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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12107

2 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Fisheries
Commission will be able to negotiate EU/Gambia fisheries agreement

01/10/2018 (Agence Europe) – On 27 September, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted without debate a decision authorising talks to be opened on behalf of the EU with a view to concluding a partnership agreement and a sustainable fisheries protocol with the Republic of Gambia (see EUROPE 12096).  The European Commission has the authority to open the talks.  (LC)

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ITALY: Concerns at Eurogroup over draft Italian 2019 budget
TAXATION: Bruno Le Maire keeps up pressure over taxation of digital sector
TAXATION: Harmonising the tax base for corporate tax is best way of taxing digital sector, several economists argue
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Initial Austrian compromise orientations for first mobility package
DIGITAL: Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU seeking joint trilogue on sales contracts this December
JUSTICE: Council studies addition of notification procedure for electronic evidence production orders
JUSTICE: Facebook security breach affecting 50 million users raises questions of data protection ability yet again
AGRICULTURE: Council agrees in principle on combating unfair trading practices
FISHERIES: Record profits for EU fishing fleet in 2016
COHESION: Mr van Miltenburg highlights voluntary aspect of new cross-border mechanism proposed by Commission
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament re-tables its calls for a 2021-2027 MFF at 1.3% of GNI
EP2019: Party of the European Left agrees on reflection time on whether to appoint a Spitzenkandidat
EP2019: Udo Bullmann calls for social alliances to be rebuilt
UNITED KINGDOM: British Foreign Secretary describes the EU as a prison
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: EU hails vote supporting change of name agreement
ACP: Negotiations have started between EU and ACP Group on future post-Cotonou agreement
INDONESIA: EU assists earthquake victims with €1.5 million in initial emergency assistance
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Parliament committee grants discharge on 2016 expenditure of European Asylum Support Office
CYPRUS: Cypriot MEPs call for EU's support for reunification of island
INDUSTRY: 40% of European respondents would be willing to buy an electric car, T&E survey shows
IRAN: Tehran urges EU to set up mechanism by 4 November
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission guidelines on post-Brexit marketing of detergents
DIGITAL: EU ratifies Marrakesh Treaty
EP2019: Three qualified candidates for posts of co-Spitzenkandidaten of European Green Party
FISHERIES: Commission will be able to negotiate EU/Gambia fisheries agreement
RUSSIA: European and Russian parliamentarians want full interparliamentary dialogue re-established
TRANSPORT: Investment of almost €700 million from CEF for clean and innovative mobility
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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