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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12127

30 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 25
EDUCATION / Education
Future networks of European Universities are a concern for European Students’ Union
Brussels, 29/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

The European Students' Union (ESU) is concerned about future network of European universities. Subsequent to the European Commission's call for proposals, the union warned against a "two-speed elitist system" (see EUROPE 12124) in a statement issued on Monday 29 October. 

This idea aims to create a ‘bottom-up' network of universities that would allow students to obtain a degree by combining several studies in several Member States. On 24 October, the European Commission took a further...

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
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1236