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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12150

1 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 29
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Italy
Eurogroup should be in line with Commission on draft budget plan for 2019
Brussels, 30/11/2018 (Agence Europe)

Euro zone finance ministers should logically support the European Commission's position on the Italian draft budget plan for 2019 at the Eurogroup on Monday 3 December (see other news). 

After the rejection of a first draft budget plan, the Commission gave an unfavourable opinion on Wednesday 21 November on a minimum revised draft budget plan(see EUROPE 12142). 

Rome forecasts an increase in the structural deficit (excluding the impact of the economic situation) of 0.8% of GDP (1.2% of...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission presents a draft budget for 2019 with no real developments
FUTURE OF THE EU: BEUC unveils ambitious priorities for election campaign
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: Member States are moving towards a general approach on Horizon Europe programme
SPACE: EU Member States come up against issue of space governance
COHESION: Member States plan to return to seven-year programming of Structural and Investment Funds by introducing flexibilities
TRANSPORT: the first ‘mobility’ package at the heart of the ministerial meeting on 3 December
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca urges MEPs and British MPs to ratify the Brexit agreement
AGRICULTURE: member States concerned about complexity of performance rules
AGRICULTURE: Via Campesina organisation formulates seven priorities for post-2020 CAP
ANIMAL HEALTH: MEPs debate livestock transport conditions on Monday 3 December
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: ‘risk reduction’ package, Member States support key elements of inter-institutional compromise
BANKS: Austrian Presidency of Council is testing a hybrid model for a European bank deposit guarantee
ITALY: Eurogroup should be in line with Commission on draft budget plan for 2019
EUROGROUP: deepening of EMU and 2019 draft budget plans on ministers' agenda
ECOFIN: political agreement in sight in Council on taxation of digital sector giants
EXTERNAL ACTION
G20: talks that reflect multilateral tensions
MERCOSUR: Emmanuel Macron makes trade agreement conditional on compliance with climate commitments
SWITZERLAND: moments of tension between Berne and European Union over conclusion of a framework agreement and renewal of equivalency for Swiss stock exchange
UKRAINE: payment to Kiev of a macro-financial assistance tranche of €500 million
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: draft regulation to raise the ceilings for “de minimis” aid
COMPETITION: conditional green light for Fibria to be acquired by Suzano
COMPETITION: opening of in-depth investigation into Aperam's proposed acquisition of VDM
COMMISSION: Union Renouveau et Démocratie asks Mr Selmayr to shed light on Mr Brunet's resignation
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 2.0% in November in euro area
FISHERIES: publication of European Commission's 2018 report on fisheries and aquaculture market
TRANSPORT: Amsterdam Declaration aims to develop safe, secure and green solutions for drone operations
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Whose Brexit deal is it anyway?
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 03/12 - 09/12/2018
Other Events: 03/12 – 16/12/2018