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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12378

28 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
BREACHES OF EU LAW / Taxation
Poland brought before Court because of its tax exemptions on coal and gas
Brussels, 27/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission decided on Wednesday 27 November to refer Poland to the EU Court of Justice for non-compliance with the Energy Taxation Directive.

The issue is Polish legislation allowing energy-intensive companies, which are part of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), to be exempt from excise duty on the energy products they use, such as coal and gas.

The Commission considers that the Polish rules are contrary to EU law, which requires that companies benefiting from such...

Contents

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