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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12155

8 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 41
NEWS BRIEFS / Finances
Sustainable finance, call for contributions in work leading to a European taxonomy

07/12/2018 (Agence Europe) – The European Expert Group on Sustainable Finance asked stakeholders on Friday 7 December to comment on the preliminary results of its work to develop a European taxonomy to identify financial activities that meet the concept of sustainability. The deadline for comments is 22 February 2019. In May, the European Commission made a specific proposal on this subject (see EUROPE 12026). For more information: http://bit.ly/2QEth5P. (MB)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
PES: three questions to Spitzenkandidat of Party of European Socialists, Frans Timmermans
PES: Jeremy Corbyn - “The priority at this stage is to defeat this ‘Brexit’ agreement”
PES: Party defines its main campaign themes for 2019 elections
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: 2019 budget, Brexit, EU/Japan and eurozone agreement on MEPs' agenda
BUDGET: Commission adopts 2018-2022 action plan to fight illicit tobacco trade
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: political agreement in Council on electronic evidence regulation
JUSTICE: agreement in Council on recasting of Brussels IIa Regulation after two years of negotiations
JUSTICE: Council wants to promote mutual recognition of judicial decisions by strengthening mutual trust in EU
JHA: Council approves a declaration aimed to better protecting Jewish communities in Europe
MIGRATION: EU Council approves a package of measures to combat smuggling networks and trafficking in human beings
DIGITAL: Commission presents a coordinated plan with Member States to support ‘made in Europe’ artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: EU Council confirms agreement on contracts for sale of goods
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, European Parliament's Special PEST Committee adopts its recommendations for a more transparent and accountable authorisation procedure
AGRICULTURE: Baltic farmers demand full convergence of direct payments from Donald Tusk
AGRICULTURE: Commission expects a decrease in agricultural land by 2030
AGRICULTURE: CoR supports capping of agricultural support after 2020
FISHERIES: Italian industry had an impact on postponement of MEPs’ vote on “Mediterranean Management Plan”
HEALTH: Council adopts recommendations to increase vaccination rate in Europe
TRANSPORT: mixed feedback from carriers on agreement in the Council on ‘mobility’ package I
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Sea of Azov, Iran, Venezuela, cooperation with African Union and Western Balkans at ministerial table
UNITED STATES: Washington still sees no improvement in trade relations with EU
UNITED STATES: talks with United States on hormone-free beef quotas hampered by European “demand”
TRADE: intellectual property, Commission publishes its black list of counterfeiters
MEXICO: USMCA agreement and López Obrador's inauguration should not affect trade agreement with EU, according to Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AIDS: Commission lodges action against Bucharest for failure to comply with its obligations to recover illegal aid
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AIDS: Court of First Instance annuls prohibition for Belgium to make any payment under 'ARCO guarantee’
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/Council agreement possible on 12 December on unfair trading practices
STATE AIDS: Green light for Dutch aid for establishment of a compressor station and CO2 transport infrastructure
COMPETITION: Commission approves TenneT’s commitments to increase electricity trading capacity between Germany and Denmark
FINANCES: sustainable finance, call for contributions in work leading to a European taxonomy
MERCOSUR: umpteenth last-chance meeting to secure a trade agreement with the EU
MIGRATION: Aquarius, deprived of a flag, must stop its rescue operations at sea
REGIONS: Commission gives green light to a series of amendments to Portuguese programmes
UNITED KINGDOM: Council approves agreement with European Parliament on post-Brexit tariff quotas
SAHEL: EU announces €125 million in funding at the G5 Sahel Donors Conference
SWITZERLAND: Commission is impatient with Swiss delay on framework agreement
FOOD SAFETY: Member States support Commission's proposal to cut down presence of trans fatty acids
TERRORISM: CISPE criticises agreement reached on removal of terrorist content online
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: A big Brexit week
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 10/12 - 16/12/2018
Other Events : 10/12 – 23/12/2018