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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12150
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Ecofin

Political agreement in sight in Council on taxation of digital sector giants

On Tuesday 4 December, the European Finance Ministers will again discuss the proposal to tax gross income from the activities of digital platforms ('digital services tax' or DST) at a rate of 3%. They should endorse the main elements of the 'risk reduction' legislative package, a necessary political step for the Eurogroup to validate the creation of the backstop for the Single Resolution Fund (see other news). 

On taxation in the digital sector, the official objective of the Austrian...

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