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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12096

15 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 30
CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
17/09 - 23/09/2018

Monday 17 September

  • Linz (A). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of the energy ministers (and 18/09). - Successful integration of renewable energies in the energy system and outstanding issues concerning the ‘Clean energy’ package, such as the single energy market. – Upstream of the meeting, the ministers will attend a conference on the theme “Charge for Change: Innovative Technologies for Energy-Intensive Industries”, showcasing technologies using hydrogen for the energy...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
SOCIETY: Several member states call for time to examine proposal on end of clock change
DIGITAL: Christel Schaldemose wants to strengthen fairness measures in platform-company relations
AGRICULTURE: Copa and Cogeca oppose reduction in agriculture budget and capping of aid
ANIMAL HEALTH: African swine fever reaches Belgium
FOOD SAFETY: NGOs urge co-legislators to tighten up proposal on transparency and independence of EU evaluations
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for speedier approval for low-risk pesticides
FISHERIES: Council supports agreement on preventing unregulated fishing in Central Arctic
JUSTICE: Common FRA-EDPS front on dangers of including fingerprints on ID cards
JUSTICE: Good progress towards European Parliament-Council agreement on ECRIS-TCN system in October
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: EU focuses on investment in African socio-economic development in interest of both continents
MERCOSUR: Further plea not to sacrifice European agricultural sector
FYROM: Mogherini in Skopje and encourages Macedonians to vote for change of name
SWITZERLAND: Jean-Claude Juncker urges Swiss Confederation to finalise negotiations on institutional agreement
BURMA/MYANMAR: European Parliament urges EU to be tougher
CAMBODIA: EU discusses possibility of taking out sanctions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: New macro-financial aid of €1 billion for Ukraine signed
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Timetable for inter-institutional negotiations on work-life balance directive becoming clearer
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Spanish aid in support of production of solid biomass fuels
FUTURE OF THE EU: Günther Oettinger in favour of German President of the Commission and a French President of the ECB
CATALONIA: Meritxell Serret hopes EU will help find solution to Catalan question
CYPRUS: EU and UN to remain in close contact on Cypriot issue
HUMAN RIGHTS: Dewayne Johnson, Afriforum and Mary Wagner also nominated for 2018 Sakharov Prize
ENERGY: Electricity, interinstitutional negotiations on 25 September on preparing for risk
JUSTICE: Europol lightning raid operation against crime in Western Balkans with 180 arrests
FISHERIES: Proposal on 2019-2020 tariff quotas for certain fisheries products
FISHERIES: Commission may soon negotiate new partnership agreement with Gambia
TRANSPORT: Commission assesses regulation on trans-European transport network
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit breakthrough unlikely at Salzburg
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 17/09 - 23/09/2018
Other events: 17/09 - 30/09/2018