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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12107
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Council agrees in principle on combating unfair trading practices

On Monday 1 October, member states meeting in the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) agreed in principle on the legislative proposal to step up the fight against unfair trading practices (UTP) in the food supply chain.

The member states’ agreement builds on the initial legislative proposal and will establish a minimum level of protection for farmers against the most obvious UTPs (for which major distributors may be responsible), such as last minute order cancellations and obligations...

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
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