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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12000

13 April 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / France
Paris forecasts government deficit of 2.3% of GDP in 2018
Brussels, 12/04/2018 (Agence Europe)

The French stability programme, which the government announced on Wednesday 11 April, forecasts a government deficit in nominal terms of 2.3% of GDP in 2018, following a level of 2.6% in 2017.

Economic growth is expected to be confirmed in France in 2018 and 2019, to return to 2.0% of GDP in 2018, then 1.9% in 2019, according to forecasts described by the French authorities as “cautious”. It will be driven by continued recovery in the Eurozone and the growth in global demand as well as...

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BEACONS
BEACONS: Choosing Churchill and “blood in the streets”?
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes ban on some unfair trading practices
COHESION: EU ministers want post-2020 cohesion policy to cover all European regions
ENVIRONMENT: EFSA and Commission first to appear before PEST special committee
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers consider options for air quality and for COP24 success
DIGITAL: Blockage continues on country of origin principle in SatCab regulation
JUSTICE: MEPs are still divided over progress reported on Privacy Shield
JUSTICE: Progress in Parliament/Council negotiations on mutual recognition of decisions to freeze criminal assets
BUSINESS: European Court of Auditors highlights lack of sustainability in some ERDF financed projects
MIGRATION: S&D group in Parliament says EU should do more to guarantee child refugees' access to education
ENERGY: Ukraine rejects a minima option envisaged by Gazprom for transit of gas
INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Christian Democratic family to set 'red lines' not to be crossed with Viktor Orbán
EP2019: Security of Europeans to be dominant theme in campaign, says EPP group in Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FRANCE: Paris forecasts government deficit of 2.3% of GDP in 2018
MONEY LAUNDERING: Malta launches new strategy to defend itself against money laundering
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Researchers say Europeans must have strong position on nuclear programme agreement
SYRIA: EU strongly regrets Russian veto at UN
GEORGIA: EU approves its third macrofinancial assistance operation for Georgian economy for €45 million
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court defines any third-country national under 18 at the time of his or her asylum application as a minor
ETS: Slovak tax of 80% on value of greenhouse gas emissions quotas sold or unused runs counter to EU law
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Court clarifies criteria for training people responsible for assessing the safety of cosmetics for human health
JUSTICE: Access rights in parental responsibility context includes grandparents, says Advocate General
HEALTH: Advocate General holds that prohibition on placing of tobacco for oral use on market is valid
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF THE EU: List of European leaders to discuss future of EU with MEPs in 2018
IRAN: Council extends sanctions in response to human rights violations for further year
LOBBYING: Corporate Europe Observatory criticises revolving-door job moves at Commission's 'financial services' Directorate
INTERNAL MARKET: European Professional Card has helped to reinforce mobility, Commission reports
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament's S&D Group wants reform of rules for appointment of senior European officials
SOCIAL: Belgium and Netherlands step up cooperation to tackle cross-border welfare fraud
SOCIAL: ETF regrets way in which road transport workers are treated in 'posted workers' directive
TRANSPORT: Council formally adopts Interinstitutional Agreement on qualification and training of road transport operators