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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12084

30 August 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 17
NEWS BRIEFS / Trade
Filtering of third-country investment in the EU – next inter-institutional negotiations to take place on Thursday 27 September

29/08/2018 (Agence Europe) – The next session of trilogue inter-institutional negotiations on the planned Community framework to filter third-country investments in the European Union will take place on Thursday 27 September, Franck Proust (EPP, France), the rapporteur of the European Parliament on this dossier, confirmed at a meeting of the European Parliament's committee on trade on Wednesday 29 August (see EUROPE 12060). He also confirmed the strong commitment of the European Commission...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: Nikola Dimitrov says 'we will win the referendum' on country's name
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament's development committee wants increased effectiveness of Trust Fund for Africa
ACP: Post-Cotonou agreement, postponement until late September/early October of start of negotiations to clarify Africa's position
TRADE:  European Parliament reflection on WTO reform begins
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Parliament starts its painstaking scrutiny of proposals on digital taxation
FINANCE: Ashley Fox's proposal to include initial coin offerings in crowdfunding regulation receives mixed welcome
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: MEPs disagree on role and work of future European Labour Authority
EMPLOYMENT: Directive on working conditions, MEPs deeply divided on notion of 'worker'
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: MEPs again protest against cuts in agricultural funding for 2021-2027 period
TRANSPORT: MEPs seek appropriate framework for developing autonomous and connected mobility
INDUSTRY: 'Dieselgate' - T&E claims automobile manufacturers have cost consumers nearly €150 billion
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Stalemate over post-2020 financial framework is in no country's interests, Oettinger stresses
EP2019: Matteo Salvini and Viktor Orbán plan to join forces against migrants… and Macron
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: MEPs approve aid of €34 million following natural disasters in four member states
BURMA/MYANMAR: European Parliament's ALDE Group calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be stripped of Sakharov Prize
TRADE: Filtering of third-country investment in the EU – next inter-institutional negotiations to take place on Thursday 27 September
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: ESIP says future European Labour Authority could amend governance in European coordination of social security