EUbusiness Week 818 top stories: EC looks to clamp down on unfair food trading practices; European consumers offered right to collective redress; Member states approve posting of workers compromise; Brussels confirms antitrust raids on sports media firms; Road safety targets unlikely to be met: EU report; Concern over decrease in EU development aid
Publisher’s Note
The direction of EU cohesion policy – a policy enshrined in the EU Treaties – was debated by EU ministers this week, as the Commission prepares plans for a new policy post-2020. The stated aim of cohesion policy is to improve the economic well-being of EU regions and to avoid regional disparities. In these times of increased nationalism, the debate over a future cohesion policy is doubly important, because it is essential a debate about the future of Europe.
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Publisher, EUbusiness
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1. EC looks to clamp down on unfair food trading practices
The Commission put forward proposals Thursday to ban the most damaging unfair trade practices in the food supply chain, with a view to ensuring fairer treat�ment for smaller food and farming businesses.
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Food safety: EU acts to make food studies more reliable
2. European consumers offered right to collective redress
A ‘New Deal for Consumers’ proposes a European collective redress right as part of a package to ensure that European consumers fully benefit from their rights under Union law.
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3. Member states approve posting of workers compromise
EU ambassadors have approved a text negotiated with the Euro-Parliament on the posting of workers – employees sent to work in another EU member state on a temporary basis.
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4. Brussels confirms antitrust raids on sports media firms
EU officials have carried out unannounced inspections in several Member States at the premises of companies active in the distribution of media rights and related rights relating to sports events and broadcasting.
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5. Road safety targets unlikely to be met: EU report
While 2017 showed an improvement in the number of fatalities on Europe’s roads, reaching the EU’s goal of halving road fatalities between 2010 and 2020 will be challenging, according to an EU report.
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6. Concern over decrease in EU’s development aid
A decline in development aid from the EU and its Member States is linked to an 80 per cent reduction in debt relief operations and a decrease in in-donor refugee costs, the EU Commission said Tuesday.
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EUROPEAN LAW
Uber: Member States can prohibit illegal exercise of transport activities in the context of the UberPop service without alerting the Commission in advance of draft criminal legislation, the EU Court ruled Tuesday.
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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
Council secures European Youth Orchestra’s future – Georgia financial assistance – updated rules on lorry and bus drivers’ training – cross-border parcel delivery rules to boost e-commerce – Iran sanctions – cohesion policy – Posting of workers – North Korea sanctions – CO2 emissions of lorries, buses and coaches
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Commission Watch
Unfair trade practices in food supply chain – New Deal for Consumers – trust in scientific studies on food safety – EU risk assessment model in food chain – DIGITAL DAY 2018 – EU world’s leading donor of development assistance – VentureEU investment in Europe’s innovative start-ups – road safety data – sports media rights raids – support for Zimbabwe
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Parliament Watch
Democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary – MEPs deplore lack of transparency in selecting Commission Secretary General – Carcinogens in the workplace – media independence – cohesion policy budget
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EU diary
16-19 Apr: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2018
16-19 Apr: European Parliament plenary session
16-17 Apr: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
16 Apr: Foreign Affairs Council
18 Apr: Clean energy for all Europeans
18-19 Apr: Demographic scenarios for EU – role of migration
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
EUR 2.1 billion funding boost for European startups 10-Apr
EC proposes new action against workplace carcinogins 5-Apr
Cheap euro transfers to extend to non-euro states 28-Mar
EU puts forward ‘military mobility’ defence plan 28-Mar
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Breaking News
Mark Zuckerberg Says EU Users Have ‘Different Sensibilities’ On Data Protection (HuffPost)
Press
Collective redress fails to follow own recommendations
French retail tech on display at RBTE 2018
‘New Deal for Consumers’ not the needed quantum leap
EC plan allows chemical producers to keep control of science
Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
‘New Deal for Consumers’ missed chance for SME-friendly law
Auto makers equip all new car models with life-saving eCall
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Jobs
Managing Director, SumOfUs
Programme Director, European Women’s Lobby
Policy Coordinator, European Federation of Waste Management
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PR & Social Media Officer, Academy of European Law
Consultantm Representation in Brussels, Academy of European Law
Consultant, Fundraising Support, Academy of European Law
Advisor – Strategic Communication, WindEurope
Project/Programme Manager, ERTICO
Legal Expert, European Rail Infrastructure Managers
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Guides
Food supply chain: EU targets unfair trading practices
New Deal for Consumers
VentureEU: Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds Programme
Cross-border payments
Portability of online content services
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Events
19 Apr, Trier: Intellectual Property Litigation
25 Apr, Brussels: European taxation in a global context
25 Apr, London: Military Space Situational Awareness 2018
10 May, Budapest: REACH Opening Conference
17 May, Brussels: EU State Aid Litigation
6 Jun, Luxembourg: EBN Congress 2018 – Future of Innovation
7 Jun, Brussels: European Media Law 2018
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Publications
Under watchful eyes – biometrics, EU IT-systems and fundamental rights
How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again)
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Links
Pan-European Venture Capital Fund(s)-of-Funds programme
