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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12127

30 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Initial positive results of nuclear safety examination related to ageing management of nuclear power plants
Brussels, 29/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 29 October, the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) announced the publication of the first peer review on the ageing management of nuclear power plants and research reactors, which is generally positive (see EUROPE 11733).

The process will now continue with the establishment of national action plans addressing the results of the peer review, ENSREG explains. These national action plans are due to be published in September 2019 and will be analysed by ENSREG.

The...

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
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