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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12115
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Draft compromises imminent at European Parliament on first mobility package

Talks on social and market aspects of the first mobility package are still intense at the European Parliament, and rapporteurs on the three problematic texts (posting of hauliers, cabotage, driving and resting time/smart tachographs) will present written draft compromises next week.

EUROPE understands that this was the outcome of the meeting of negotiators on the three texts that was held on Wednesday 10 October, two days after the coordinators’ meeting.  There are still significant...

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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