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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12093

12 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
Air pollution – health of EU citizens is not sufficiently protected, says European Court of Auditors
Brussels, 11/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

With pollution causing more than 400,000 early deaths every year in the EU, protecting the health of European citizens from atmospheric pollution still leaves far too much to be desired, particularly in urban areas and the countries of Central Eastern Europe, the Court of Auditors of the EU states in a report published on Tuesday 11 September (special report no. 23). 

This report is the result of an audit coordinated with 15 national audit bureaux and completed in October 2017. The aim was...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HUNGARY: Viktor Orban continues to defend his action before European Parliament, which threatens him with unprecedented procedure on rule of law
FUTURE OF THE EU: Alexis Tsipras calls for a new social contract for the European Union
EDUCATION: Parliament backs interinstitutional agreement on solidarity corps
TAXATION: Simplification of VAT for SMEs – European Parliament suggests implementation from the end of 2019
FINANCE: European Parliament sets out its expectations for an improved framework for equivalence decisions with third countries
REGIONS: European Parliament intends to continue its strong support for Northern Ireland following Brexit
COHESION: MEPs take positive view of specific measures for Greece
COHESION: European Parliament asks for better account to be taken of situation of regions at EU's external borders
COHESION: European Parliament's green light to inter-institutional agreement increasing envelope of structural reform support programme
AGRICULTURE: Controls of certain seeds in Brazil and Moldova equivalent to those of the EU
BUDGET: Green light for €34 million in aid following natural disasters in four member states
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Copyright – pressure mounts with a few hours to go until the vote
DIGITAL: Copyright, the various options on the table at European Parliament examined in detail
CLIMATE: MEPs far more ambitious than Commission on car and van CO2 emissions post-2021 
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs say member states should encourage access to clean drinking water for all
ENVIRONMENT: Air pollution – health of EU citizens is not sufficiently protected, says European Court of Auditors
HEALTH: European Ministers commit to interoperable digital infrastructure
AGRICULTURE: Debates continue at Council on CAP strategic plans
AGRICULTURE: Austrian Presidency of the Council wants fast progress on unfair commercial practices
JUSTICE: Members of the selection committee for Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office on their way to being appointed
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD and European Commission play their hands at the European Parliament to hold sway on taxation of digital sector
FINANCE: Bernd Lucke proposes alternative vision of pan-European framework for covered bonds
BANKS: Non-performing loans no longer a specific European problem, says industry
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Zimmer, Lamberts and Bullmann do not want to head list of their European parties
PARLIAMENT: Sanctions for seven MEPs supporting strike of European Parliament's interpreters
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: Requirement that a Catholic chief doctor should respect the Church's concept of marriage is not an essential demand for the job, says Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF THE EU: Jüri Ratas, Klaus Iohannis and Angela Merkel to present European Parliament with their visions of the future of Europe by the end of 2018
DEFENCE: General Lecointre considers that the EU urgently needs strategic autonomy
SPACE: Arianespace wins series of orders for its future rocket launcher, Ariane 6
RUSSIA: EU calls for freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly to be respected