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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12132

8 November 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Internal market
Public monopoly operating Hungarian mobile payment system is contrary to EU law, says Court
Brussels, 07/11/2018 (Agence Europe)

The exclusive operation of a national mobile payment system by a Hungarian public company is contrary to the Directive (2006/123) on services in the internal market, the European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday 7 November (Case C-171/17). 

In Hungary, the wholly-owned public company Nemzeti Mobilfizetési has been operating a national mobile payment system since July 2014, the use of which is mandatory for the payment of public parking fees, road tolls, passenger transport or fees...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: endocrine disruptors, Commission shall provide minimum service
ENVIRONMENT: Greens/EFA group's campaign of tests shows how much the citizens are being exposed to harmful pesticides
ENVIRONMENT: Council agrees its position on alignment of all reporting obligations in environmental legislation
FISHERIES: Commission proposes zero catch quota for two stocks of cod and whiting in 2019
AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors criticises lack of ambition in proposals on CAP post-2020
AGRICULTURE: Back to normal for EU wine-growing sector in 2018 
CUSTOMS: lack of enthusiasm from Council to introduce a strict framework for importation of cultural goods into European Union
TRANSPORT: persistent differences in Council on first ‘mobility’ package
TRANSPORT: port reception facilities for waste disposal, European Parliament/Council negotiations could be concluded by end of 2018
DIGITAL: future Romanian Presidency of the Council supports fight against cybercrime
JUSTICE: Council intends to place promotion of civic engagement at heart of new ‘Rights and Values’ programme
JUSTICE: Council seeks to develop common security approach to better protect Jewish communities in EU
INSTITUTIONAL
EPP: Manfred Weber favourite to become the European Christian Democrats' Spitzenkandidat
EP2019: GUE/NGL group at European Parliament to retain its confederal structure in next term
RULE OF LAW: Member states to discuss low level of trust citizens currently have in public institutions
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: EU and Ottawa advocate strengthened bilateral relations
RUSSIA: USA urges EU not to change direction of its sanctions policy
TURKEY: Commission takes distance from Johannes Hahn on end of EU accession negotiations
SOUTH AFRICA: Preparations heating up for EU-South Africa summit on 15 November
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: interinstitutional negotiations are progressing slowly on 'work life balance' directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Andrea Enria of Italy appointed head of Single Supervisory Board
ENTERPRISE: SMEs and crafts set their priorities for future of EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: public monopoly operating Hungarian mobile payment system is contrary to EU law, says Court
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GREECE: Council of Europe highly critical of conditions for reception of migrants and decline of social rights
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for extension of Dutch measure to support maritime transport
CLIMATE: Miguel Arias Cañete to be in China on 8 and 9 November to prepare COP24
UNITED STATES: Mid-term – Pierre Moscovici mocks Donald Trump while the Commission remains neutral
TAXATION: Bruno Le Maire still optimistic about Germany's support for taxation of digital sector
DIGITAL: Political agreement in principle at Council on re-using public sector information
SERBIA/KOSOVO: New meeting of presidents in Brussels on 8 November
TRANSPORT: railway stakeholders welcome adoption of Graz Declaration