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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12081

25 August 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 20
CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
27/08 - 02/09/2018

 

Tuesday 28 August

  • Brussels. Council of the EU. Political and security committee (COPS).

Wednesday 29 August

  • Vienna (A). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of the defence ministers (and 30/08). – Defence Europe: stock-take on projects currently being developed (permanent structured cooperation, European defence fund). – Situation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia).
  • Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – PECH: discussions on tackling...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission dismisses threats from Rome despite there not being any solution in sight yet on Diciotti situation
BUSINESS: Evelyn Regner seeks to clarify and simplify proposal on cross-border mobility of businesses
FISHERIES: Progress obtained in new EU/Morocco fisheries agreement
FISHERIES: MEPs to discuss fishermen's contribution to 'plastic strategy' on 29 August
HEALTH CARE: Bruegel group recommends prioritising quality spending over quantity
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia: ongoing discussion on migrant disembarkation
EXTERNAL ACTION
ISRAEL: EU once again denounces new settlement announcement
INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: Ombudsman criticises Council for time taken to publish an opinion of its legal service
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Uncertainty over application of insolvency directive in case of 'no-deal' Brexit
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Greek system of tax on casino admission fees between 1995 and 2012 approved
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Prolongation of Portuguese State guarantee on EIB loans approved
EMPLOYMENT: McDonald's adjoins European Alliance for Apprenticeships
HUNGARY: European University Association denounces government intervention in degree courses
JUSTICE: Dismantling of criminal group involved in migrant trafficking and organising sham marriages in Germany
DIGITAL: Estonia commits to high performance computing
EP2019: Angela Merkel predicts very hard fight against europhobic ideas during European elections
RESEARCH: United Kingdom hoping to participate in Horizon Europe and Euratom research and training programme after Brexit
UK: Philip Hammond reiterates worst scenarios of 'no-deal' Brexit for British growth
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 27/08 - 02/09/2018
Other events: 27/08 - 09/09/2018