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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13301
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NEWS BRIEFS / Money laundering

European Banking Authority consults on preventing misuse of money transfers and certain crypto-assets

27/11/23 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 24 November, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on new guidelines aimed at preventing the misuse of funds and certain transfers of crypto-assets for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes. These ‘travel rule’ guidelines specify the measures that payment service providers (PSPs) and intermediaries, as well as crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and intermediaries, must take to detect missing or incomplete information accompanying a transfer of funds or crypto-assets. The consultation is open until Monday 26 February 2024. The EU Council has adopted legislation governing crypto-assets: the ‘MiCA’ regulation aimed at regulating the market and the revision of the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) (see EUROPE 13183/4). For more information: https://aeur.eu/f/9ry (AD)

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Open letter to Viktor Orbán (1/2)
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: agreement by European Employment and Social Affairs Ministers on European Disability Card
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: in face of sexist and sexual violence, elected representatives, journalists and activists mobilise for European political MeToo movement
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Member States show little flexibility regarding legal presumption of salaried status
SOCIAL: Member States stress need to involve social partners in all decisions relating to green transition
SOCIAL: trade unions call on European Commission to take action on teleworking and right to disconnect following failure of negotiations with employers’ organisations
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: ‘gas’ package, a European Parliament/Council agreement expected without too many difficulties for directive, points of disagreement still important for regulation
ENERGY: Kadri Simson reveals that 14 CO2 transport and storage projects will be included in EU’s list of projects of common and mutual interest
DIGITAL: ‘AI Act’, European co-legislators still looking for solutions to break deadlock on foundation models
DIGITAL: EU and Canada commit to strengthening cooperation on AI, cybersecurity and fight against disinformation
TRANSPORT/CONSUMERS: European Commission fine-tunes a post-pandemic ‘Mobility’ legislative package to strengthen rights of air passengers and travellers
TRANSPORT: European Commission has welcomed United Nations Aviation Agency's new target for sustainable aviation fuels
AGRICULTURE: industrial emissions - European Parliament Agriculture Committee rapporteurs advocate status quo on livestock farming
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts autonomous EU tariff quotas for period 2024-2026
EXTERNAL ACTION
MEDITERRANEAN: Josep Borrell calls for truce in Gaza to be extended
UNITED STATES: agreements on steel and critical minerals, EU countries are confident, but US position is worrying
TRADE: EU27 ministers take stock of EU trade policy
TRADE: according to latest WTO barometer, world trade volumes gradually returning to normal
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, China, Western Balkans and Sweden’s accession to Alliance on agenda of Allied countries’ foreign ministers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Christine Lagarde and MEPs conduct intensive talks on inflation, climate and monetary policy
TAXATION: reducing tax incentives to encourage corporate debt, MEPs in favour of proportional rules
TAXATION: Evelyn Regner proposes an allocation formula based on material factors at end of transition period for tax compliance
COMPETITION: European Commission Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot could negatively impact competition
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Volt movement adopts its election manifesto
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls on Hungary to abandon plans to create an ‘Office for Defence of Sovereignty’
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States approve agreement with European Parliament on geographical indications
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Banking Authority consults on preventing misuse of money transfers and certain crypto-assets
DEFENCE: European Peace Facility, EU Council approves support for Gulf of Guinea countries
LEBANON: Josep Borrell recalls importance of disassociation policy
NEW ZEALAND: final go-ahead for free trade agreement between EU and Wellington
DIGITAL: EU Council formally adopts legislation on fair access to data
DRC: Josep Borrell reiterates importance of free and inclusive elections on 20 December
SOCIAL: EU Council formally adopts recommendation on strengthening social economy framework
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