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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11956

8 February 2018
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EP2019: MEPs reject idea of transnational lists for European elections 2019
EP2019: MEPs step up pressure regarding Spitzenkandidaten principle
PARLIAMENT: Ryszard Czarnecki loses title of European Parliament vice-president
LAUNDERING: Tunisia, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago are added to black list of countries with laundering risk
ROMANIA: Judiciary and counter-corruption situation divides European Parliament's political groups
SOCIAL: European Parliament divided in its assessment of increasing socio-economic inequalities in Europe and what appropriate responses should be
NUCLEAR: ICAN calls on EU to spearhead abolition of nuclear weapons
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Growth at highest level for ten years in Eurozone and EU
BANKS: Non-performing loans and Brexit top of the ECB's priority list for 2018
ECB: Luis de Guindos and Philip Lane are officially candidates for post of ECB vice-president
STATE AID: Commission gives green light to capacity mechanisms in Germany, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy and Poland
TAXATION: Independent call for global CCCTB
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission wants to pre-empt all foul play by London during transition period
GERMANY: Future grand coalition's programme announces 'new boost for Europe'
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: S&D MEP to be designated on 20 February to chair Parliament's special 'PEST' committee
ENERGY: EIB approves €1.5 billion loan for Trans-Adriatic pipeline project
TRANSPORT: 10 companies qualify for European Startup Prize for Mobility final
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Dinner in Varna between EU leaders and Turkey's President Erdoğan on 26 March
ALBANIA: Tirana says Western Balkans strategy is clear sign of revival of enlargement policy
PALESTINE: Hahn says EU will release funds for UNRWA in advance but will not compensate for cut in US aid
BURMA/MYANMAR: ECA says EU development aid should be more targeted and its monitoring more rigorous
CHILE: Publication of EU textual proposals for trade section of revised association agreement
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Card payment scheme used by American Express can be subject to same interchange fee limits as schemes used by Visa or Mastercard
STATE AID: Court annuls Commission decision on Slovakian health insurance system
NEWS BRIEFS
CAMEROON: EU condemns deadly violence and calls for dialogue to exit crisis
TRADE: New procedural phase initiated for adoption of new EU rules on trade defence
TAXATION: VAT cooperation agreement signed with Norway
INDUSTRY: European Commission launches public consultation on definition of SMEs
MALDIVES: Head of EU delegation will be in Maldives in coming hours
REGIONS: More than half of all financial instruments envelope was utilised at the end of 2016

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