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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12378
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Money laundering

EU Council will soon be ready to adopt strategic priorities in fight against money laundering

Member States' ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) discussed on Wednesday 27 November the draft conclusions detailing the EU Council's strategic priorities in the fight against money laundering (see EUROPE B12346A3), in order to prepare for the Ecofin Council meeting on 5 December.

According to our information, there is still no agreement on the text, but it will be submitted to the European Finance Ministers next week for adoption and will not be amended until then. At the Coreper meeting, only...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMMISSION: approved by a large majority, von der Leyen team expected at start of month by MEPs
CULTURE: 13th LUX Prize awarded to film God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
BUDGET: European Parliament endorses 2020 budget, which provides for increased investment in climate, youth and research
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament calls for support measures for farmers affected by US sanctions
CLIMATE: ambition and sense of urgency expected from European Parliament ahead of COP25 and European Council
WOMEN: a majority in European Parliament calls for EU ratification of Istanbul Convention
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Doctors Without Borders issues warning regarding living conditions of migrants in camps on Greek islands
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on electronic exchange of information for freight
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States approve transitional Regulation on flexibility between pillars of CAP
HEALTH: Finland's Presidency of the Council of the EU presents its suggestions for improving access to medicines
DIGITAL: access to pirated online content is declining in Europe, according to EU's intellectual Property Office
DIGITAL: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights calls for framework for use of facial recognition in field of security
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: possible European Parliament/EU Council agreement on 11 December on Regulation on crowdfunding
BANKS: agreement in EU Council on out-of-court recovery mechanism for non-performing loans
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU Council will soon be ready to adopt strategic priorities in fight against money laundering
BANKS: Banco Popular case, Single Resolution Board and Commission did not make any financial provisioning
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, Finnish Presidency of EU Council fails to obtain renewed negotiating mandate with European Parliament
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: member states fine-tuning modalities of Hungary's second hearing, scheduled for 10 December in EU Council
COMMISSION: social partners and civil society eager to start working with 'von der Leyen' team
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPARENCY: Frontex was entitled to refuse disclosure of data on vessels participating in Operation Triton, according to General Court
EXTERNAL ACTION
SAHEL: EU pays tribute to thirteen French Barkhane force soldiers killed in Mali
BREACHES OF EU LAW
AGRICULTURE: Denmark referred to EU Court of Justice for non-compliance with name ‘Feta’
STATE AID: Commission requests financial sanctions against Greece over mining company Larco
TAXATION: Poland brought before Court because of its tax exemptions on coal and gas
JUSTICE: Commission refers Spanish State’s liability system to Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
ENLARGEMENT: Von der Leyen opposes change of method for Albania and North Macedonia
SPACE: MEPs ask Commission about governance of Galileo
TAXATION: civil society organisations call on Council of EU to end deadlock on country-by-country tax transparency
INDUSTRY: Industry4Europe published a document for a long-term industrial strategy