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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12153
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NEWS BRIEFS / Transport

Trade unions dissatisfied with agreement in Council on mobility package I

05/12/2018 (Agence Europe) – The truck drivers' unions, represented by the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), are not satisfied with the political agreement in principle reached by the Transport Council on Monday 3 December on the social and market aspects of the first ‘mobility’ package (posting of hauliers, driving and resting times, cabotage, access to market, tachograph) (see EUROPE 12152). “The Council had a chance to apply EU rules on fair pay for posted workers to road transport - what a missed opportunity to show millions of drivers that Europe is against wage-based discrimination!”, said Eduardo Chagas, Secretary General of the organisation, in a statement issued on Tuesday, 4 December. (LT)

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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
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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
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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
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EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: political agreement by Member States to sanction nine additional persons
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TRADE: European progressives present their common vision of trade and investment policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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COMPANIES: Council adopts its position on rules to facilitate online registration of companies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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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
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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
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