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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11986

22 March 2018
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BEACONS
BEACONS: Listen to the voices beyond the grave if we are to avoid having to dig more graves
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
TRADE: European leaders want to affirm commitment for free but fair trade and to be united in face of Washington
EMU: Nineteen to discuss fiscal capacity for Eurozone
TAXATION/ECONOMY: Twenty-Eight to discuss taxation of giants of digital sector
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 to note progress on EU withdrawal agreement and will discuss post-Brexit relationship
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Council expected to confirm Varna summit with Turkey
CLIMATE: Member states may ask Commission to present long-term strategy for implementing Paris Agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Conditional green light to acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer
COMPETITION: Eight condenser manufacturers fined a total of €254 million over cartel
TAXATION: Commission unsure US has fully understood tax on Internet giants
TAXATION: Commission takes steps to ensure that EU funds are not transiting via tax havens
FINANCE: No concrete proposals on virtual currencies to be expected at G20 until July
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: MEPs want stricter rules on exceptions to EU law for gas pipelines from third countries
DIGITAL: Possible Bulgarian Presidency of Council compromise on question of live streaming in audiovisual media service arena
DIGITAL: EU co-legislators make limited progress on political questions relating to communications code
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs condemn services e-card to silent death
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament-Council agreement on directive on proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions
CONSUMERS: Commission launches European consumer law site for businesses
FISHERIES: European Commission seeks permission to open fresh talks with Morocco
ENVIRONMENT: Andrieu and 85 MEPs put pressure on Commission and member states over bee-killer pesticides
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: ECA highlights widespread shortcomings of PPPs
HEALTH: MEPs call for response to tackle crisis of confidence regarding vaccines
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Commission and Trump administration to try and find acceptable solution to US steel and aluminium tax affair
MONTENEGRO: Zoran Pažin hopes for an opening of all negotiation chapters before end of year
KOSOVO: EU condemns use of tear gas in parliament
UN: Commission seeks Council's agreement to adopt future UN-negotiated global compact on migration on behalf of EU
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Warsaw replies to Commission's latest recommendations on rule of law
S&D: Udo Bullmann promises that voice of progressive and pro-European Germans will be heard
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: Commission seeks political impetus for its action plan on sustainable finance
FISHERIES: 2018 sandeel quota updated
FISHERIES: MEPs give go-ahead to agreement on North Sea multiannual management plan
SERBIA/KOSOVO: No progress in technical discussions on implementation of agreements
SOCIAL: Member states give final agreement on posted workers directive positive welcome
TRANSPORT: SESAR publishes roadmap for secure airspace integration for drones
CORRIGENDUM
INTERNAL MARKET: Clarification regarding article on reactions to European Labour Authority
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