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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12093

12 September 2018
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HUNGARY: Viktor Orban continues to defend his action before European Parliament, which threatens him with unprecedented procedure on rule of law
FUTURE OF THE EU: Alexis Tsipras calls for a new social contract for the European Union
EDUCATION: Parliament backs interinstitutional agreement on solidarity corps
TAXATION: Simplification of VAT for SMEs – European Parliament suggests implementation from the end of 2019
FINANCE: European Parliament sets out its expectations for an improved framework for equivalence decisions with third countries
REGIONS: European Parliament intends to continue its strong support for Northern Ireland following Brexit
COHESION: MEPs take positive view of specific measures for Greece
COHESION: European Parliament asks for better account to be taken of situation of regions at EU's external borders
COHESION: European Parliament's green light to inter-institutional agreement increasing envelope of structural reform support programme
AGRICULTURE: Controls of certain seeds in Brazil and Moldova equivalent to those of the EU
BUDGET: Green light for €34 million in aid following natural disasters in four member states
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Copyright – pressure mounts with a few hours to go until the vote
DIGITAL: Copyright, the various options on the table at European Parliament examined in detail
CLIMATE: MEPs far more ambitious than Commission on car and van CO2 emissions post-2021 
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs say member states should encourage access to clean drinking water for all
ENVIRONMENT: Air pollution – health of EU citizens is not sufficiently protected, says European Court of Auditors
HEALTH: European Ministers commit to interoperable digital infrastructure
AGRICULTURE: Debates continue at Council on CAP strategic plans
AGRICULTURE: Austrian Presidency of the Council wants fast progress on unfair commercial practices
JUSTICE: Members of the selection committee for Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office on their way to being appointed
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD and European Commission play their hands at the European Parliament to hold sway on taxation of digital sector
FINANCE: Bernd Lucke proposes alternative vision of pan-European framework for covered bonds
BANKS: Non-performing loans no longer a specific European problem, says industry
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Zimmer, Lamberts and Bullmann do not want to head list of their European parties
PARLIAMENT: Sanctions for seven MEPs supporting strike of European Parliament's interpreters
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: Requirement that a Catholic chief doctor should respect the Church's concept of marriage is not an essential demand for the job, says Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF THE EU: Jüri Ratas, Klaus Iohannis and Angela Merkel to present European Parliament with their visions of the future of Europe by the end of 2018
DEFENCE: General Lecointre considers that the EU urgently needs strategic autonomy
SPACE: Arianespace wins series of orders for its future rocket launcher, Ariane 6
RUSSIA: EU calls for freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly to be respected
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