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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12129

1 November 2018
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ALL SAINTS: Please note that the Agence Europe offices will be closed for the Belgian public holidays on Thursday and Friday.  EUROPE 12130 will be dated Tuesday 6 November 2018
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Draft Italian budget, EDIS and ESM on agenda of European Finance ministers
ECOFIN: taxation of Internet giants main topic on agenda of European Finance Ministers
BANKS: Council of the EU reaches its position on minimum coverage of losses inherent to future stock of non-performing loans
PAYMENT: Agreement in sight at European Parliament on aligning costs of cross-border payments in currencies other than Euro
FINANCE: Crowdfunding regulation, return on agreements and disagreements ahead of European Parliament vote
STATE AID: Green light to Lithuanian aid in favour of Klaipėda liquefied natural gas terminal
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Council finds agreement on post-Brexit EU tariff quotas
TRADE: Improvement in implementation of trade agreements, but certain tariff preferences remain under-utilised
UKRAINE: Eight member states condemn 'elections' planned in east of country on 11 November
SYRIA: USA hails Istanbul summit results
UN: European Commission regrets Austria is turning its back on Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: 120 NGOs and scientists urge EU for greater protection of health and environment against pesticides
COHESION: European Court of Auditors points finger at all kinds of simplification drawbacks
TRANSPORT: Vienna keeps most of its recommendations concerning first ‘mobility’ package
DIGITAL: status quo on privacy of electronic communications
HEALTH: Dental fillings to be phased out - Commission study to be presented by 30 June 2020
SPACE: German aerospace industry wants to tighten conditions of eligibility for space programme
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: ‘Accessibility Act', Council receives a mandate for exemption of microenterprises and issue of built environment
SOCIAL: EESC objects to cut in ESF+ budget
INSTITUTIONAL
SWITZERLAND: Member states encourage Commission to continue its work aimed at concluding institutional framework agreement with Bern this year
CITIZENSHIP: ECIT calls for a deepening of concept of European citizenship
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: New Croatian PGI is registered
ECONOMY: Annual inflation rate up slightly to 2.2% in Eurozone in October
SPACE: EARSC is concerned to see Copernicus under leadership of future EU Space Programme Agency
IRAN: EU expecting debrief from Danish authorities on attempted attack
UN: European Parliament delegation supports EU-United Nations partnership
PAKISTAN: EU hails acquittal of Asia Bibi
SOCIAL: EESC deplores health situation of Roma in Europe
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
The B-Word: No news is not good news
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: 05/11 - 11/11/2018
Other Events: 05/11 - 18/11/2018
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