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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12087

4 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 33
INSTITUTIONAL / Hungary
Viktor Orbán to respond to criticism in Strasbourg from MEPs regarding respect for the rule of law
Brussels, 03/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 11 September, the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, will be in Strasbourg to attend a debate with MEPs about the rule of law in Hungary and activation of the so-called article 7 procedure in the treaty, as recommended by Judith Sargentini (Greens/EFA, Netherlands) in her draft report to be submitted to the European Parliament plenary on Wednesday 12 September.

On Monday 3 September, the Hungarian Representation to the EU confirmed that the Hungarian leader would be...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Copyright - Axel Voss removes reference to technical measures in effort to tackle value gap
MIGRATION: UN High Commissioner for Refugees alarmed at number of deaths in Mediterranean
JUSTICE: Noose tightens on Privacy Shield system
JUSTICE: Member states look at concrete cases of use of electronic evidence production and preservation orders
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA risk assessment transparency - Renate Sommer does not want reform to be detrimental to European competitiveness
AGRICULTURE: Distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc links suspension of infringement procedures on minimum wage for lorry drivers to first mobility package negotiations
COHESION: MEPs hope to maintain cross-border maritime cooperation
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission to try and end WTO dispute on US beef
TRADE: EU ends five years of anti-dumping duties on solar panels
WESTERN BALKANS: Federica Mogherini confident Serbia and Kosovo will reach agreement in coming months
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Federica Mogherini stubbornly defends multilateralism
PALESTINE: EU calls on USA to reconsider decision not to support UNRWA
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU calls for immediate release of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
AFRICA: EU announces €138 million additional assistance for Lake Chad countries this year
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: MEPs reach their position on pan-European personal pension product
ITALY: Italian government intends to keep its nominal deficit below 3% of GDP in 2019
INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Viktor Orbán to respond to criticism in Strasbourg from MEPs regarding respect for the rule of law
POLAND: A further hearing of the Polish authorities on rule of law to be held at the Council on Tuesday 18th September
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier tells Theresa May once again that some of the solutions in the White Paper are not acceptable to the EU
BUDGET: €467 million in fraudulent irregularities in 2017
EU LAW: European Commission could improve its role as guardian of treaties, says Court of Auditors
SOCIAL - YOUHT
SOCIAL:  Eurochambres wants to rename European Labour Authority and revise its role
YOUTH: EU ministers want to prioritise youth again
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Confirmation of interinstitutional agreement on increasing financial envelope for Structural Reform Support Programme
ENVIRONMENT: French ban in force on neonicotinoid bee-killing pesticides
LIBYA: EU calls for cessation of hostilities
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs vote for strengthened control of products on internal market
NICARAGUA: Expulsion of mission of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights criticised
EP2019: Mogherini puts an end to rumours that she will run for the post of President of the European Commission
SOCIAL: EPSU warns Council over wishes to outsource asylum seeker management to third countries
TRANSPARENCY: European Ombudsman loses patience given Council's silence
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1228