: Clara Martinez Alberola to be first female head of cabinet of a Commission president
UK: London still wants post-Brexit transition period of around two years
ROMANIA: Juncker not especially concerned about rule of law situation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: In committee, European Parliament adopts draft amendments to new electricity market rules
ENERGY: European Parliament committee rejects ecologists' objection to new PCI list
MIGRATION: Ministers responsible for migration will be urged to step up measures to reduce migration flows to EU
AGRICULTURE: Drop of 5-10% will be necessary in CAP budget, warns Commissioner Oettinger
FISHERIES: Commission commends fact that EU moves forward towards its goal to put end to overfishing, albeit insufficient say NGOs
DIGITAL: Bulgarian Presidency of Council suggests minimum 13 year spectrum licensing periods
DIGITAL: European Parliament/Council negotiations on SatCab regulation require detailed technical meetings
ENVIRONMENT: Pesticides - MEP Eric Andrieu is chosen by his political group to chair special European Parliament PEST committee
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Commission to trigger debate with all stakeholders on interface between chemical products and waste
INTERNAL MARKET: Test of proportionality - Parliament and Council remain divided over health professions
COHESION: MEPs kick into touch macroeconomic conditions for granting structural and investment funds
HEALTH: First exchange of views at European Parliament on joint assessments of medical technologies
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Shipping companies and suppliers of car parts fined total of €546 million over cartels
FINANCE: Hübner calls for clear criteria in event of compulsory relocation of third-country CCPs to EU
FINANCE: European Parliament finalises its position on sustainable finance pending concrete proposals for European Commission
EMU: Mario Centeno hopeful for decisions in June on completion of Banking Union
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Parliament bolsters eligibility criteria for European industrial development programme
SAHEL: EU may announce additional €50 million contribution to Sahel G5 force
EXTERNAL ACTION
ARMENIA: Signature of priorities for partnership between EU and Armenia
TUNISIA: Johannes Hahn underlines importance of country's economic development
SYRIA: EU calls for respect of international humanitarian law and a political solution
MEXICO: Hope vanishes of compromise this week on trade section of revised EU-Mexico global agreement
TRADE: Reassessment of EU anti-dumping duties on US bioethanol opened
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: On-call time of a worker spent at home but who may have to respond to their employer at any moment is working time
AUDIOVISUAL: Court says advertising video on YouTube is not an audiovisual media service
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU makes €100,000 available for initial emergency aid for victims of cyclone Gita
TRANSPORT: European Transport Safety Council calls for alcohol interlock systems on vehicles
TRANSPORT: Unions want further rules on lorry drivers' working time
UKRAINE: Political agreement to prolong targeted measures linked to violation of country's territorial integrity