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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12091

8 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 26
CALENDAR / Other events
10/09 - 23/09/2018

Monday 10 September

  • Vienna (A). Sixty-sixth meeting of European Strategic Forum on Research Infrastructure (ESFRI). Organised by the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU. For further information, see https://bit.ly/2wxBBIn 
  • Thessalonika (GR). Public hearing on European company law. Organised by the European Economic and Social Fund (EESC). For further information, see https://bit.ly/2PiYw25 
  • Strasbourg (F) (until 12/09). Seminar ‘State of the Union 2018.’Organised...

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