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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12394

20 December 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 35
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Digital
As Airbnb is not a real estate agent, it cannot be required to have a professional real estate agent’s licence
Brussels, 19/12/2019 (Agence Europe)

By confirming that Airbnb, the housing rental platform, is indeed “an information society service” - and not a real estate agent, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on Thursday 19 December delivered a slap in the face to the French hotel sector (judgment C-390/18).

The complaint against Airbnb Ireland, lodged by the French Association for Professional Tourism and Accommodation (AHTOP), alleged that the Irish branch of this US platform was acting as a real estate agent in...

Contents

COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CATALONIA: CJEU ruled that an elected member of European Parliament enjoys parliamentary immunity as soon as results are officially announced
DIGITAL: as Airbnb is not a real estate agent, it cannot be required to have a professional real estate agent’s licence
TRANSPORT: an airline is liable for damage caused by spilled hot coffee, regardless of flight conditions
INSTITUTIONAL: Court upholds Commission’s decision not to go ahead with ‘One of us’ ECI
COPYRIGHT: online sale of ‘second-hand’ e-books is subject to EU copyright rules, says Court of Justice
ENVIRONMENT: Court does not rule out detention of Bavarian authorities refusing anti-pollution measures, but imposes strict conditions
JUSTICE: standard contractual clauses governing transfer of personal data outside EU are valid, according to Advocate General
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: EU ministers welcome 'Green Deal', but call for binding 8th Environmental Action Programme
ENVIRONMENT: provisional European Parliament/EU Council agreement on revision of Drinking Water Directive in response to ‘Right2water’ ECI
BIODIVERSITY: Environment Council calls on EU to make itself an example to follow at COP15 in Kunming
AGRICULTURE: budget allocated to future CAP will need to be “up to” climate challenges, according to Germany, France and Spain
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament working group for Conference on Future of EU provided its report to political groups’ chairs
PARLIAMENT: list of European Parliament intergroups finally completed
BUDGET: EU Council endorses text guaranteeing 2020 budget payments in the event of no-deal Brexit
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on regulation on crowdfunding
COMPETITION: green light for Danaher to conditionally acquire biopharmaceutical business of GE Healthcare Life Sciences
EXTERNAL ACTION
MONTENEGRO: EEAS again denounces lack of political dialogue
CHINA: anti-dumping investigation on imports of Chinese pins and staples
CHINA: Commission to examine impact of its anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese cast iron articles
CHINA: Commission considers extending its anti-dumping duties on Chinese sulphanilic acid
VIETNAM: MEPs still very uncertain as to whether EU/Vietnam trade agreements should be validated as early as January
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CHINA: European Parliament calls for closure of camps and detention centres in Xinjiang
IRAN: European Parliament deplores widespread and disproportionate use of force against non-violent demonstrators
RUSSIA: Russia must immediately repeal its law on foreign agents, says European Parliament
MERCOSUR: Phil Hogan defends a trade agreement in line with objectives of Green Deal
NICARAGUA: MEPs call for dismantling of paramilitary forces and immediate release of all arbitrarily detained opponents
FISHERIES: European Parliament gives its approval to conclusion of EU/Gambia fisheries agreement
NEWS BRIEFS
BENIN: EU declares Beninese head of mission persona non grata
FINANCE: Commission consults on need for new EU rules on cryptocurrency
JORDAN: EU Council in turn validates macro-financial assistance of 500 million euros
MIGRATION: Commission announces new recommendation on refugee resettlement in early 2020
MOLDOVA: joint parliamentary association committee calls for further reforms
NUCLEAR: Council of the EU adopts conclusions on waste management in non-energy uses of nuclear technologies
RUSSIA: EU Council formally extends economic sanctions for 6 months
CORRIGENDUM
HEALTH: Véronique Trillet-Lenoir belongs to Renew Europe group