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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11992

30 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 26
EXTERNAL ACTION / Russia
Several member states recall their ambassadors from Moscow
Brussels, 29/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 29 March, Slovenia decided to recall its ambassador in Moscow for consultation – as Bulgaria, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Luxembourg have also done in recent days with their own ambassadors.  These decisions follow on from the decision of the European Council on 22 March to coordinate the European responses (see EUROPE 11987).

On 26 March, European Council President Donald Tusk announced that 14 member states were going to expel their Russian diplomats(see EUROPE 11989)....

Contents

Easter: Please note that our offices will be closed for Easter from 30 March to 02 April. EUROPE 11993 will be dated 04 April 2018
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: On question of copyright, Axel Voss supports neighbouring law for newspaper publishers and press agencies
ENERGY: Progress modest at this stage in inter-institutional talks on flagship texts of clean energy package
ENVIRONMENT: Five of nine countries named over poor air quality refuse to publish anti-pollution plans, EEB complains
CLIMATE: ECSA urges IMO to agree reduction strategy in mid-April for international maritime transport emissions
INDUSTRY: Commission warns that British type approval of non-road, agricultural and forestry vehicles will no longer be valid after Brexit
MIGRATION: Leggeri briefs Parliament about Frontex activities in Mediterranean
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: The EU must offer Britain the option to abandon Brexit, says John Bruton
UK: Theresa May gives assurances that Brexit will be accompanied by a shift towards decentralisation
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Several member states recall their ambassadors from Moscow
JORDAN: EU launches external investment plan
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Parliament/Council negotiations launch on reinforcing resources for national competition authorities
BANKS: Bank of England seeks to appease fears surrounding post-Brexit transition period
TAXATION: Two years after Panama Papers, Greens/EFA group in Parliament still keeping up pressure on EU and member states
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Council of Europe's anti-corruption experts say Polish judicial system has been affected 'decisively'
REGIONS: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities facing budgetary and political crisis, says Mosler-Törnström
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: EU signs cooperation agreements with third countries for Copernicus data
FINANCE: Financial and accountancy industries call to avoid hampering technological advancement in EU
JUSTICE: Facebook strengthens control of personal data after Cambridge Analytica scandal
EEAS: Federica Mogherini announces five new appointments
SECURITY: Ana Fotyga and David McAllister hail action plan on military mobility
SOCIAL: EPO obtains management committee support for staff flexibility policy
TRANSPORT:  Compulsory eCall system for all new motor vehicles
TRANSPORT: Public consultation on noise differentiated track accessed charges from railways
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: 02/04 - 08/04
Other events: 02/04 - 15/04