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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11983

17 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 34
INSTITUTIONAL / Hungary
Victor Orbán attacks 'supranational and antidemocratic' Europe
Brussels, 16/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

In a speech made on the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution on Thursday, 15 March, the country's prime minister, Victór Orbán, ratcheted up his attacks against the European Union and the “globalist empire” of which it is a part.

Addressing several thousand supporters standing behind a banner proclaiming “Hungary First”, Orbán listed the European countries – "Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and soon Italy" – that have joined him in the fight against...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Franco-German roadmap on deepening eurozone postponed until June
TAXATION: Further clarification on taxation of internet giants
FINANCE: European financial supervisory authorities weigh up pros and cons of Big Data
BANKS: European Banking Authority to create FinTech Hub in 2018
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU finetunes list of US products that could be hit by EU customs tariffs if US decides to tax EU steel and aluminium
TRADE: Review of EU compensatory and anti-dumping duties on organic-coated steel products from China
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ministers expected to issue sanctions against four more Syrians for use of chemical weapons
LEBANON: EU announces extra funding for security in Lebanon
CRIMEA: Four years after illegal annexation by Russia, EU stresses its support for Ukrainian sovereignty
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Divisions persist at Council on aviation competition
TRANSPORT: First compromise amendments on revision of Eurovignette Directive submitted to European Parliament
FISHERIES: Management plan for western Mediterranean to be unveiled to ministers
AGRICULTURE: European Court of Auditors says impact of 2013 CAP reform on direct aid is limited
COHESION: Johannes Hahn rejects any early examination for releasing performance reserves
JUSTICE: Commission planning to present its legislative initiative on whistleblowers this April
SOCIAL - YOUTH
SOCIAL: Baltic and central European countries concerned by shift in inter-institutional negotiations on posted workers
YOUTH: Employment Council endorses employment committee report on youth guarantee
INSTITUTIONAL
SLOVENIA/CROATIA: Gulf of Piran – Ljubljana seeks Commission's opinion before potentially going to Court of Justice
HUNGARY: Victor Orbán attacks 'supranational and antidemocratic' Europe
BUDGET 2019: European Parliament sets out its political priorities
FUTURE OF EU: 26 member states to participate in 'citizens consultations on Europe' initiated by Emmanuel Macron
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Belgian electricity price compensation measure
BANKS: Commission consultation on impact of new Basel III prudential rules
ECONOMY: Annual inflation down to 1.1% and 1.3% in eurozone and EU respectively in February
MIGRATION: African and European ministers meet in Niamey to combat migrant trafficking
POLAND: Jean-Claude Juncker to meet Polish leader and prime ministers of Baltic States opposing sanctions against Poland on 22 March
SOCIAL: ETUC welcomes European Parliament resolution on post-Brexit relations between EU and United Kingdom
SOCIAL: CEEP welcomes social fairness package
TRANSPORT: ASECAP expresses a few reservations about platooning
TRANSPORT: Consultation launched on common rules for using aviation services
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: Clarification regarding Court judgment on national social security systems
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit: all you need to know ahead of the EU summit
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: 19/03- 25/03/2018
Other events: 19/03-02/04