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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12153

6 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Emu
Commission wants to promote use of Euro in energy transactions
Brussels, 05/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 5 December, the European Commission presented two documents - a general communication and a Recommendation on energy - with a view to strengthening the role of the euro on the international stage.

"Strengthening the euro would increase Europe's ability to shape major world events [...] It would also allow the EU to assume greater global responsibilities.” It is partly with these words that Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, explained the two...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
2019 BUDGET: compromise between EU institutions on a budget up by 3.2% compared to 2018
RO2019EU: Romanian Prime Minister promises an ambitious and realistic EU Council Presidency
UNITED KINGDOM: House of Lords Committee on European Affairs has several reservations about the approved withdrawal agreement with the Twenty-seven Member States
FUTURE OF THE EU: European synthesis of national citizens' consultations soon to be submitted to European leaders
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: collective redress, special agreements more favourable to consumer organisations will be included in vote on Didier report to European Parliament
DIGITAL: political agreement of Member States on contracts for sale of goods
JHA: Partial agreement expected from Council on Frontex agency reform excludes increase in its staff
DEMOCRACY: disinformation, Commission will set up an early warning system
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Brussels IIa regulation and sale of goods, three agreements expected from Council
TRANSPORT: Vote scheduled for 10 January in European Parliament’s ‘Transport’ Committee on ‘mobility’ package I
ENERGY: electricity, Member States confirm final agreement on risk preparedness
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Stoltenberg warns Kosovo against the creation of an army
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: political agreement by Member States to sanction nine additional persons
AFRICA: EU trust fund is a flexible emergency tool but lacking focus, say EU auditors
TRADE: European progressives present their common vision of trade and investment policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Commission wants to promote use of Euro in energy transactions
COMPANIES: Council adopts its position on rules to facilitate online registration of companies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member States preparing to weaken European Labour Authority project
NEWS BRIEFS
INDUSTRY: European industry wants a rational use of patents
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission publishes legal texts of Withdrawal Agreement to finalise ratification process
SOCIAL: Work Life Balance Directive, European trade unions launch petition to move negotiations forward
TERRORISM: number of victims of terrorist attacks is decreasing worldwide and in Western Europe, according to GTI index
TRANSPORT: trade unions dissatisfied with agreement in Council on mobility package I
TRANSPORT: maritime stakeholders satisfied with agreement reached in Council on maritime one-stop shop
VENEZUELA: EU will not adopt new sanctions targeting Maduro regime