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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12128

31 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 32
NEWS BRIEFS / Epo
SUEPO says European Patent Office blocking internal emails from unions

30/10/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 25 October, the specialist website IPProPatents reported that the Staff Union European Patent Office (SUEPO) has accused the office of upholding a blocking system that occludes emails to staff from SUEPO.  According to SUEPO, the blocking system was brought in during the reign of the EPO’s former president, Benoît Battistelli.  Following a meeting with the EPO’s new president, António Campinos, in early September, the unions sent an...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: 'Graz Declaration' must guide EU in its successful transition to clean, safe and affordable mobility
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc is  “cautiously optimistic” about possibility of Member States reaching an agreement on Mobility Package I in December
TRANSPORT: ministers recommit to taking action to reduce road accidents
ENVIRONMENT: ECSA says EU can spearhead ship recycling
ENVIRONMENT: European ministers say biodiversity must be focus of 8th Environment Action Programme
FISHERIES: Important decisions are taken with view to fish stock recovery in Mediterranean
OCEANS: Analysis of new ocean energy technologies
SPACE: member States set course for 2019 ESA Ministerial Meeting
DIGITAL: Commission's lack of transparency on WiFi4EU initiative criticised
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Technical work at Council on the taxation of digital makes progress, despite strong political misgivings
TAXATION: United Kingdom boldly takes legislative step towards taxing the digital sector by 2020
BANKS: 'Risk reduction' package – European Parliament and Council stick to their guns
COMPETITION: opening of in-depth investigation into possible creation of joint venture between activities of Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp
COMPETITION: Conditional green light to acquisition of AniCura by Mars
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Russian plans put a damper on Trident Juncture exercise
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Consumers remain vigilant on transatlantic regulatory cooperation discussions
TRADE: WTO's viability would be compromised if American taxes on steel and aluminium were examined there, Washington warns
TRADE: Russian embargo on pigmeat - EU calls for special WTO compliance panel
TRADE: more than 300 organisations are calling for a fundamental reform of investor-State Dispute Settlement system
SRI LANKA: EU calls for immediate reconvening of parliament
GEORGIA: EU hails 'competitive and professionally administered' elections
ACP: ACP countries call on EU to support development dimension of economic partnership agreements
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: council lawyers doubt legal basis underlying proposal which makes granting of European funds conditional on respect for rule of law
HUNGARY: European universities denounce Orbán government's attacks on academic autonomy
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: ECB prepares to propose successor to Danièle Nouy to head up the European Supervisory Board
COMPETITION: Commission closes case concerning code-share agreement between Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal
ECONOMY: GDP rose by 0.2% and 0.3% in Eurozone and EU respectively in third quarter of 2018
SEA: European Commission study on prospects for 'blue bioeconomy’
EPO: SUEPO says European Patent Office blocking internal emails from unions
PSE:  Messrs. Šefčovič and Timmermans heard Tuesday 6 November by S&D Group in European Parliament
SOCIAL: AGE and CoR commit to fight age discrimination
TUNISIA: EU condemns Tunis attack