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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11973

3 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Cohesion
Jacques Mézard against budget cuts for cohesion policy

02/03/2018 (Agence Europe) – During a meeting with Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Creţu on Thursday 1 March, France's Minister for Territorial Cohesion Jacques Mézard is reported to have taken a position against scenarios 2 ('nothing other than the single market') and 3 ('those who want more do more') of the White Paper for the future of the EU (see EUROPE 11736), marking his preference for scenario 1 that favours continuity in Community competences.  In his view, Europe should...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May's vision of a made-to-measure post-Brexit trade deal with EU
PARLIAMENT: Antonio Tajani ready to form government in Italy in event of victory for Forza Italia
FUTURE OF THE EU: Mark Rutte considers that Brexit should lead to reduced multiannual financial framework post-2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU promises firm reaction to new American taxes on imports of steel and aluminium
MERCOSUR: No breakthrough in negotiations for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, which are stumbling on market access
BANGLADESH: EU underlines involvement of HCR in return of Rohingya Muslims
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: E-communications code, provisional Parliament-Council agreement on licence duration
ENERGY: EU concerned at fresh Russia-Ukraine gas dispute and is again ready to mediate
ENERGY: Partisan politics has no place in sustainable development research, says Piccard
ENVIRONMENT: Circular economy and greening of European semester on ministers' agenda on 5 March
AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes increase in de minimis state aid
AGRICULTURE: Synergies between rural development and renewable energy insufficiently realised, says ECA
JUSTICE: American Cloud Act project could influence Commission's ongoing reflection on electronic evidence
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Lawyer Barnabas Reynolds proposes 'enhanced equivalence' for British financial services post-Brexit
GREECE: Athens' creditors officially sign off on disbursement of sub-tranche of aid of €5.7 billion
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TAXATION: Parliament approves its vision of transparency of tax advisers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliament notes alarming results of application of fundamental rights in 2016
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Nils Muiznieks defends gender equality in European Parliament
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: UEAPME concerned about Commission proposals on contractual relations
SOCIAL: Trade unions pleased with informal agreement on posting (secondment) of workers, employers less so
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Jacques Mézard against budget cuts for cohesion policy
DEFENCE: EIB and European Defence Agency sign cooperation agreement
INDUSTRY: Economic players called on to offer concrete proposals for future of sector in June
MALI: EU in solidarity with MINUSMA peacekeepers after new attacks
DIGITAL: Copyright, Germany backs use of technique for identifying illicit contents
SLOVAKIA: Parliament to send a delegation for a fact-finding mission after murder of journalist Jan Kuciak
TRANSPORT: Trade unions unhappy that new secondment of worker rules will now apply to road transport
VENEZUELA: Mogherini reiterates EU call for credible presidential elections
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Red lines
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 05/03 - 11/03
Other events: 05/03 - 15/03