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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12143

23 November 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
Anti-fraud proposals not going far enough, says Court of Auditors
Brussels, 22/11/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 22 November, the EU Court of Auditors ruled that the proposed changes of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) will not be sufficient to make its investigations significantly more effective (see EUROPE 12025).

The Commission's proposal aims to increase the effectiveness of OLAF's operations and to adapt them in light of the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office. According to the auditors, the major challenge for OLAF's investigations is to improve response...

Contents

BREXIT
UNITED KINGDOM: provisionally approved, declaration outlining EU/UK relations post-Brexit awaits confirmation from European leaders
FISHERIES: United Kingdom would undertake to conclude a fisheries agreement with EU by 1 July 2020 at latest
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: Showdown on US tariffs on aluminium and steel
TRADE: Towards a comprehensive reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement system
DEVELOPMENT: New Africa-Europe alliance and post-2020 budget on agenda for European Ministers on 26 November
KOSOVO: Ms. Mogherini and Mr. Hahn call for immediate revocation of new Kosovar taxes on Serbian and Bosnian products
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission shall present an action plan to strengthen harmonised standards within Union
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their position with regard to structure of Connecting Europe Facility after 2020
TRANSPORT: MEPs call on Commission to present a data access strategy in context of autonomous mobility
TRANSPORT: Austrian Presidency of Council wants to give Member States opportunity to limit cabotage in international combined transport
COHESION: MEPs insist on voluntary nature of mechanism to remove obstacles at cross-border level
REGIONS: Mr Joulaud takes steps to create a support fund for EU regions affected by Brexit in future regulation on common provisions
FOOD SAFETY: Greens/EFA in European Parliament concerned ahead of vote of 27 November on transparency and independence of EFSA's evaluations
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee supports recovery plan for swordfish stocks
AGRICULTURE: ways to help EU reduce its dependence on imported vegetable proteins
HEALTH: Expenditure and mental illness, two thematic strands in 2018 report from Commission and OECD
DIGITAL: intermediation services, Council's draft general approach under microscope
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: anti-fraud proposals not going far enough, says Court of Auditors
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECONOMY: According to Commission, 'Juncker’ plan has made it possible to bridge a third of investment gap in EU
EDUCATION
EYCS: EU Council approaches on Erasmus and Solidarity Corps, analysis of two draft texts
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EGYPT: Tribunal confirms freezing of Mubarak family's assets in 2016 and 2017
MIGRATION: Refugees are entitled to equal social benefits whether they have a permanent or temporary residence permit in EU, according to Court
Op-Ed
UNITED KINGDOM: EU regions affected by Brexit should not be left behind
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: European Parliament postpones vote on common provisions regulation until end of January
RULE OF LAW: MEPs want Council unanimity on regulation related to protection of EU's democratic values
TAXATION: Pierre Moscovici considers it unlikely that an agreement on taxation of digital sector will be reached on 4 December
GREECE: EFSF gives green light for implementation of medium-term debt relief measures for Greece
WTO: a panel will examine compliance of Russian embargo on European pork
TERRORISM: 16 Member States are not complying with new directive to combat terrorism
TRANSPARENCY: MEPs support European Ombudsman in its dealings with EU Council
TRANSPORT: Green light from MEPs for agreement on lease of manned aircraft to non-EU companies