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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12346

11 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 28
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
Member States recognise need to streamline European financial architecture for development
Luxembourg, 10/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

European finance ministers recognised the need to streamline the European financial architecture for development in order to increase its impact and visibility, on Thursday 10 October, during a debate based on the recommendations of the ‘Wieser’ Group report (see EUROPE B12344A10).

The Wieser group suggests three options for changing this European financial architecture: - increase the EBRD's resources by transferring part of the EIB's operations to it; - create a specific subsidiary...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
INTERNAL MARKET: dropped by EPP and part of S&D, Sylvie Goulard has been rejected by European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: progress has been made in preparation of euro area budget, but its financing has not been finalised
MONEY LAUNDERING: Member States recognise need for reforms, but not all at same speed
TAXATION: European blacklist now includes only nine non-cooperative jurisdictions
ECONOMY: Member States recognise need to streamline European financial architecture for development
STATE AID: European Commission approves Greek asset protection scheme ‘Hercules’ for banks
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: despite division amongst Member States, Mr Hahn insists on opening negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania
SYRIA: Europeans urge Turkey to stop its offensive
TRADE: provisional anti-dumping duties will be applied on imports of Chinese steel road wheels
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: MEPs call for 'an emergency plan' in case of late agreement on 2021-2027 financial framework
TRADE: American sanctions against Airbus will undoubtedly shake European unity
EIB: “The EIB is ready to go greener”, says Werner Hoyer to MEPs
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, European Parliament says no to keeping about 60 active substances on market
GMO: European Parliament opposes authorisation to import 2 glyphosate/glufosinate resistant maize and one transgenic soybean
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives green light to a cooperation agreement between Eurojust and Serbia
DEMOCRACY: Parliament adopts a resolution aimed at combating foreign interference and disinformation
BREACHES OF EU LAW
RULE OF LAW: Commission refers Warsaw to Court of Justice to make it backtrack on its disciplinary regime for judges
TAXATION: Commission's action against Budapest for application of insufficient excise duties on cigarettes
HUNGARY: Budapest has 1 month to justify to Commission its practice of depriving some migrants of food
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: post-2020 CAP, agricultural markets and forests to be debated in EU Council on Monday, 14 October
FISHERIES: EU Council is preparing to drastically reduce 2020 quotas for cod and herring in Baltic
ENVIRONMENT: climate protection requires investment in wastewater treatment, according to EEA
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: derogations from wolf hunting in Finland must be strictly regulated, according to Court
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: According to Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson, basis for deal on orderly exit can be found by 31 October
NEWS BRIEFS
UNITED STATES: exports of strontium chromate from Austria and France will soon be hit with anti-dumping duties
FINANCE: European Commission launches new high-level forum on capital markets union
JUSTICE: European Commission consults on protection of environment through criminal law
MOZAMBIQUE: EU increases humanitarian aid for cyclone victims by 10 million euros