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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12111

6 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 36
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Biofuel consumption in EU increased by 9.2% in 2017
Brussels, 05/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

After two years of stagnation, European biofuel consumption picked up again in 2017, according to the latest '2018 Biofuels Barometer' published on 1 October by the Renewable Energy Observatory (EurObserv'ER). 

The latter considers that with the institutional agreement in June on the revision of the European directive on renewable energies, "the period of uncertainty about the future of biofuels has ended" and that "the proposed framework for the development of biofuels should make it...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Threat of US sanctions on cars as backdrop to Innsbruck ministerial meeting
CAMBODIA: Trade sanctions procedure triggered against Phnom Penh, Burma could follow
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU congratulates Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Prize winners
UAE: European Parliament calls for release of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
CHINA: European Parliament and Commission call on member states not to send back minority members
BELARUS: European Parliament urges Minsk to stop harassment and detention of journalists
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Germany wants to shoulder its military responsibilities, says Ursula von der Leyen
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Parliament rapporteur Paul Tang recommends a 5% tax on digital services
ITALY: Italian government forecasts that structural deficit will fall by 0.8% in 2019
BANKS: Extra capital requirement to bring industry into line with 'Basel III' rules valued at €24.5 billion
ENTERPRISE: 'Insolvency' directive – European Banking Federation sounds alarm over negative impact on future lending
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: Still no European Parliament/Council agreement on technical measures for fishing
AGRICULTURE: Member states want greater flexibility to develop CAP 'strategic plans' after 2020
FOOD SAFETY: Commission plans to set upper limit on trans fats and a transition period
BIODIVERSITY: WWF urges EU ministers to adopt ambitious position for COP 14 in Egypt
CLIMATE: IPPC report - there is still time for resolute action, Greens and NGOs tell European ministers
JUSTICE: European Parliament-Council negotiations in deadlock again over 'ECRIS-TCN' system
TRANSPORT: Mrs Aiuto pleads for rapid intervention procedures in the event of major-accident hazards on road infrastructures
ENERGY: biofuel consumption in EU increased by 9.2% in 2017
COHESION: Future of EU budget after 2020 is central theme of European Week of Regions and Cities
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Determination of paid annual leave excludes period of parental leave, according to Court
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: CEPEJ annual report says that productivity of European courts is rising
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Cooperation agreement with FIFA
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: EU invests €5 million to help African customs authorities enforce global rules
ENERGY: Latest figures for energy sector in EU
INDUSTRY: T&E makes series of recommendations to improve vehicle safety
JUSTICE: Eurocadres calls for anonymity to be ensured in framework of forthcoming Directive on whistleblowers
JUSTICE: Signature of cooperation agreement between Eurojust and Albania
MIGRATION: Agreement between EU and Albania on cooperation with European Border and Coast Guard Agency
EP2019: Nicolas Dupont-Aigan's list seduces members and sympathisers of Rassemblement National
SOCIAL: 'Posted workers' - trade unions condemn complaint by Hungary and Poland before CJEU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EESC calls for safeguards on AI and interaction between human beings and machines at work
FOOD SAFETY: Latvia puts measures in place to combat African swine fever
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: The final countdown
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 08/10 - 14/10/2018
Other events: 08/10 - 21/10/2018