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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12006

21 April 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Migration
European Parliament/Council make headway on conditions for hosting asylum seekers

20/04/2018 (Agence Europe) – Two negotiating sessions between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have taken place this week on issues relating to conditions for hosting asylum seekers (see EUROPE 11964) and the qualifications required for receiving EU protection (see EUROPE 11971).  The fifth trialogue on the proposal for a directive relating to hosting conditions, on Tuesday 17 April, focused on the rules for persons with specific care needs.  An interinstitutional...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission may propose 6% cut to agricultural and cohesion spending after 2020
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Communications code and European Parliament/Council friction on intra-European calls
FISHERIES: Negotiations are launched on renewing EU/Morocco fisheries agreement
ANIMAL HEALTH: Denmark wants to step up fight against African swine fever
HEALTH: European ministers to discuss healthy food and medicines
HEALTH: European Parliament wants citizens to trust vaccinations
JHA: Germany commits to hosting over 10,000 further refugees in two years
JUSTICE: Facebook again thumbs its nose by placing 1.5 billion users outside EU under aegis of US law
ENERGY: EU grants subsidy for study as part of project to synchronise Baltic electricity networks
ENERGY: Study questions financial viability of MidCat gas pipeline project, which is benefiting from record EU subsidy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: IMF still considering setting up new Greek bailout plan
TAXATION: EU under fire over its proposed taxation of digital sector
TAXATION: Banking industry calls for changes to VAT directive on independent groups of persons
ENTERPRISE: BETTER FINANCE flags shortcomings in draft implementing regulation of shareholders' rights directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese steel cables extended for five years
BRAZIL: EU removes 20 Brazilian establishments from list of companies authorised to export meat to its market
SERBIA: Mogherini and Vučić disagree on implementation of agreement with Pristina
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Parliament wants more democratic process for employment policy guidelines
SOCIAL: EESC calls for more flexible budgetary rules for implementing pillar of social rights
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Swedish support measure for promotion of rail freight approved
EMPLOYMENT: Eurostat says Europe 2020 strategy targets are within reach
JUSTICE: UNHCHR hails Parliament resolution on financial instrument for basic values
INTERNAL MARKET: Member states' green light to interinstitutional agreement for proportionality tests
MIGRATION: European Parliament/Council make headway on conditions for hosting asylum seekers
DIGITAL: Policy debate scheduled at Council on confidentiality of communications
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit stalemate continues over Irish border solution
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 23/04 - 29/04
Other events: 23/04 - 06/05