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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12127

30 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation
Paris and Berlin very close to an agreement on the taxation of digital
Brussels, 29/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

The French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, anticipates agreement with his German counterpart “in the coming weeks” on the Commission's proposal for a 3% tax on the gross earnings of the digital platforms ('digital services tax' or DST).

“[The meeting] today was useful. I think a compromise in the coming weeks is possible and we will be able to send a clear message that we agree on a fair taxation of the Internet giants”, he said on Friday 26 October, following a meeting with Olaf...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
SOCIETY: Member States confirm that they need time before they can stop time change
TRANSPORT: on margins of informal ministerial meeting, negotiations on first ‘mobility’ package are continuing
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Rapporteur Eric Andrieu recommends 'true' agricultural crisis management regulation
AGRICULTURE: Council vote on adding copper to viticulture is deferred
DIGITAL: Limited progress in inter-institutional negotiations on copyright
ENVIRONMENT: EU air pollution still above limits recommended by WHO, especially in urban areas
CLIMATE: Road transport -  main cause of 0.6% rise in emissions in EU in 2017
SEA: EU plans additional €300 million for clean, healthy and safe oceans
ENERGY: Initial positive results of nuclear safety examination related to ageing management of nuclear power plants
GENDER EQUALITY: Pay gap remains above 16% in Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: France, Germany, Turkey and Russia call for sustainable ceasefire in Idlib
GEORGIA: Laima Andrikienė calls for electoral reforms
USA: EU condemns attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU makes €58 million in emergency aid available to Sahel and Central African Republic
TRADE: Three NGOs urge Council to stop obstructing reform controls on dual-use products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Paris and Berlin very close to an agreement on the taxation of digital
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Future networks of European Universities are a concern for European Students’ Union
INSTITUTIONAL
ALDE: ALDE party expels PDeCAT of Catalonia
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/Council negotiations on unfair trading practice resume on 7 November
CHINA: New round of negotiations between EU and China on investment
CHINA: EU calls on Beijing to respect freedom of religion and minority rights
DIGITAL: SatCab, still no date for next interinstitutional negotiation meeting
TRANSPORT: European Road Transport Union welcomes the European Parliament vote on road infrastructure charges
TRANSPORT: World Road Transport Union generally satisfied with the European Parliament vote on the public acquisition of clean vehicles
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