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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12113

10 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
MEPs oppose any reduction in CAP budget
Brussels, 09/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

Members of the European Parliament's agriculture committee once again opposed, on Tuesday 9 October, the Commission's proposed cuts to the common agricultural policy (CAP) budget after 2020 (see EUROPE 12084). 

In adopting its opinion on the proposals for the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, the European Parliament's agriculture committee believes that the challenges facing farmers, such as unfair trade practices, increased market concentration, free trade...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU announces it might raise its ambitions by 2020 to send a positive signal to COP24
CLIMATE: Intense negotiations at Environment Council on CO2 emissions from cars and vans post-2021
FISHERIES: European Parliament fisheries committee reaches a compromise on management plan for stocks in western waters
FISHERIES: Commission proposes to reduce catch quotas for deep-sea fish
AGRICULTURE: MEPs oppose any reduction in CAP budget
TRANSPORT: Austrian Presidency's formalised draft compromises on first ‘mobility’ package confirm guidelines
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt draft report on rail passengers' rights and obligations
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their position on port reception facilities for waste disposal
MIGRATION: Home affairs ministers called upon to break deadlock of 'asylum package' and reform of Dublin Regulation
MIGRATION: Paris and Rome prepare joint mission to Nigeria to facilitate returns of migrants
DIGITAL: Continuation of inter-institutional negotiations over draft 'SatCab' regulation
JUSTICE: Google security breach affecting 500,000 users over three years stirs controversy
MEDIA: Focus on Council of Europe's work concerning misinformation
COHESION: MEPs reject proposal to transfer cohesion policy funds to support structural reforms
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs eager to fight it out with Council over 2021-2027 MFF
UK: Northern Irish Unionists still reject solutions that would treat Northern Ireland differently from rest of United Kingdom
FUTURE OF EU: Committee of Regions president announces European summit of cities and regions in March 2019
EUROPEAN AGENCIES: EASO, exception to the rule of good budgetary management observed in 41 EU agencies
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Paul Tang defends ambitious vision of digital services tax at European Parliament
FINANCE: Crowdfunding regulation – three stumbling points emerge at European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: Mediterranean rescue NGOs, Oleg Sentsov and Nasser Zefzafi included on Sakharov Prize shortlist for 2018
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: EU calls on leaders to assume responsibilities
ISRAEL: Israeli Avi Dichter offers his country's aid to fight terrorism in Europe
PALESTINE: Supported by EU, UNRWA has succeeded in filling large part of budget gap
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Council adopts inflexible position on directive on work-life balance
NEWS BRIEFS
COURT OF JUSTICE: Koen Lenaerts re-elected president of Court and Rosario Silva de Lapuerta elected vice-president
HUNGARY: Member states sounded out on how to follow up on European Parliament vote recommending opening of proceedings on respect of rule of law
EP2019: Call for women in key EU posts
VENEZUELA: EU demands independent investigation after death in custody of municipal councillor