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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12152

5 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 36
EXTERNAL ACTION / Kosovo
2020 is a realistic time-frame for visa liberalisation, according to Mr Hahn
Brussels, 04/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

The Kosovars will still have to wait. In Pristina, the European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, said on Monday 3 December that 2020 was a "realistic" date for visa liberalisation for Kosovo's citizens. 

The Commission acknowledged that the 95 criteria requested had been met by Pristina (see EUROPE 12065) and that the European Parliament supported this liberalisation (see EUROPE 12095), but the EU Council has yet to express its view on the subject. According to...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Franco-German duo trying to save digital taxation with a very watered-down proposal
EMU: modest progress at Eurogroup on eurozone reform
ECONOMY: Italian draft budget, Eurogroup and Commission hold carrot and stick
BANKS: European Parliament and Council finalise negotiations on legislative package on reducing risks
FINANCES: MEPs support easier distribution of mutual funds
COMPETITION: interested parties invited to give their opinion on Visa and MasterCard's commitments concerning interregional interchange fees
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council adopts its position on Digital Europe programme
DIGITAL: strong opposition to Council on confidentiality of electronic communications
DIGITAL: Copyright, Commission will work on a mechanism to mitigate platform liability
TRANSPORT: agreement in Council on social and market aspects of ‘mobility’ package I
MIGRATION: Commission still believes that it is possible to reach agreement on revision of Dublin rules on asylum before May 2019
JHA: European Parliament Committee adopts its position on European short-stay visa policy
JHA: Civil Liberties Committee has mandate to negotiate new security standards for identity cards in EU
COHESION: MEPs increase budget for cross-border cooperation component Interreg
COHESION: MEPs restore regional dimension within future European Social Fund
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/Council negotiations on unfair trading practices could be concluded on Thursday 6 December
ANIMAL HEALTH: lively debate in European Parliament Agriculture Committee on livestock transport conditions
ENVIRONMENT: Pesticides, major compromise effort ahead of vote of PEST Special Committee on 6 December
JUSTICE: access of law enforcement authorities to financial information, European Parliament adopts its position
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BREXIT: United Kingdom can unilaterally revoke its decision to leave EU, according to Advocate General
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies provide political support, if not practical, to Ukraine and Georgia
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: 2020 is a realistic time-frame for visa liberalisation, according to Mr Hahn
WESTERN BALKANS: countries in region call on EU to assume its responsibilities
SINGAPORE: MEPs close to a compromise on free trade agreement with EU
VIETNAM: Members of Parliament seem to be moving towards postponing their consent to trade agreements
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: work-life balance, interinstitutional negotiations come up against Council's reluctance
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission calls on European Council to decide on 2021-2027 MFF in October 2019
NEWS BRIEFS
LAUNDERING: Green light for Council's action plan to fight money laundering more effectively
ENERGY: European Parliament and Council hope to conclude electricity package on Wednesday 5 December
ENERGY: declaration by Twenty-Eight on promotion of Solar Energy
ENERGY: Council adopts three legislative acts from clean energy package
DIGITAL: first meeting on reuse of public sector information on 12 December
DIGITAL: European Parliament/Council final negotiation meeting on cybersecurity on Monday 10 December
FISHERIES: Commission wants to tighten restrictions on eel fishing
FISHERIES: Scotland wants to have a say in determination of post-Brexit fishing quotas
VENEZUELA: EU increases humanitarian aid by €20 million for victims of the socio-economic crisis