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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12114

11 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / Singapore
Green light for signature of EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements

10/10/2018 (Agence Europe) – Member states’ ambassadors to the EU (COREPER) approved without debate on Wednesday 10 October a draft decision on the conclusion of free-trade and investment protection agreements with Singapore.  The decision will be endorsed by the Council at the start of next week and will allow the EU to sign the two agreements, whose negotiation started in 2010. The ceremony will take place at the 12th ASEM summit in Brussels on 18 and 19 October.  The EU-Singapore...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: No consensus between member states to allow Operation Sofia to help in fight against petroleum trafficking
SECURITY: European Commission lists key texts to push through before European elections
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Iran urges EU to put words into action to save nuclear deal
FYROM: Johannes Hahn denounces threats to members of opposition
TRADE: EU and UK will no doubt have to renegotiate their WTO quotas with major partners
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Council agreement on car CO2, victory for Austrian Presidency, disappointment for most ambitious
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs tighten up draft directive on tackling pollution from single-use plastic bags
JUSTICE: Agreement on insolvency directive and consideration of electronic evidence on agenda of European ministers of justice
JUSTICE: MEPs call for full European audit of Facebook's data protection level
JUSTICE: TI and Global Witness call on Commission to closely monitor granting of golden visas at national level
MIGRATION: MEPs call for creation of European humanitarian visa
FISHERIES: Adoption in European Parliament committee of minimal plan for management of pelagic species in the Adriatic
AGRICULTURE: Study confirms gap between costs of milk production and prices paid to producers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European unionists and members of EESC up in arms at attitude of Austrian Presidency of Council
INSTITUTIONAL
PES: Frans Timmermans emerges and presents himself as S&D candidate
HUNGARY: Respect for rule of law, Budapest will have opportunity to defend itself before its peers
BUDGET: MEPs hope to flesh out future mechanism making European aid conditional on compliance with rule of law
BUDGET 2019: Report justifying European Parliament's budgetary amendments adopted
BUDGET: Regions present first recommendations on post-2020 European budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EMU: European Fiscal Board calls for reform of Stability and Growth Pact
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: Idea of a mobility programme for artists encouraged by new study
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Tensions with Russia threaten international organisation with institutional crisis
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: Migration is 'an incredible opportunity', says singer Bono
SAUDI ARABIA: EU calls for investigation into disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
ENVIRONMENT: EU and countries of Eastern Partnership step up cooperation
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from heavy goods vehicles, Austrian Presidency hopes to conclude agreement in Council before end of 2018
COHESION: Twenty-two European cities win Urban Innovative Action prize
ENVIRONMENT:  Commission introduces restrictions on 33 substances harmful to health used for textile and footwear articles
UNITED STATES: Member states give go-ahead to renegotiating US share of high-quality beef imports
WOMEN: #MeTooEP, new blog denouncing sexual harassment in the European Parliament
INDUSTRY: Commission's research services to open new laboratories for vehicle emissions testing
DIGITAL: 287 amendments to the Mlinar report on Digital Europe programme
REGIONS: Murcia region honoured at RegioStars 2018 for its action in favour of refugees
SINGAPORE: Green light for signature of EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements
SOCIAL: Maria João Rodrigues deplores cancellation of ministerial meeting on European social pillar
SOCIAL: Carcinogens and mutagens, European Parliament and Council prepare to decide whether to add diesel fumes
TRANSPORT: European Cyclists' Federation welcomes vote of MEPs on obligation to provide bicycle spaces in trains
TRANSPORT: Seaports welcome with some kindness the vote of MEPs on port waste reception facilities
CORRIGENDUM
CLIMATE: Clarification about Bulgaria's position in talks on new car CO2 emissions