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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12091

8 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Social
ETUC concern over proposal relating to pan-European personal pension products

07/09/2018 (Agence Europe) – In a statement published on Wednesday 5 September, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls on co-legislators for pension savings to be fully protected in the proposal for a regulation relating to pan-European personal pension products (PEPP), given that interinstitutional negotiations are to begin (see EUROPE 12087).  While hailing the strengthening of the role of the European and national authorities and the introduction of a preferential...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ITALY: Hartwig Löger urges Rome to present a draft 2019 budget in line with its commitments
BANKS: Work at Eurogroup on backstop of Single Resolution Fund making slow progress
TAXATION: Ongoing uncertainty in positions on taxation of Internet giants
MONEY LAUNDERING: Fight against money laundering could be better, EU financial policymakers admit
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.4% in the Eurozone and EU in the second quarter of 2018
INSTITUTIONAL
EP PLENARY: Agenda includes State of the Union speech, future of Europe, rule of law in Hungary and reform of copyright
HUNGARY: Juncker thinks Orbán belonging to Christian Democrat family is 'a problem'
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Austrian Presidency works on agreement on recasting 'Brussels II a' agreement by end of year
ENVIRONMENT: Only 5% of electric vehicle recharging is done at public charge points, according to T&E study
AGRICULTURE: Current exchange rates cause suffering for Irish companies exporting milk to United Kingdom
AGRICULTURE: Brexit - British position on geographical indications is not clear
COHESION: Over €300 billion are allocated to projects as part of cohesion policy, says Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: New ambassador to EU gives reassurance on transatlantic partnership, but without betraying Trump
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Standstill in negotiations for agreement
IRAQ: EU urges protesters and security forces for restraint
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Maria Arena wants wider scope for European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Josep Borrell criticises unfolding of Foreign Affairs Councils
FUTURE OF THE EU: Macron speaks out against ineffective nationalist solutions
TRADE: EU-US statement, Cecilia Malmström to host Robert Lighthizer on Monday
ENERGY: Council's revised mandate for negotiation with European Parliament, on Tuesday 11 September, on 'electricity market' proposals
ENVIRONMENT: EPSU wants scope of  'drinking water' directive to be enlarged
MERCOSUR: EU's chief negotiator informs civil society about state of negotiations
SOCIAL: ETUC concern over proposal relating to pan-European personal pension products
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Summer daze
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 10/09 - 16/09/2018
Other events: 10/09 - 23/09/2018