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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12115

12 October 2018
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
Trade unions protest at cancellation of Employment and Social Affairs Council
Brussels, 11/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 11 October, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) protested in a press release dated the same day at the decision by the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU to cancel a ministerial meeting on Employment and Social Policy (EPSCO) scheduled that same day. 

The trade unions say that on the agenda was a point on implementation of the European pillar of social rights and in particular, progress on the regulation establishing the European Labour Authority (see other...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Electronic evidence, member states divided on notification procedure
JUSTICE: Poland blocks adoption of Council conclusions on application of Charter of Fundamental Rights
TRANSPORT: Draft compromises imminent at European Parliament on first mobility package
CIVIL PROTECTION: Split European Parliament and Council negotiators on financing of future reinforced civil protection mechanism ‘RescEU’
DIGITAL: Radio spectrum, Commission facilitates development of Internet of Things
DIGITAL: Regulation 'P2B', rapporteur of European Parliament committee for opinion proposes to exclude algorithms from transparency requirement
INTERNAL MARKET: SME index at its highest level, but slowed down by growing uncertainty associated with Brexit
RESEARCH: Commission tables new strategy to support bioeconomy
CLIMATE: COP 24, MEPs call on EU to raise its ambition before 2020 and its 2030 target 
BIODIVERSITY: Council calls on EU to redouble efforts and promote ambitious agreement at CBD COP 14
CUSTOMS: New customs IT system will not be in place in 2020, says European Court of Auditors
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Carcinogen and mutagen directive to cover diesel fumes
SOCIAL: Trade unions protest at cancellation of Employment and Social Affairs Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE: 'Insolvency' directive – member states ready to negotiate with European Parliament
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Alexander Stubb suggests lowering to 16 the age at which young people can vote in European elections
BUDGET: Fairly general debate expected at Council on EU 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors criticises proposals on 'own resources' post-2020
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier clarifies how 'backstop' will work, to avoid a return to a hard border in Ireland
EXTERNAL ACTION
VIETNAM: EU-Vietnam trade agreement to be submitted to Parliament for ratification soon
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Conditions for third country participation in PSC might not be decided in November
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: 4th meeting of Task force rural Africa
CLIMATE: Paris defends agreement reached at Environment Council on CO2 from new cars after 2021
HUMAN RIGHTS: Federica Mogherini announces human rights monitoring mechanism
ENVIRONMENT: Limitation on plastics, EUROPEN wants extended responsibility system of Waste Directive
ITALY: Christine Lagarde asks Rome to respect its European budgetary commitments
JHA: Austria wants to continue controls on its borders with Hungary and Slovenia until May 2019
JUSTICE: European ministers of justice pay tribute to Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova
POLAND: New judges appointed to Supreme Court despite referral to Court of Justice
SOCIAL: European Parliament postpones vote on European Labour Authority
TRANSPORT: European shippers request clarification on maritime single window environment