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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12098

19 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 36
NEWS BRIEFS / Agriculture
Final adoption of regulation fixing poultry export refunds at zero
18/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

18/09/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 18 September, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted without debate the regulation setting export refunds at zero in the poultry sector for the period “from 19 July to 31 December 2013” (“catch up” regulation).  The Commission had adopted the implementation regulation 689/2013 setting the amount of export refunds at zero for the poultry meat sector.  With its ruling of 20 September 2017, the Court of Justice of the EU had then declared...

Contents

SALZBOURG SUMMIT
MIGRATION: No breakthrough expected at Salzburg summit on management of migration challenge in EU and with third countries
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven to discuss content of political statement on post-Brexit relationship with London at meeting in Salzburg
TERRORISM: Internal security and cyber-attack - another topic discussed by EU28 in Salzburg
EPP: Viktor Orbán to attend informal meeting of Christian Democrat leaders in Salzburg
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Uncertainty over timetable for Council's adoption of 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework
POLAND: Warsaw still causing Commission concern on rule of law and will probably be taken to Court of Justice
EP2019: Overview of national election rules for 2019 European elections
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: WTO reform – European Commission reaches out to Washington
VIETNAM: Hanoi hopes for provisional entry into force of free trade agreement with EU in 2019
VIETNAM: Around 30 MEPs lay down human rights conditions for ratifying free trade agreement
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU hails adoption of amendments to Criminal Procedure Code
FYROM: Johannes Hahn calls for referendum on name change to be depoliticised
AFRICA: ECA says EU's support for African Peace and Security Architecture is rather ineffective
CAR: EU mobilises €26.5 million to respond to regional humanitarian crisis
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Work continues on Cyber Security Act in view of reaching inter-institutional agreement before end of 2018
TRANSPORT: Austrian Presidency of Council wants to leave member states room for manoeuvre on road infrastructure safety management
ENERGY: Electricity - European ministers speak of capacity mechanisms
ENERGY: Maros Sefcovic and Peter Altmaier discuss batteries and gas delivery
CLIMATE: Too few countries are pricing carbon high enough, says OECD
JUSTICE: Europol highlights continuing increase in ransomware cyber attacks
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: In-depth investigation opens into possible cartel between German car manufacturers on emissions reduction technologies
TAXATION: Pierre Moscovici pledges an initiative early next year to move to qualified majority at Council of EU
BANKS: ECB calls for national barriers to intra-group cross-border financing to be lifted
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Council of Europe experts confirm physical maltreatment of migrants pushed back to Serbia
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Final adoption of regulation fixing poultry export refunds at zero
STATE AID: Ireland reports that it has recovered the amount owed by Apple under the illegal tax ruling
BUDGET: Council adopts its position on an amending budget no. 5 for 2018
TRADE: WTO talks on fisheries subsidies are intensified
EMPLOYMENT: Eurostat says EU job vacancy rate has never been so high
ENVIRONMENT: Delegation from European Parliament special PEST committee visits IARC and INRA
EP2019: Alexander Stubb continues to consider whether to run for EPP Spitzenkandidat
FISHERIES: Franco-British deal on scallops
PHILIPPINES: EU provides €2 million in emergency aid for victims of Typhoon Mangkhut
MIDDLE EAST: Susanna Terstal is new EU special representative for peace process
CSDP: Council extends mandate of EUCAP Sahel Niger until 30 September 2020
TRANSPORT: Public consultation begins on Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems in aviation