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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12066

20 July 2018
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BREACHES OF EU LAW / Hungary
Commission continues its action against controversial Hungarian legislation on asylum and returns
Brussels, 19/07/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 19 July, the European Commission announced that it was taking Hungary to the European Court of Justice for the non-conformity of the country's legislation with EU law on asylum and returns.  The Commission also sent a letter of formal notice to Budapest (the first step of an infringement procedure) on the subject of its recent 'anti-Soros' law criminalising the activities of NGOs that come to the help of migrants.

This law was adopted by the Hungarian parliament on 20 June and...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission recommends all sides to prepare for all possible Brexit outcomes
COUNCIL: Council's new visitors' centre brings it closer to the citizens
BREACHES OF EU LAW
HUNGARY: Commission continues its action against controversial Hungarian legislation on asylum and returns
MONEY LAUNDERING: Greece, Ireland and Romania before Court for failing to implement fourth 'anti-money laundering' directive
ENERGY: Germany and Hungary referred to ECJ for incorrect implementation of third liberalisation package
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission acts against 27 member states for shortcomings on recognition of professional qualifications
ENVIRONMENT: Reasoned opinions for Spain and Portugal for failure to comply with environmental noise directive
TRANSPORT: Commission sends Ireland to court for failing to respect maritime transport safety legislation
FINANCE: Spain and Slovakia referred before Court over incomplete transposition of 'MiFID II' directive
BANKS: Spain to be referred before Court for failure to apply banking prudential rules
MIGRATION: Belgium sent to European Court of Justice for infringing 'seasonal workers' directive
ENVIRONMENT: Romania called on to transpose directive on emissions from combustion plants
ENVIRONMENT: Spain urged comply with floods directive in Canary Islands
ENTERPRISE: Privatisation of Industrija Nafte: Commission suspends its referral of Croatia to European Court of Justice
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: Commission reassures European investors as to their rights in absence of intra-EU investment treaty
PAYMENTS: EBA guidelines on declaration fraudulent operations by payment service providers
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: Endocrine disruptors, derogations sneak in through the back door
ENERGY: Russia, Ukraine and EU agree on gas transit talks process
REGIONS: Commission launches new fund to support innovative twinning schemes between European and Chinese cities
AGRICULTURE: Proposal for zero intervention ceiling for powdered milk
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Reflection paper on SDG implementation by EU to be published this year, Vella announces
JUSTICE: Legal experts challenge legal basis of electronic evidence proposals
SPACE: Massimilano Salini wants to more than double budget of GovSatCom and SSA surveillance programme
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU hopes to convince Donald Trump not to tax cars, but is not holding out much hope
MERCOSUR: Cecilia Malmstrom hails 'important progress' in EU-Mercosur trade talks
ISRAEL: EU calls for respect of minorities following adoption of law on nation state
TURKEY: EU hails non-renewal of state of emergency
GEORGIA: Donald Tusk seeks to strengthen partnership with new head of government
ACP: EU releases €26 million to promote culture in Portuguese-speaking African countries and East Timor
EEAS: Nomination of 24 new heads of delegation
NEWS BRIEFS
CATALONIA: European arrest warrant withdrawn against Carles Puigdemont and other Catalan political figures in exile
UN: Hungary announces it will turn back on future Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: CEEP issues raft of proposals for better protection of workers in digital age
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: UEAPME calls for regulatory flexibility on challenges of digitalisation