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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12169

11 January 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 33
NEWS BRIEFS / Research
Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Germany, champions of R&D investment, according to Eurostat

10/01/2019 (Agence Europe) – In 2017, the highest R&D expenditure was recorded in Sweden (3.33% of GDP) and Austria (3.16%), followed by Denmark (3.06%) and Germany (3.02%), each with R&D expenditures above 3% of GDP, according to the latest figures from the EU Statistical Office (Eurostat) published on Thursday 10 January. These Member States thus meet the European R&D intensity target of 3% of GDP by 2020. They are followed by Finland (2.76%), Belgium (2.58%) and France (2.25%). On the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
ROMANIA: for Mr Meleşcanu, Mr Dragnea has right to sue European Commission
BUDGET: Court of Auditors asks Commission to step up its fight against fraud
EPP: Manfred Weber is ready to talk to all political families defending a pro-European project
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: copyright, Council is moving towards an exclusion of SMEs on issue of value gap
TRANSPORT: ‘Mobility’ package I: MEPs vote on cabotage, but block posting and driving time
TRANSPORT: MEPs vote on two reports aimed at anticipating consequences of Brexit on transport
TRANSPORT: MEPs ready to negotiate with Council on road infrastructure safety management
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: European Parliament/Council negotiations on LIFE post-2020 programme have started in a good climate
MIGRATION: 1,600 amendments tabled to European Parliament draft report on strengthening of European Coast and Border Guard Agency
JHA: New rules on EU visa policy could be adopted before spring, according to European Parliament rapporteur
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee ready to negotiate with Council on ‘Mediterranean’ management plan
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee supports agreement to avoid unregulated fishing in Arctic
ENERGY: EFET requests the suspension of a measure adopted by Romania
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: reform of European financial supervisory architecture adopted by European Parliament with flying colours
FINANCE: first recommendations of expert group on sustainable finance on climate disclosure
STATE AIDS: Netherlands, which is subject of an in-depth Commission investigation into tax treatment of Nike
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council address scope of Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: EU, Japan and the United States promise rapid progress on problem of industrial subsidies and e-commerce
UNITED STATES: Malmström still refuses to include agriculture in upcoming bilateral trade negotiations
DRC: EU takes note of provisional results of elections and calls for restraint pending final results
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Advocate General proposes that territoriality scope of de-referencing of a search engine should be limited to the EU
JUSTICE: Search engines must systematically grant requests to remove links to sensitive data, Advocate General says
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF THE EU: Vivian Linssen, independent candidate for Presidency of European Commission
JUSTICE: European Parliament approve interinstitutional directive on combating fraud in non-cash means of payment
INDUSTRY: Commission launches public consultation on sustainability requirements for batteries
PAYMENTS: green light from MEPs for Inter-institutional Agreement to harmonise costs of cross-border payments in euros
EP2019: Viktor Orbán names immigration and Emmanuel Macron as enemies to be defeated during European elections
RESEARCH: Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Germany, champions of R&D investment, according to Eurostat
ROMANIA: S&D group in European Parliament assures Bucharest that it will put pressure on it to respect rule of law
UNITED KINGDOM: British Parliament makes new requirements before vote on an orderly Brexit on 15 January
TRANSPORT: MEPs give green light to Interinstitutional Agreement on competition in aviation
TRANSPORT: Green light from Member States on Inter-institutional Agreement on port reception facilities for delivery of waste from ships
VIETNAM: European industry wants to speed up ratification of trade agreement, civil society calls for postponement