EUbusiness Week 781 top stories: EU Parliament sets conditions for approving Brexit deal; Clean up act on car emissions, MEPs tell EU; EU Council adopts shareholder rights revision; Mobile roaming surcharges in EU to end by summer; Online hotel booking under EU scrutiny; Brussels raises import tariffs on China steel
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1. EU Parliament sets conditions for approving Brexit deal
The European Parliament, whose approval is needed for any agreement for the UK to withdraw from the EU, adopted Wednesday its key principles and conditions for doing so.
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2. Clean up act on car emissions, MEPs tell EU
The Commission and EU Member States need to act swiftly to improve car emissions tests and checks on new cars on EU roads, MEPs said in recommendations voted on Tuesday.
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3. EU Council adopts shareholder rights revision
The EU Council has adopted a revision of the shareholders’ rights directive, which aims to strengthen the long-term engagement of shareholders in listed European companies.
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4. Mobile roaming surcharges in EU to end by summer
The last hurdle on the way to ending retail ‘roaming’ surcharges, scheduled for 15 June, was cleared Thursday as MEPs voted for the abolition of wholesale price caps.
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5. Online hotel booking under EU scrutiny
The Commission and ten national competition authorities have published a report on competition in the online hotel booking sector, highlighting the impact of antitrust enforcement measures on the industry.
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6. Brussels raises import tariffs on China steel
The EC imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled flat steel products from China Thursday, fixing at higher duties than provisional measures in place since October.
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EUROPEAN LAW
GM bans: EU states are justified in banning genetically modified food and feed only if they can establish a clear, urgent and serious risk to health and the environment, the top EU Court’s adviser said on Thursday.
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Latest news from the European Court of Justice
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Inside the EU Institutions
Council Watch
North Korea: EU expands sanctions – debate on Greece – funding to address migration issues – Supporting the future of Syria – Donald Tusk meeting with President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev – fraud against the EU budget – agenda for the future of our oceans – Conflict minerals
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Commission Watch
End of roaming charges – Merger decisions: HeidelbergCement-Schwenk-Cemex Croatia, ChemChina-Syngenta – Eurostat: Labour costs, retail trade, unemployment, industrial producer prices, structure of vineyards – safety of medical devices – RBS state aid
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Parliament Watch
Car emissions scandal – Data Privacy Shield – Ukraine visa waiver – European Solidarity Corps – End of roaming – Human rights: Russia, Belarus, Bangladesh – Brexit red lines – Hate speech and fake news – start-ups, SMEs access to capital – GM maize authorisation – EU budget – natural disasters in UK, Cyprus, Portugal – Medical devices – car emissions – palm oil imports – Greek economy
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EU diary
10-12 Apr: European Parliament Committee Meetings
11 Apr: Capital Markets Union mid-term review hearing
12 Apr: European Solidarity Corps stakeholder forum
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Other news on EUbusiness this week
MEPs vote in safer, more traceable medical devices 6-Apr
Euro-MPs urge clampdown on EU palm oil imports 4-Apr
EU probes RBS alternative to Williams & Glyn sale 4-Apr
Syria must go forward without Assad, says EU 4-Apr
Renewables increase share of EU energy consumption 4-Apr
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Eurelectric needs to commit to full transition away from existing coal
Medical device regulations – focus on implementation
ESBA starts Subscriber Service for individual businesses
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Jobs
Public Affairs Manager, European Seed Association
Chief Operating Officer – Principal Director, EPO
Prudential Regulation Officers – Risk Management, EIB
Scientific Adviser, IMA-Europe
Head of Communications, Third Generation Environmentalism
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Guides
New EU rules to ensure safety of medical devices
The EU and the crisis in Syria
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Events
27 Apr, London: GDPR Conference Europe
22 May, Prague: REACH Conference
23 May, London: Digital Content Summit
20 Jun, London: Cyber Security SME 2017
28 Sep, Brussels: European Banking Summit
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Publications
Blue Growth Strategy
Renewable energy in Europe 2017 – EEA report
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Links
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