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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12252

11 May 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 20
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation
Excise duties, Hungary and Romania could benefit from different exemption regime for 'homemade' alcohol
Brussels, 10/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 17 May, European Finance Ministers will attempt to reach a political agreement (a 'general approach') on several texts relating to excise duties applicable in the EU (see EUROPE B12124A12), including the Directive on general arrangements for excise duties on alcohol (see EUROPE B12211A15). 

Considered not full-bodied enough to be adopted at the March Ecofin Council, the text was referred back to the technical level. 

In order to overcome disagreements, the EU Council is planning...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Marianne Thyssen still hopes to save regulation on ‘coordination of social security systems’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Excise duties, Hungary and Romania could benefit from different exemption regime for 'homemade' alcohol
FINANCE: Bruno Le Maire calls for coordinated international action on cybersecurity
ITALY: Giuseppe Conte condemns Commission's “discouraging” assessment of Italian economy
STATE AID: green light for new commitments by Athens in support of National Bank of Greece
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Libya, Venezuela, Sahel and PESCO on agenda of EU Foreign and Defence Ministers
TRADE: Electronic commerce, first negotiations to clarify ultimate ambitions
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Commission shall publish guidelines on cooperative procurement of military and security equipment
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: Member States reaffirm their desire for independent access to space
CLIMATE: European Climate Foundation disappointed by conclusions of Sibiu Summit
BIODIVERSITY: May 10, Earth Overshoot Day for EU in 2019, according to WWF and Global Footprint Network
FISHERIES: France set to ban electric fishing in its territorial waters
SEAS: Black Sea countries launch science agenda for sustainable 'blue growth’
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: an election campaign between frustration and transformation of a vote into a pro or anti-Brexit referendum
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light given to aid for Slovakia to support security of electricity supply
SPACE: United States and Luxembourg sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation
MIGRATION: six EU countries ready to receive migrants rescued by Italian navy
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Another break from Brexit 
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 13/05 to 19/05/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 17 May 2019