EUbusiness Week 798 top stories: Tech giants under EU pressure over illegal content; EU and US sign bilateral insurance deal; EUR 152 billion VAT gap points way to EU reform; MEPs call for EU-wide minimum income; Green light for European sustainable development fund; Europeans start to roam like at home
Publisher’s Note
Wednesday was World Tourism Day, its aim being to foster awareness of tourism internationally and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
European tourism faces many challenges. Not just increased competition from outside, but the impact it has on the environment and local life, and precarious jobs. But tourism remains resilitent in the face of its challenges, it is the EU’s third-largest economic activity and a major source of economic growth, regional development and employment.
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Nick Prag
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1. Tech giants under EU pressure over illegal content
The Commission is pushing for online platforms to step up efforts to proactively prevent, detect and remove illegal content inciting hatred, violence and terrorism online.
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2. EU and US sign bilateral insurance deal
After 20 years of discussion and a year of formal talks, the European Union and the United States signed a landmark bilateral agreement on insurance and reinsurance Saturday.
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3. EUR 152 billion VAT gap points way to EU reform
Brussels has published a report showing that Member States lost an estimated total of EUR 152 billion in VAT revenues in 2015, as it readies for an overhaul of the VAT system.
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4. MEPs call for EU-wide minimum income
Introducing minimum income schemes in all Member States is one of the most effective ways to lift people out of poverty, say MEPs on the Parliament’s Employment Committee.
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5. Green light for European sustainable development fund
A European fund for sustainable development to support investments in African and neighbourhood countries is to be set up, following agreement by the Council of Ministers.
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Europeans are aware of new EU mobile roaming rules and have started changing their habits when travelling abroad, a survey conducted after the first summer without the charges shows.
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EUROPEAN LAW
Latest news from the European Court of Justice
EU law firms
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Inside the EU Institutions
Council Watch
Libya: EU renews sanctions for six months – Mali: sanctions may be imposed on actors impeding peace process – EUPOL COPPS: new Head of Mission appointed – Remarks by President Donald Tusk after meeting with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May – Council greenlights setup of European fund for sustainable development – Greece’s finances stabilised, the excessive deficit procedure is closed
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Commission Watch
EU kick-starts new EU External Investment Plan – Security Union: Commission steps up efforts to tackle illegal content online – European Court of Auditors signs off EU accounts for 10th time in a row – Preserving and strengthening Schengen to improve security and safeguard Europe’s freedoms – Dual quality food products: Commission guides Member States to better tackle unfair practices
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Parliament Watch
Brexit: lack of sufficient progress on divorce terms – Relocating and resettling refugees strategy – Endocrine disrupters in pesticides: Calls to veto Commission proposal – EU-wide minimum income – EU Public Prosecutor to fight financial fraud – EU Budget 2018: MEPs reject Council cuts – UEFA and FIFA officials accused of being “enablers” of a corrupt system – Democracy in a changing world conference – MEPs quizz Mario Draghi on bond buying, crypto currencies and interest rates – Youth unemployment: spending more and wiser for better results – Ireland must not pay the price for Brexit: Guy Verhofstadt
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EU diary
2-5 Oct: European Parliament Plenary Session
3-4 Oct: Industrial innovation information days 2017
3 Oct: European Social Fund financial instruments
3-5 Oct: URBACT City Festival
4 Oct: E-Taxation Conference ‘SmartEST Taxation’
4 Oct: e-Partnership conference: Trust in e-governance
4-6 Oct: Soil for sustainable food production and ecosystem services
5-6 Oct: Our ocean, an ocean for life
5-6 Oct: Ministerial e-government conference
6-7 Oct: Accessibility conference
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
Other news on EUbusiness this week
EU fines VW’s Scania EUR 880m for trucks cartel 28-Sep
EC looks to extend scope of work contracts rules 27-Sep
Schengen border controls could be extended 27-Sep
Greece no longer in breach of EU budget deficit rules 26-Sep
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Breaking News
Corbyn reignites Labour debate over EU rules on state aid and socialist manifesto (The Guardian)
Press
Offshore Wind as an Exponentially Growing Sector in Benelux Region
EBF Report: Towards a Green Finance framework
Decline in diesel car sales offset by more demand for petrol
Commission’s position on tackling illegal content online is contradictory and dangerous for free speech
Rule of law must not be sacrificed in fight against illegal content online
Eurelectric: Let’s copy-paste Poland’s coal strategy across Europe
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Jobs
Enforcement Officer, The European Consumer Organisation
Legal/Procurement Officer, European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency
Secretary General, Missing Children Europe
Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, The European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit
Experts on Supervisory Oversight, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
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Guides
European External Investment Plan
Modernisation of European rail passenger rights
VAT Gap questions & answers
Updating EU rules on employment contracts
EU – US Agreement on insurance and reinsurance
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Events
27 Sep, Brussels: Boosting EU cyber resilience
11 Oct, London: Military Flight Training 2017
12 Oct, Berlin: Innovative Business Solutions and Smart Financing
7 Nov, Budapest: Horizon 2020 Proposal Development
22 Nov, Amsterdam: Benelux Infrastructure Forum 2017
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Publications
Developments in working life 2016: EurWORK annual review
For a New Europeanism
Tragedy & Challenge: An Inside View of UK Engineering’s Decline and the Challenge of the Brexit Economy
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Links
LIFE Programme – EU financing for the environment and climate action
European Pillar of Social Rights website
