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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12157

12 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 38
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Payments
European Parliament/Council agreement in sight on alignment of costs of cross-border payments in euros in EU
Brussels, 11/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament and the EU Council are expected to agree on the proposal to harmonise the costs of cross-border payments in euros across the EU (see EUROPE 11991), according to a European source, on Tuesday evening, 11 December.

As a reminder, the major difference of opinion between Parliament (see EUROPE 12129) and the Council (see EUROPE 12050) concerned the alignment of the costs of cross-border payments made in currencies other than the euro, as requested by MEPs...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven agree to clarify agreement on an ordered Brexit, but refuse to renegotiate it
POLAND: a third hearing on rule of law focusing on implementation of Court of Justice's order
BUDGET: Günther Oettinger criticises Council's inaction on 2021-2027 budget
BUDGET: EU Council endorses agreement on 2019 EU budget before its formal adoption in European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: provisional inter-institutional agreement on cybersecurity
DIGITAL: copyright, interinstitutional agreement expected on 13 December for two pieces of legislation
CLIMATE: CO2 from cars and vans after 2021, Romanian Presidency of Council will take over the torch
CUSTOMS: European Parliament/Council Agreement on framework for import of cultural goods into EU
JHA: Civil Liberties Committee of European Parliament tightens conditions for acquisition of chemicals allowing creation of explosives
JUSTICE: MEPs want to triple financial envelope of 'Rights and Values' programme for 2021-2027
JUSTICE: European Parliament/Council agreement on inclusion of dual nationals in the ECRIS-TCN system
FISHERIES: implementation of Common Fisheries Policy is insufficient, according to the WWF
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EMU: MEPs disappointed with results of Eurogroup's work
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament supports reform of EU food law to increase transparency of EFSA's risk assessments
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: European Parliament votes in favour of doubling the ‘LIFE Environment and Climate’ budget in the post-2020 EU budget
DEFENCE: MEPs call for more fluid military mobility
JHA: European Parliament finally adopts its position on humanitarian visas
TAXATION: European Parliament gives green light to generalised reverse charge mechanism for VAT
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, European Parliament maintains Mr Balas' negotiating mandate
SOCIAL: European Parliament ready to begin interinstitutional negotiations on European Labour Authority
SOCIAL: protection from carcinogens and mutagens, European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement
SOCIAL: MEPs adopt inter-institutional agreements on Cedefop, Eurofound and EU-OSHA agencies
JHA: European Parliament reiterates its call for integration of Bulgaria and Romania into Schengen area
INDUSTRY: Brexit, adoption of Inter-institutional Agreement on amendment of rules on approval and market surveillance of cars
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
PAYMENTS: European Parliament/Council agreement in sight on alignment of costs of cross-border payments in euros in EU
FINANCE: MEPs support creation of new 'green' benchmarks aligned with Paris Agreement
TAXATION: Commission presents new measures to facilitate VAT obligations for e-commerce
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ECB: quantitative easing does not infringe EU law, confirms Court
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: green light from MEPs to three European Parliament/Council agreements, including screening in EU of investments from third countries
ARMENIA: EU welcomes successful conduct of early elections
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Ana Carla Pereira discusses sources of unravelling Council recommendations on social security access
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: Colombian anti-dumping measures on frozen french fries, MEPs ask Commission to justify its trade defence policy
FRANCE: impact of measures announced by Mr Macron on French budget will be monitored “closely” by Commission
JUSTICE: European Parliament/Council directive on combating fraud in non-cash means of payment
FISHERIES: Council adopts quotas at zero or reduced duties for certain imported fishery products
CSDP: Italian Government in favour of extending EUNAVFOR Med Sophia operation three more months
SWITZERLAND: Commission is prepared to grant Swiss stock exchange a limited six-month equivalence
EUROPE/Documents
Document No. 2602: CYPRUS: an island still divided, but which has been able to recover from the economic crisis