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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12100

21 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Space
Concerns at European institutions about US company participating in Copernicus programme
Brussels, 20/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

The participation of the US Planet company in the European terrestrial observation Copernicus programme announced at the beginning of September does not appear to be to everyone's taste within at the European institutions, particularly when it comes to the French MEP Dominique Riquet (ALDE).

The company specialises in high resolution and high-speed imaging and has its official HQ in California. Its shareholders include the Internet giant, Google. On 6 September last it announced that it...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIGRATION: European leaders support increased cooperation with Egypt to fight illegal migration
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven set priority target of concluding Brexit negotiations in October
EPP: Joseph Daul assures commitment to rule of law will be reaffirmed in Helsinki
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: Airbnb and Facebook must keep their promises to comply with European law by the end of 2018, says Vera Jourova
MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission awaits clarifications over scandal involving Estonian subsidiary of Danske Bank
JUSTICE: First version of  2019-2023 online justice action plan focuses on artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: Commission clarifies two regulations related to e-commerce
DIGITAL: First inter-institutional negotiations on copyright begin this October
DIGITAL: 24 member states participating in joint undertaking for supercomputers
MIGRATION: Agreement on deploying European border and coast guard teams in Serbia
COHESION: Rapporteur for employment and social affairs committee also wants budgetary strengthening
ENVIRONMENT: Authorisation of pesticides - Recommendations of European Parliament special committee, PEST, are sketched out
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca confirms over 10% drop in cereal production
FISHERIES: Over 150 experts sound warning on overfishing in Mediterranean
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc informs EESC about Commission priorities in context of first mobility package
TRANSPORT: Member states reach agreement on third country airlines leasing crewed aircraft
SPACE: Concerns at European institutions about US company participating in Copernicus programme
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Italy guilty of awarding unlawful State aid to Port authority of Naples
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Commission satisfied with progress made in a year on provisional implementation of CETA
TRADE: USA becomes EU's main supplier of soya beans
RUSSIA: Sergei Lavrov calls on Europeans to resume dialogue
KAZAKHSTAN: European Parliament delegation calls for release of political prisoners
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court clarifies extent to which a national jurisdiction can examine whether a clause can be considered abusive
AGRICULTURE: Advocate general considers animals products from ritual slaughter without stunning may be given 'organic farming' label
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: EESC President calls for an ambitious post-2020 MFF
SPAIN: Green light from ESM for early repayment of €3 billion
EMPLOYMENT: Eurostat says employment rate is lower in cities than in rural areas
ENERGY: European energy regulators prepare guide on 'bundled products'
ENERGY: EIB invests €1.2 billion in renewable energies and energy efficiency
LIBYA: Launch of project to support free and independent media
FOOD SAFETY: Belgium has good system of authorisation and use of biocide products