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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11983

17 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 34
CALENDAR / Other events
19/03-02/04

Monday 19 March

  • Brussels. Tenth ministerial trade conference of Union for the Mediterranean. Organised by the European Commission, the Union for the Mediterranean and Jordan. For further information, see http://bit.ly/2HhRs1A 
  • Brussels. Conference ‘Financing the integrated development of rural areas’. Organised by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR). For further information, see http://bit.ly/2G8ECmW 
  • Cologne (Germany). Advisory workshop on technical and operational...

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