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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12209

8 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 37
BREACHES OF EU LAW / Consumers
Ireland faces heavy fines for breach of ‘Package Travel and Related Services’ Directive
Brussels, 07/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Thursday 7 March that Ireland has been referred to the EU Court of Justice, accompanied by a request for financial penalties for persistent infringement of the Package Travel and Related Travel Services Directive (EU Directive 2015/2302), which clarified and strengthened travellers' rights. 

Reason for the referral: Ireland has still not fully transposed this directive into national law, which should have been done by 1 July 2018 at the latest (see...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: handful of countries continue to argue for adoption of some Asylum Package texts, although opportunities to do so will become rare
MIGRATION: discussions continue on temporary disembarkation mechanism for migrants rescued at sea, a kind of alternative to Dublin Regulation
JUSTICE: European Parliament in battle array to negotiate with Council of the EU on future head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
JUSTICE: provisional European Parliament/EU Council agreement on 'Rights and values' programme for 2021-2027
FISHERIES: calls from European Parliament Committee for a 10% increase in 2021-2027 EMFF funds
AGRICULTURE: experts put forward ways of strengthening EU-Africa agricultural cooperation
ANIMAL HEALTH: animal welfare is not guaranteed in Croatia during transport of livestock by sea
FOOD SAFETY: too much acrylamide in tested foods, BEUC urges Commission to set binding limits
TRANSPORT: ‘mobility’ package I should a priori be voted on in European Parliament plenary session at end of March
DIGITAL: Facebook lobbying in Davos exposed
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU Council formally rejects list of high-risk third countries
TAXATION: nine notorious tax havens could be removed from Europe’s 'grey' list, worries Oxfam
FINANCE: European Parliament/Council of the EU agreement on transparency requirements for sustainable investments
ECB: monetary institute will not raise its key interest rates in 2019
STATE AID: in-depth investigation opened into tax treatment of Huhtamäki in Luxembourg
COMPETITION: green light for commitments of Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sky on cross-border pay-TV services
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: E3+2 reiterates its support for Iranian economy in face of US sanctions
MIDDLE EAST: EU will not give a blank cheque to US plan, warns Ms Mogherini
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Federation for Family Employment promotes European reference framework for home-based employment
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: EFSA should have published toxicity and carcinogenicity studies of glyphosate, according to General Court
CITIZENSHIP: CJEU rules Commission should have registered European Citizens’ Initiative to improve situation of regions with a national minority
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Greens will “take up the battle of ideas” with Emmanuel Macron, promises Bas Eickhout
BUDGET: MEPs believe a strong budget in 2020 will facilitate conclusion of agreement on 2021-2027 financial framework
COMPANIES: 'MEP entrepreneur index', a controversial new tool designed to increase MEPs' transparency
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Greece threatened with financial sanctions for water pollution by agricultural nitrates
ENVIRONMENT: Italy before Court for air pollution and inadequate waste water treatment
ENVIRONMENT: Cyprus before Court of Justice for inadequate urban waste water treatment
CONSUMERS: Ireland faces heavy fines for breach of ‘Package Travel and Related Services’ Directive
ENERGY: Spain brought before Court over heating and hot water records in buildings
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: still no agreement on umbrella regulation on common provisions post-2020
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation opened into E.ON's proposed acquisition of Innogy
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.2% in euro area and by 0.3% in EU in fourth quarter of 2018
HUNGARY: Hungarian government will put an end to its anti-Brussels and anti-Juncker posters
EP2019: LREM and MoDem call on Europeans to sign Mr Macron's call for a 'European Renaissance'
SYRIA: Mogherini warns against temptations to turn Syria into a cold war
VENEZUELA: EU condemns Maduro regime's decision to dismiss German ambassador from Caracas