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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12101

22 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Cohesion
EESC asks co-legislators to maintain maritime border cooperation
Brussels, 21/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

On the first day of the plenary (Wednesday 19 September), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted by 196 to 2 with 5 abstentions an opinion defended by Henri Malosse calling on co-legislators to restore maritime border cooperation to the draft regulation on European territorial cooperation. 

The EESC members welcome the 5 sections of the European Commission’s proposal (cross-border affairs, international affairs, transnational affairs, remote regions and international...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UK: Day after Salzburg summit, Theresa May believes Brexit negotiations are 'at an impasse'
EP2019: One year on from Sorbonne speech, Emmanuel Macron reiterates terms of his 'historic fight' for Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: In 2016, member states missed out on €147 billion in VAT revenue
FINANCE: MEPs prepared to adopt their position on the supervision of investment companies
STATE AID: Interested parties invited to comment on Transgaz commitments on exports of natural gas from Romania
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Quality, rural development, swine fever and FAO are on agenda of informal ministerial meeting
AGRICULTURE: CAP post-2020 - Global Food Forum participants give preference to quality rather than timing
FISHERIES: European Parliament rapporteur calls for current fisheries fund allocation to be maintained between 2021 and 2027
FISHERIES: Draft European Parliament report is opposed to fixing catch quotas in Mediterranean
COHESION: EESC asks co-legislators to maintain maritime border cooperation
MIGRATION: Europe not responsible for migrants rescued by Aquarius, flying under the flag of Panama
CONSUMERS: HOTREC welcomes Commission's pressure on AirBnb for increased transparency
EXTERNAL ACTION
PALESTIINE: Eight member states urge Israel not to destroy Khan al-Ahmar
UKRAINE: MEPs from EU-Ukraine parliamentary association committee call for swift adoption of electoral reform
WEST AFRICA: Mauritania signs regional economic partnership agreement with EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EESC calls for the role of the social partners within the European Labour Authority to be reinforced
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: CoR to meet Austrian minister to strengthen rural zones
AGRICULTURE: Intervention cap set at zero for skimmed milk powder
AGRICULTURE: Spain in favour of ban on 'below cost selling' to combat unfair trade practices
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €9 million in aid for disaster preparedness in Southern Africa
CLIMATE: CAN Europe goes to court in support of citizens' complaint about EU's 2030 climate targets
MALTA: European Parliament delegation calls on Maltese government to rapidly solve Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case
OMAN: EU External Action Service and Oman's foreign minister are to strengthen cooperation
UZBEKISTAN: European Parliament delegation wants authorities to make more progress on human rights
FISHERIES: Council to authorise recreational fishing catch of one bass per day
TURKEY: European Parliament delegation says EU and Turkey need each other
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 24/09 - 30/09/2018
Other events: 24/09-07/10/2018