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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12109

4 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 30
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Social
MEPs divided between proponents of minimum income and of minimum wage
Brussels, 03/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

During a European Parliament debate on Wednesday 3 October that was requested by Laura Agea (EFDD, Italy) on minimum income in Europe, MEPs were opposed on how to fight poverty, with some supporting European minimum income and others supporting a minimum wage.

The debate seemed to focus on different concepts and the split was shown as rather ideological than geographical (with certain exceptions), as MEPs on the left of the political spectrum were in favour of unconditional minimum income...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: European Parliament wants 40% reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2030 to encourage clean mobility
ROMANIA: Commission ready to act if Bucharest weakens its judicial system and anti-corruption legislation
FUTURE OF EU: Jüri Ratas speaks of attachment to EU and calls for deepening
JUSTICE: MEPs call on EU to 'wake up' to the rise of neo-fascist violence on its soil
PALESTINE: Several political groups of the European Parliament urge United States to reverse decision to cease contributing to UNRWA
TAXATION: European Parliament urges Council to move towards a simpler and more flexible VAT regime
SOCIAL: MEPs divided between proponents of minimum income and of minimum wage
CITIZENSHIP: European Parliament expresses indignation concerning removals of voting rights in the EU
HEALTH: Parliament votes for 'mandatory' clinical evaluations
PARLIAMENT: Raft of initiatives to tackle bullying
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Ambassador Gordon Sondland says trade deal between EU and USA has ultimate goal of weighing against China
USA: Council's green light imminent for negotiation mandate on import of high quality beef into EU
IRAQ: EU congratulates Barham Salih and Adel Abdul Mahdi on their new responsibilities
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Reform of European asylum system still struggling while European Parliament refuses to reopen three almost finalised issues
DIGITAL: Cybersecurity, certification framework is discussed by co-legislators
ENERGY: European Parliament/Council negotiations on ACER to resume on 23 October
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc confirms publication of report on social problems in aviation by end of year
FISHERIES: International agreement to prevent unregulated fishing in Arctic
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament to discuss welfare of broiler chickens on Thursday 4 October
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: New delegation affiliated to Generation.s sees light of day within the S&D group of the European Parliament
BETTER LAW-MAKING: European Parliament and Commission hope to finalise key issues such as migration by 2019 elections
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Start of Council discussions on 2021-2027 MFF 'negotiating box'
TRADE: Five year extension of anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and tubes imported from Russia and Ukraine
IRAQ: EU calls for full investigation into murder of several high profile Iraqi women
IRAN: EU denounces execution of young woman
EP2019: Margrethe Vestager does not expect to have European commissioner mandate renewed
EP2019: Progressive Caucus launches call for Left/Green coalition
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May hopes for an agreement with EU, the best possible result for both parties
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council move forward on Accessibility Act
TRANSPORT: Railway infrastructure managers make their recommendations on rail passenger rights