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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12127
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

Paris and Berlin very close to an agreement on the taxation of digital

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...

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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
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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