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Commission plans to create EGNSS service for rail sector

18/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market and Industry (DG GROW) recently published a preliminary information note to create new opportunities for EGNSS. Objective: To call for a new service contract to assess the feasibility of an EGNSS signal-based safety service for the rail sector after 2022, which would streamline rail signalling infrastructure. There are now about 20 rail signalling systems in the EU to control rail traffic, a situation that generates costs and complexity, explained the GSA agency on Friday 15 November in a statement. The Commission is currently reflecting on developments for EGNSS, as well as for Galileo, in the coming years. To consult the Commission's note: http://bit.ly/2NZVUIg (PH)

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SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European ministers hesitate between 1 or 2 years of transitional rules for CAP
AGRICULTURE: Member States are rather open to idea of a common percentage for agricultural climate expenditure
TRANSPORT: political agreement in view at EU Council on implementation of TEN-T network
ENERGY: Gazprom sends Naftogaz formal proposal for one-year agreement on gas transit
CLIMATE: CEPI and other forest-based industries are committed to contributing to a carbon-neutral society by 2050
CLIMATE: Paris Agreement’s 1.5° objective requires EU to set a stricter cap for ETS, according to Sitra and l'Öko-Institut
ENVIRONMENT: EU invests 240 million euros in 120 ‘LIFE Environment’ and ‘Climate Action’ projects
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency is now in possession of its new premises
HEALTH: European Court of Auditors points to lack of progress in fight against antimicrobial resistance
SPACE: EARSC wants Joint Research Centre to be strictly limited to its scientific role
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: negotiations between European Parliament and EU Council on 2020 budget are dragging on
EPP: Donald Tusk, sole and undisputed candidate to succeed Joseph Daul as head of European Christian Democrats
UNITED KINGDOM: new protocol for Northern Ireland poses risk for single market, according to FedEE
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: a return to fiscal austerity in a downturn would worsen situation, says Mário Centeno
TAXATION: country by country tax transparency on agenda of Competitiveness Council on 28 November
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT/NEIGHBOURHOOD: after further round of written replies, Olivér Várhelyi is approved by European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs
ENLARGEMENT: France unveils its vision of enlargement process of the EU
GEORGIA: EU and United States call for calm and dialogue
TRADE: European Chambers of Commerce and Regions call for plans to implement free trade agreements
WTO: EU market access rules under heavy criticism
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: parliamentary elections on 17 November were “missed opportunity”, according to EU
CHILE: EU supports transparent agreement to restore social peace and rewrite Chilean Constitution
COMPANIES: AFEP invites major EU companies to integrate energy/climate scenarios into their strategies
SPACE: Commission plans to create EGNSS service for rail sector
FINANCE: European Commission unveils composition of High-Level Forum on Capital Markets Union
JUSTICE: EU Council to choose favourite candidate for post of European Data Protection Supervisor on 22 November
DIGITAL: privacy and electronic communications, all scenarios are open at EU Council
FISHERIES: Council of the EU has adopted acts on new EU/Senegal Fisheries Agreement
FISHERIES: EU to sign protocol amending International Convention for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
Op-Ed
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