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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12321

6 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Portugal
Green light for early repayment of €2 billion in aid from EFSF fund

05/09/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 5 September, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) approved a request from Portugal to repay €2 billion of financial assistance granted when Lisbon was receiving financial infusion between 2011 and 2014 faster than expected. This early repayment of securities maturing in August or December 2025 improves the profile of Portuguese public debt and reflects the country's strong market access, said Klaus Regling, Executive Director of the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission outlines its new methodology for European 'blacklist' of high-risk third countries
TAXATION: €137 billion in VAT revenue lost in 2017
FINANCE: ESMA unveils framework for applying stress tests to harmonised investment funds in EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament Committee will prepare an own-initiative report on new European plan to combat global deforestation
AGRICULTURE: EU largest world exporter in agri-food trade in 2018, according to Commission
TERRORISM: Eurojust launches new anti-terrorist register to facilitate ongoing investigations in Member States
DIGITAL: Roberto Viola announces forthcoming publication of guidelines on Audiovisual Directive
COHESION: Marc Lemaître's severe charge at European Parliament in face of the absorption of structural and investment funds
WOMEN: Commission discusses past and future projects with MEPs
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: presentation Tuesday 10 September of 'von der Leyen' team
RULE OF LAW: sooner or later, Member States violating EU's fundamental values will suffer financial consequences, says Frans Timmermans
UNITED KINGDOM: London has still not made any substantial alternative proposal to agreement on an orderly Brexit, the Commission warns
EEAS: Mogherini announces five high-level appointments
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: better communication on rules of origin would allow EU exporters to maximise benefits of trade agreements
WTO: Commission may conclude provisional arbitration agreements in event of Appellate Body being blocked
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Partnership is thinking about its future
MOLDOVA: EU and NATO call for stronger reforms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: list of names of rapporteurs in the European Parliament on 2021-2027 legislative dossiers takes shape
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
AGRICULTURE: Italy has not taken all necessary measures to prevent spread of Xylella fastidiosa bacterium
DIGITAL: telephone operators must transmit caller location information for 112 calls to authorities free of charge
PAYMENTS: Deutsche Bahn's payment practice is contrary to EU law, confirms Court
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: consultation on horizontal agreements exempted from the application of certain rules
SPACE: independent inquiry commission publishes its results on Vega launcher flight failure
JUSTICE: leaking phone numbers from Facebook
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee is not fully constituted
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament Education and Culture Committee still does not have a fourth vice-president
PORTUGAL: green light for early repayment of €2 billion in aid from EFSF fund
MIDDLE EAST: EU denounces further destruction in the West Bank
CITIES: mayors want a vice-president for urban policy in next European Commission