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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12211

12 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Social
A dozen NGOs are asking ministers to transpose Work Life Balance Directive as soon as possible

11/03/2019 (Agence Europe) – Ahead of the Employment and Social Policy Council (EPSCO), a dozen NGOs (including Coface, AGE Platform Europe, Caritas Europa, European Disability Forum) published a press release on Monday 11 March in which they asked the competent ministers to transpose the Work Life Balance Directive as soon as possible. Objective: "to send a strong message and demonstrate to all families that the EU is working with and for them". For the organisations, the Member States...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The big gap in the Eurobarometer
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: meeting between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker in Strasbourg on eve of a decisive vote in British Parliament
GENERAL AFFAIRS: European Affairs Ministers will work in Bucharest on 2021-2027 financial framework and future of EU
FUTURE OF EU: status quo is not an option for defending European way of life, according to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Huawei - European Parliament warns against risk of fragmentation of European response
JUSTICE: main items on agenda of European Parliament/Council of EU negotiations on whistleblowers Directive
JUSTICE: inclusion of dual nationals in ECRIS-TCN system is still divisive, on eve of vote on Interinstitutional Agreement in European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: Commission sets milestones to limit medicines residues in water and soil
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Commission launches feedback mechanism on a draft common methodology for EU measurement of food waste
AGRICULTURE: Commission increases EU import duties on brown rice
ENERGY: Commission submits delegated acts on energy efficiency labelling of six product groups
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations over combined transport should not continue until end of current European Parliament mandate
TRANSPORT: Commission intends to address need for safe and secure truck parking areas in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Mr Moscovici 'confident' that next tranche of aid will be granted by next Eurogroup
TAXATION: final points to be settled at Council of the EU on excise duties on alcohol
ECOFIN: European 'blacklist' of tax havens, taxation of digital giants, excise duties and InvestEU on Council of the EU’s agenda
BANKS: a slight increase in number of bank managers who pocketed more than €1 million in 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: in Washington, EU-US trade talks described as 'constructive'
NEWS BRIEFS
BREXIT: European Medicines Agency authorised to appeal concerning its rental agreement in London
ETHIOPIA: EU expresses its condolences to families and friends of deceased of flight ET302
LATVIA: Eurogroup considers that updated draft budget plan for 2019 is broadly consistent with rules of Stability and Growth Pact
EP2019: former Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, is running for European elections
EPP: Weber/Orbán meeting on 12 March to discuss place of Fidesz in EPP
CSDP: Ricardo Hernández, new EU Force Commander of Operation Atalanta
RESEARCH: European Parliament and EU Council are making progress on Horizon Europe framework programme
SOCIAL: Bulgaria intends to apply to host seat of European Labour Authority
SOCIAL: a dozen NGOs are asking ministers to transpose Work Life Balance Directive as soon as possible
TERRORISM: a report sets out ways to improve recognition of victims of terrorist attacks in EU