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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12139

17 November 2018
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation
There are two Austrian options on Council's table concerning date of application of taxation in digital sector
Brussels, 16/11/2018 (Agence Europe)

The Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union is continuing its work on the proposal to tax gross income from the activities of digital platforms at a rate of 3% ('digital services tax' or DST). On Friday 16 November, it submitted two options for discussion amongst national experts in order for the French proposal for a "reverse sunset clause" aimed at winning Germany's support to be realised in the text (see EUROPE 12131). 

On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: There are two Austrian options on Council's table concerning date of application of taxation in digital sector
EUROGROUP: deepening of EMU and, potentially, Italian budgetary situation, on ministerial agenda
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Political declaration on future relations with EU must be further developed with Member States concerned to secure their interests
EP2019: European Green Party sets out twelve priorities for European elections in May 2019
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: general guidance on European Labour Authority for next EPSCO Council
SOCIAL: Mrs Thyssen praises soft law on occasion of first anniversary of European pillar of social rights
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: OCP group is confident about ongoing negotiations on maximum cadmium content of phosphate fertilizers
PLANTS: Fight against Xylella fastidiosa has limited effectiveness in Italy and Spain
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca welcomes Brexit agreement supported by British cabinet
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Austrian Presidency proposes an informative notification procedure and only for 'content' data
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: a busy Council, with Yemen, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and defence on agenda
CUBA: European Parliament deplores lack of 'tangible' progress in respect for human rights
WTO: British challenges at World Trade Organisation
WTO: only a modernization of WTO can prevent a war between 'Far West' and 'Far East'
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Civil-military crisis management exercise launched on Monday
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: General Court of the European Union annuls Commission's decision considering United Kingdom market for electricity capacity to be in conformity with EU law
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for a German measure to support mobile communication infrastructure in unserved areas
STATE AID: green light for extension of Irish credit union resolution scheme
FUTURE OF THE EU: 800 young Europeans will adopt their final recommendations for December EU summit
CAMBODIA: EU welcomes verdict against two former leaders of Democratic Kampuchea
ECONOMY: Inflation rate increases to 2.2% in Eurozone in October
SPACE: space industry wants to secure €4 billion in Horizon Europe
MERCOSUR: no white smoke in talks with Mercosur
UNITED KINGDOM: Stephen Barclay appointed new Minister of Brexit
FOOD SAFETY: PAN Europe denounces new evidence of manipulation of scientific results by pesticide industry
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions : 19/11 - 25/11/2018
Other events: 19/11 - 02/12/2018