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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12088

5 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Budget
Council formally adopts its position on EU budget for 2019

04/09/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 4 September, the Council of Ministers of the EU formally adopted its position on the EU’s budget for 2019 (see EUROPE 12060).  For 2019, it provides for a total volume of €164.1 billion in commitments and €148.2 billion in payments.  Compared with 2018, this is an increase of 2.09% in commitments and a rise of 2.34% in payments.  The Council has reduced credits compared to the initial Commission proposal (€1.5 billion less in commitments)...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Judith Sargentini anticipates tight vote on draft report requiring opening of Article 7 procedure
COMMISSION: European Ombudsman advises Commission to draw up specific procedure to appoint its Secretary General
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from cars and vans post-2020 - divisions between Left/Liberals/Greens and Right/Conservatives at European Parliament
INDUSTRY: ACEA argues that ill-prepared and forced transition to electric mobility could have serious social implications
DIGITAL: Two opposing camps begin to take shape on copyright question
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs beef up draft regulation on product compliance inspections
INTERNAL MARKET: First round of inter-institutional negotiation on mutual recognition regulation planned for Monday 24 September
JUSTICE: Fight against non-cash payment fraud - MEPs finalise their position
FISHERIES: Commission authorises one fish per fisherman per day for seabass recreational fishing
FISHERIES: European Parliament/Council negotiations on technical measures to resume 4 October
FISHERIES: Selection of members to Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)
COHESION: Cohesion policy places too little emphasis on results, says European Court of Auditors
HEALTH: Joint operation to promote vaccination
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Backstop of Single Resolution Fund on agenda of Eurogroup meeting
FINANCE: Paul Tang outlines his plans for publication of information concerning sustainable investments
FINANCE: Organisations representing consumers of financial products disappointed at European Parliament's vote on PEPP
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: Opening of first European School outside EU
LIBYA: EU calls on all actors to participate in political solution
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPARENCY: Impact assessments cannot come under general presumption of confidentiality, says advocate general
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Commission publishes non-confidential version of its decision in Engie case
BUDGET: Council formally adopts its position on EU budget for 2019
COHESION:  CPMR commends European Parliament's stance on territorial cooperation
ENVIRONMENT: Environmental impact of pesticides at heart of special European Parliament PEST Committee on 6 September
FINANCE: Brian Hayes elected vice-chair of European Parliament's economic affairs committee
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on controlling cross-border movements of liquid assets
CSDP: Frederica Mogherini announces two new appointments to senior positions