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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12152

5 December 2018
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Franco-German duo trying to save digital taxation with a very watered-down proposal
EMU: modest progress at Eurogroup on eurozone reform
ECONOMY: Italian draft budget, Eurogroup and Commission hold carrot and stick
BANKS: European Parliament and Council finalise negotiations on legislative package on reducing risks
FINANCES: MEPs support easier distribution of mutual funds
COMPETITION: interested parties invited to give their opinion on Visa and MasterCard's commitments concerning interregional interchange fees
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council adopts its position on Digital Europe programme
DIGITAL: strong opposition to Council on confidentiality of electronic communications
DIGITAL: Copyright, Commission will work on a mechanism to mitigate platform liability
TRANSPORT: agreement in Council on social and market aspects of ‘mobility’ package I
MIGRATION: Commission still believes that it is possible to reach agreement on revision of Dublin rules on asylum before May 2019
JHA: European Parliament Committee adopts its position on European short-stay visa policy
JHA: Civil Liberties Committee has mandate to negotiate new security standards for identity cards in EU
COHESION: MEPs increase budget for cross-border cooperation component Interreg
COHESION: MEPs restore regional dimension within future European Social Fund
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/Council negotiations on unfair trading practices could be concluded on Thursday 6 December
ANIMAL HEALTH: lively debate in European Parliament Agriculture Committee on livestock transport conditions
ENVIRONMENT: Pesticides, major compromise effort ahead of vote of PEST Special Committee on 6 December
JUSTICE: access of law enforcement authorities to financial information, European Parliament adopts its position
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BREXIT: United Kingdom can unilaterally revoke its decision to leave EU, according to Advocate General
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies provide political support, if not practical, to Ukraine and Georgia
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: 2020 is a realistic time-frame for visa liberalisation, according to Mr Hahn
WESTERN BALKANS: countries in region call on EU to assume its responsibilities
SINGAPORE: MEPs close to a compromise on free trade agreement with EU
VIETNAM: Members of Parliament seem to be moving towards postponing their consent to trade agreements
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: work-life balance, interinstitutional negotiations come up against Council's reluctance
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission calls on European Council to decide on 2021-2027 MFF in October 2019
NEWS BRIEFS
LAUNDERING: Green light for Council's action plan to fight money laundering more effectively
ENERGY: European Parliament and Council hope to conclude electricity package on Wednesday 5 December
ENERGY: declaration by Twenty-Eight on promotion of Solar Energy
ENERGY: Council adopts three legislative acts from clean energy package
DIGITAL: first meeting on reuse of public sector information on 12 December
DIGITAL: European Parliament/Council final negotiation meeting on cybersecurity on Monday 10 December
FISHERIES: Commission wants to tighten restrictions on eel fishing
FISHERIES: Scotland wants to have a say in determination of post-Brexit fishing quotas
VENEZUELA: EU increases humanitarian aid by €20 million for victims of the socio-economic crisis
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