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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12221
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

European Parliament confirms vote on ‘mobility’ package I for Wednesday 27 March

At the opening of the plenary session on Monday 25 March, MEPs decided to confirm the vote initially scheduled for Wednesday 27 March on the social and market aspects of the first ‘mobility’ package (posting of drivers, driving time and rest periods, tachograph, cabotage and market access). 

They are thus in line with the conclusions of the meeting of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament's political groups on Thursday 21 March (see EUROPE B122219A11), in which...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Taxation - getting rid of unanimity is a must (1)
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission reiterates its call to actively prepare for an “increasingly likely” no-deal Brexit
COURT OF JUSTICE: EU judge welcomes “exceptional” productivity
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Parliament confirms vote on ‘mobility’ package I for Wednesday 27 March
TRANSPORT: Multimodality and Trans-European Transport Network on agenda of EU ministers
DIGITAL: European Commission wants to better control risks posed by Huawei
DIGITAL: provisional agreement on programme for a digital Europe submitted to European Parliament Committee
CONSUMERS: five car hire leaders commit to clearer pricing under pressure from coordinated EU-wide action
CLIMATE: long-term strategy: NGOs, disappointed with European Council, talk of citizen betrayal
ENERGY: joint understanding on special application of energy package in Iceland
AGRICULTURE: water is an essential component of agri-food production, says Commission
FOOD SAFETY: EU identifies shortcomings in China's system for monitoring residues in live animals
COHESION: concern in European Parliament about outcome of inter-institutional negotiations on post-2020 cohesion policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: S&D and Greens/EFA call in European Parliament for a minimum effective corporate tax rate of 18% in EU
COMPETITION: Nike fined €12.5 million for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products
COMPETITION: opening an in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Aleris by Novelis
EXTERNAL ACTION
PAKISTAN: Ms. Mogherini and Mr. Qureshi agree on new strategic engagement plan
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: wages have decreased in eight Member States compared to 2009, according to ETUI
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: US and European Special Representatives continue cooperation in support of peace process
PATENTS: ‘No Patents on Seeds’ calls for greater legal clarity on patents on living organisms
CHINA: 'concrete' negotiations during last round of negotiations on a comprehensive investment agreement
INDUSTRY: European Chemical Industry Council welcomes European Council conclusions
ISRAEL: After Mrs Dancila announcement, EU position on Jerusalem remains unchanged
LUXEMBOURG: draft budget plan updated for 2019 is compatible with the rules of the Stability Pact, according to the EU Commission
MALI: EU, outraged by Ogossagou massacre, calls for disarmament of all militias