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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12377
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Taxation

European Parliament gives green light for VAT exemption for supplies to armed forces involved in a European defence effort

On Tuesday, 26 November, the European Parliament adopted—by a vote of 528 in favour, 78 against, and 61 abstentions—the draft report by Paul Tang (S&D, the Netherlands) on the proposal for a directive on the exemption from value added tax (VAT) and excise duties for supplies to armed forces participating in a European defence effort (see EUROPE B12241A16).

In their report, MEPs—who are only being consulted on this issue—support amending the VAT and Excise directives to...

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INSTITUTIONAL
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COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament approves partial renewal of Court members
ALGERIA: debate between political groups on a specific European Parliament resolution
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SAKHAROV PRIZE: Oleg Sentsov finally receives his 2018 award in person
JHA: European Parliament calls for repatriation of children of jihadists to Europe
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COMPETITIVENESS: Member States invited to take a public stance on country-by-country reporting
JUSTICE: Wojciech Wiewiórowski to be next European Data Protection Supervisor
JUSTICE: EMCDDA and Europol warn against rapid development of EU drug markets
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on social and market aspects of ‘mobility I’ package are at a deadlock
DIGITAL: conference in Helsinki discusses key data economy principles
FISHERIES: ICCAT reduces catches of bigeye tuna, but fails to agree on shortfin mako
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Advocate general clarifies concept of employer in international road transport
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JHA: judicial authority issuing a European arrest warrant must be fully independent, stresses Advocate General
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ECONOMY - FINANCE
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STATE AID: Greece reintegrates into list of ‘marketable risk' countries for short-term export credit insurance
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