EUbusiness Week 787 top stories: EU venture capital boost to help smaller firms; EU ‘mobility package’ targets road transport; Dieselgate: EU states agree stricter rules on car emissions; EU maps out road to deeper Monetary Union; Brussels proposes EUR 161 bn EU Budget for 2018; EU agrees scheme for free wifi in public places
Publisher’s Note
President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the international Paris climate agreement yesterday, severing another of America’s ties to the global community, and reflecting the strong influence the fossil fuel industry exerts over him.
The withdrawal of the second biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the world after China will not deter others from action. New French president Macron says Trump has “made a mistake for the future of our planet”. Friends of the Earth is calling on countries to assert heavy pressure on the Trump administration. It says Mr Trump’s action should be “a trigger for increased action on climate in Europe to end fossil fuel dependency by 2030”.
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Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
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1. EU venture capital boost to help smaller firms
Better access to finance for small and growing companies and social enterprises will be the result of EU rules agreed Tuesday by the European Parliament, the Council and the EU Commission.
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2. EU ‘mobility package’ targets road transport
The Commission laid out plans Wednesday to modernise European mobility and transport, aiming for a transition to clean energy and digitalisation that is ‘social fair’ as well as remaining competitive.
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3. Dieselgate: EU states agree stricter rules on car emissions
Nearly two years after the VW car emissions scandal, EU Member States came to an agreement Monday to reform the system of type-approval and market surveillance for motor vehicles.
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4. EU maps out road to deeper Monetary Union
Following on from its White Paper on the Future of Europe earlier this year, the EU Commission set out Wednesday potential options for deepening Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union.
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5. Brussels proposes EUR 161 bn EU Budget for 2018
The Commission proposed Tuesday a draft EU budget for 2018 of EUR 161 billion with a focus on job creation, especially for young people, and a boost to growth and strategic investments.
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6. EU agrees scheme for free wifi in public places
EU Parliament and Council negotiators came to an agreement Monday evening on WiFi4EU, a scheme for more than 5,000 wireless internet connections in public areas across the European Union.
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EUROPEAN LAW
Hate speech: a code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, signed by the EU and four major social media platforms a year ago, has delivered some important progress, the EU reports.
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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
Conservation of Atlantic tuna – European (Dis)Union – Capital markets union: securitisation – venture capital rules – a space strategy for Europe – free ‘WiFi4EU’ hotspots – provision of services and mobility of professionals – EU-US insurance agreement – Car type-approval and market surveillance – Corporate tax avoidance
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Commission Watch
EU-African Union Joint CommuniquÃ� on the Implementation of the Paris Agreement – hate speech 2nd monitoring – EU-China relations – investigation into gas export restrictions from Romania – deepening of Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union – acquisition of Baker Hughes by General Electric – Poland: low-income regions – Europe on the Move – Euro area annual inflation
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Parliament Watch
Road transport – development – reducing VAT on e-books
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EU diary
5 Jun: World circular economy forum 2017 (WCEF 2017)
6-8 Jun: 3rd World Reconstruction Conference
6-7 Jun: Next generation internet summit
6-8 Jun: European Parliament Committee Meetings
7-8 Jun: Annual privacy forum 2017
8-9 Jun: Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council
8-9 Jun: Justice and Home Affairs Council
8-9 Jun: Societal impact of pain symposium
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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Welsh cider, perry gain EU protected food status 1-Jun
Upgrade for EU’s higher education strategy 31-May
New EU rules clamp down on multinationals’ tax avoidance 31-May
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Press
Latest car industry data released as 2017 car sales forecast revised
EU venture capital rules to boost investment in start-ups and innovation
Tenderio gives SMEs access to billions in public funding
European Parliament fires up Europe’s energy transition
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Jobs
Head of Finance and Administration, Protection International
Policy Expert (Market risk), European Banking Authority
Communications Officer, International Co-operative Alliance
Administrative Assistant, EU Judicial Cooperation Unit
Programme Officer, Sustainability & Services, ANEC
Legal & Executive Affairs Officer, EFTA Surveillance Authority
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Guides
EU-China relations
Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate speech
Europe on the Move: Questions & Answers
European Solidarity Corps
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Events
5 Jun, Stockholm: World Circular Economy Forum 2017
12 Jun, Stockholm: European Biomass Conference 2017
20 Jun, London: Cyber Security SME 2017
21 Jun, Brussels: World Litigation Forum 2017 Europe
28 Sep, Brussels: European Banking Summit
4 Oct, Austria: European Health Forum Gastein
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Publications
Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and e-cigarettes
Public access to Council documents 2016 report
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Links
DOOR – EU Database of Origin and Registration
DOOR: EU database of agricultural products and foods
EU activities in the field of higher education
