EUbusiness Week 808 top stories: Europe’s flagship investment plan extended to 2020; Commission renews approval of glyphosate herbicide; European forests to help tackle climate change; Cross-border parcel delivery boost for European SMEs; EU unveils ‘climate-smart investments’ worth EUR 9bn; New register of delegated acts adds to EU transparency
Publisher’s Note
Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker promised his executive would focus on “the big things that really matter to our citizens”. A Joint Declaration on EU legislative priorities for 2018-2019, signed this week by the three EU institutions, sets out priority legislative proposals including security, migration and jobs.
Citizens will also be looking for progress on a robust trade policy, tax fraud and tax evasion and ensuring social rights. Perhaps the most important commitment is “to stay united in the interests of Europeans”.
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Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
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1. Europe’s flagship investment plan extended to 2020
The EU Council agreed Tuesday to extend the Fund for Strategic Investment, a flagship initiative under the ‘investment plan for Europe’, to 2020, with a target of half a trillion euros of additional investments.
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2. Commission renews approval of glyphosate herbicide
The Commission renewed for 5 years EU approval of glyphosate following scientific assessment which it says concludes there is no link between glyphosate and cancer in humans.
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3. European forests to help tackle climate change
The EU Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost absorption from forests as a way to tackle climate change.
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4. Cross-border parcel delivery boost for European SMEs
The EU institutions provisionally agreed Thursday on new rules to make cross-border parcel delivery tariffs more transparent and allow regulators to better monitor the cross-border parcel delivery market.
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5. EU unveils ‘climate-smart investments’ worth EUR 9bn
The EU’s Climate Action Commissioner announced some EUR 9 bn-worth of climate-focused investments Tuesday, for areas such as sustainable cities, sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture.
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6. New register of delegated acts adds to EU transparency
A new online register, launched by the EU Parliament, Council and Commission will make it easier to find and track EU decisions taken in the form of delegated acts.
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EUROPEAN LAW
Credit Mutuel: the major French cooperative bank Credit Mutuel remains under prudential supervision of the European Central Bank, following a ruling Wednesday by the European Court of Justice.
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Latest news from the European Court of Justice
EU law firms
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Inside the EU Institutions
Council Watch
European Council conclusions, 14 December – Reinforcing European defence – Council conclusions on security and defence, social dimension, education and culture, and climate change – Mitigating climate change through well-managed EU forests and land – Better cross-border parcel delivery services – World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference – 2018 fishing quotas in the Atlantic and North Sea – new register of delegated acts – Investment plan for Europe extended until 2020 – Omnibus regulation: simplified agricultural rules – EU budget provisional deal – EU legislative priorities for 2018-2019 – Lorry and bus drivers’ training: updated rules
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Commission Watch
EU legislative priorities 2018-2019 – legislation to tackle climate change – Eurostat figures: Consumption per capita, E-commerce in EU enterprises, employment, industrial production, economic globalisation – Cross-border parcel delivery – EU support for Niger EUR 1 bn by 2020 – register of delegated acts – European Structural and Investment Funds – EU farm policy rules simplified – Transparency Register – EU approves Polish support scheme for renewable energy – EU Trust Fund for Africa – Air Berlin-easyJet – Partnership with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific – aid for health services in Libya – Glyphosate response – Action Plan for the Planet – aid for resilient and low-carbon economies – tax guidelines for cross-border investors – Platform for Coal Regions in Transition – European Defence Union
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Parliament Watch
Human rights: Vietnam, Cambodia, El Salvador – EU countries must ‘step up fight against sexual abuse of children’ – Afghanistan: lack of security ‘jeopardising economic recovery’ – Myanmar: ‘stop persecuting Rohingya’ – MEPs back sweeping recommendations of special inquiry into tax crimes – Phosphate additives in kebab meat: Commission proposal goes ahead – democratic opposition of Venezuela receives Sakharov Prize – Joint progress report allows move to phase two of Brexit talks, says Parliament – Trump’s decision on Jerusalem debate – EU-wide penalties for money laundering – rules for online TV and radio – Simpler, fairer farm policy
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EU diary
18 Dec: Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council
18-19 Dec: 2017 EU Agricultural Outlook conference
19 Dec: 2017 Export Control Forum
19 Dec: Environment Council
21 Dec: Clean energy future – legacy of Estonian Presidency
The Week Ahead
Long-term diary
RESOURCES
EU Law Firms
Summaries of EU Legislation
EU Decision-Making
Treaties of the European Union
Key EU Legal Terms
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Breaking News
Brexit: EU leaders set to move talks on to next stage (BBC News)
Press
Retailers support measures to help farmers in Omnibus Regulation
Born Free urges EU to end ivory trade
EFSI 2.0 will give further push for investment and innovation
Prospect of Brexit Negotiations Moving to Phase Two
Bee-killing pesticides dangerous even when used in greenhouses
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Jobs
Project Coordinator, Mental Health Europe
Senior Coordinator, EuroHealthNet
Statistics Officer, European Institute for Gender Equality
Head of Department for Programmes, EEA Grants
Strategic Communication Manager, Union of Electricity Industry
Legal Counsel, Council of Europe Development Bank
Operations Manager, European Climate Foundation
Senior Consultant, Health, Interel
Convention & Event Manager, European Business Aviation Association
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Guides
Cross-border parcel delivery
Inter-institutional register of delegated acts
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Events
1 Feb, Warsaw: Mobile Deployable Communications 2018
1 Mar, Warsaw: 7th Forum of Biomass and Waste
13 Mar, London: Future Soldier Technology 2018
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Publications
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2017
Annual report on European SMEs 2016-2017
How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again)
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Links
Inter-institutional register of delegated acts
European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
Approval of pesticides in the EU
EU External Investment Plan (EIP)
