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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12160
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social

Directive on ‘Work Life Balance’: still no political agreement between European Parliament and Council

Although the co-legislators made some progress, they were not able to finalise negotiations on the Work Life Balance directive at the end of the third interinstitutional meeting on Friday morning, 14 December, with some points remaining unresolved. 

Points of agreement

There was agreement on the Irish proposal for parental leave - by far the most controversial point in the directive (see EUROPE 12159). In essence, parental leave will last four months, including two months that are...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
EMU: Euro area summit gives mandate to Eurogroup for budgetary capacity without stabilisation function
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May is convinced that Twenty-Seven can still help her have Brexit agreement approved by British Parliament
MIGRATION: Despite long discussions between Twenty-eight, asylum legislative package remains at an impasse
CLIMATE: European Council will provide political priorities for EU's 2020 long-term strategy
DEFENCE: Leaders insist on principles of inclusiveness, reciprocity and EU decision-making autonomy
FUTURE OF THE EU: June 2019 target for development of a new strategic programme for EU
ARAB LEAGUE: Khashoggi case and situation in Yemen will be raised at summit with Saudi Arabia
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: EBA notes an increase in money laundering risks in European banking system in 2018
FINANCE: new Commission rules to promote use of SME Growth Markets
TAXATION: ACCA warns against race for technological innovation in tax collection
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European ministers will negotiate 2019 Atlantic fisheries quotas on Tuesday 18 December
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers will assess progress in post-2020 CAP negotiations on Monday 17 December
AGRICULTURE: three quarters of skimmed-milk powder in public storage has been put back on market
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Directive on ‘Work Life Balance’: still no political agreement between European Parliament and Council
SOCIAL: social dimension of EU is at a crossroads, according to OSA and ETUI
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: EU is concerned about creation of an army
SOUTH KOREA: EU urges respect for international labour law
JAPAN: reactions to trade agreement mainly welcome an agreement that benefits agri-food sector
HORN OF AFRICA: EU commits €134 million to combat instability and the causes of irregular migration
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TERRORISM: rejection of Hamas’ appeal against several decisions to maintain freezing of its funds
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Copyright for newspaper publishers, Advocate General clarifies the application of European rules
INSTITUTIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL: EU real estate policy, European Court of Auditors questions extra costs of certain major projects
NEWS BRIEFS
WTO: Brazil urged to bring its tax system into compliance
SPACE: Commission improves geolocation of people phoning emergency numbers
INTERNAL MARKET: compliance with and enforcement of European product rules, European Parliament/Council negotiations will resume on 18 December
MIGRATION: EU and Morocco reinforce their cooperation on Western Mediterranean Route
CSDP: Member States give their political agreement to extend Sophia operation for 3 months
TRANSPORT: railway stakeholders satisfied with European Parliament vote on Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 17/12 - 23/12/2018
Other Events: 17/12 – 23/12/2018