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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12151

4 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / Research
Member States agree on a partial general approach to Horizon Europe programme
Brussels, 03/12/2018 (Europe Agency)

After more than eight hours of negotiations, the EU Competitiveness Council reached a partial general approach on the Horizon Europe Framework Programme on Friday 30 November, despite the wide divergences between Member States that had been expressed during the debates. 

Heinz Fassmann, the Austrian Science Minister, who chaired the debates, welcomed the agreement reached on “the world's largest framework programme”, which the Commission wishes to provide with a budget of almost...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Parliament adopts an “ambitious” position on digital services tax and urges Council to do same
TAXATION: Paris and Berlin propose to relaunch financial transaction tax on French model
FINANCES: political agreement in Council on reform of supervision of central counterparty in relation to Brexit
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘mobility’ package I, a journey full of pitfalls
TRANSPORT: Member States shall validate political agreements on maritime transport and road infrastructure safety management
SOCIETY: member States recall that they need time before they can stop time change
RESEARCH: Member States agree on a partial general approach to Horizon Europe programme
DIGITAL: crucial week on sale of goods and digital content
DIGITAL: re-use of public sector information, Parliament expresses itself in favour of a wider scope
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: limitation of disposable plastic products polluting oceans, inter-institutional negotiations will continue
CLIMATE: Member States take lead in responding to call for an increase in EU's level of ambition
ENVIRONMENT: Commission amends REACH Regulation to clarify provisions on registration of nanomaterials
FISHERIES: EU, Norway and Faroe Islands agree on a 20% decrease in mackerel catches in 2019
ENERGY: Council adopts on Tuesday 4 December directive imposing a 32% renewable energy tax by 2030
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: a ministerial meeting against a backdrop of Russian threats
CSDP: EEAS expects difficult negotiations on European Peace Facility
EXTERNAL ACTION
G20: Leaders endorse need to reform WTO
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEPs want to allocate more ESF+ resources to youth employment and social inclusion after 2020
INSTITUTIONAL
2019 BUDGET: delicate European Parliament/Council negotiations on Tuesday 4 December to avoid ‘provisional twelfths’
BUDGET: Mr Oettinger confirms risk of conflict of interest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
POLAND: rule of law is in danger in Poland, says European Parliament Committee
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European agri-food exports fell by 6%
AGRICULTURE: new protected geographical indication of Romania
STATE AID: green light for a Cypriot scheme to support households at risk of losing their home due to difficulties in mortgage repayments
HUNGARY: Central European University is permanently relocating part of its activities to Vienna
ITALY: Dombrovskis awaits 'concrete' proposals from Rome on 2019 draft budget
SEA OF AZOV: Ukraine calls on EU to impose new sanctions against Russia
MIGRATION: European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee gives green light once again to legislation on humanitarian visas
CSDP: EU extends mandate of its observation mission in Georgia until mid-December 2020
TRANSPORT: green light from MEPs on interoperability of electronic road toll systems