EUbusiness Week 833 top stories: Finance ministers agree lower VAT for e-publications; Progress on VAT reform and fight against fraud; Parliament raises CO2 emissions targets for cars; MEPs vote for 30 pct European content for on-demand TV; Brussels okays Slovakia state aid to Jaguar Land Rover; Ministers give backing to European supercomputer project
Publisher’s Note
Better cooperation by EU member states on assessing new health technologies, such as new medicines and new devices, would benefit Europeans’ health, say MEPs, who this week approved new rules to foster innovation and help innovative health tools reach patients faster. There is evidence, says Spanish MEP Soledad Cabezon Ruiz, that some drugs approved for cancer treatments have not led to improvements in survival rates – despite often high prices. Europe-level evaluation would improve the quality of the available evidence as well as the evaluation itself, she says. Being better able to quickly determine the true contribution of new medical products will improve the sustainability of European health care.
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Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
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1. Finance ministers agree lower VAT for e-publications
Ministers have agreed to allow EU states to apply reduced, ‘super-reduced’ or zero VAT rates to electronic publications, thereby allowing alignment of VAT rules for electronic and physical publications.
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2. Progress on VAT reform and fight against fraud
The Ecofin Council also agreed new rules to exchange more information and boost cooperation on criminal VAT fraud, as well as measures to cut VAT compliance burdens for companies.
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3. Parliament raises CO2 emissions targets for cars
Market uptake of electric and low- emission cars would accelerate following a vote Wednesday by the EU Parliament to lower CO2 emissions by 20% by 2025, and 40% by 2030.
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4. MEPs vote for 30 pct European content for on-demand TV
The Parliament has voted updated rules on audiovisual media services, protecting children better, with stricter rules on advertising, and 30% European content in video-on-demand.
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5. Brussels okays Slovakia state aid to Jaguar Land Rover
The Commission gave its approval Thursday to Slovakia’s EUR 125 million investment aid to Jaguar Land Rover, saying it is in line with EU State aid rules, and will not unduly distort competition.
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6. Ministers give backing to European supercomputer project
Research ministers have given their backing to the setting up of a new European joint undertaking with the aim of overseeing the pooling of resources into high-performance computing.
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EUROPEAN LAW
ECB bonds purchase: the decision of the European Central Bank to establish a programme for the purchase of government bonds on secondary markets is valid, in the Opinion of the top EU Court’s Advocate-General.
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Inside the EU Institutions
Council Watch
Russian cyber attacks – VAT fraud: generalised, temporary reversal of liability, short-term fixes, administrative cooperation – Controls on cash entering and leaving EU – reduced VAT rates for e-books
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Commission Watch
Jaguar Land Rover state aid – European Court of Auditors signs off EU accounts – humanitarian support to Afghanistan – Major EU investments in Greece infrastructure – VAT reform – emergency aid for victims of Indonesian earthquake
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Parliament Watch
Quicker freezing and confiscation of criminal assets to fight organised crime – Eurojust to become more effective with new rules – Human Rights breaches in China, Belarus and United Arab Emirates – Free flow of non-personal data: Parliament approves EU’s fifth freedom – cleaner cars on EU roads by 2030 – joint assessment of medicines – Green light for VAT overhaul to simplify system and cut fraud – New rules for audiovisual media services approved by Parliament – Brexit and migration dominate debate on EU summit
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EU diary
8 Oct: Security of personal data processing event
8-11 Oct: European Week of Regions and Cities
8-11 Oct: European Parliament Committee Meetings
9-11 Oct: Policy Forum on Development
9 Oct: Environment Council
10-11 Oct: River engineering symposium 2018
11-12 Oct: October days for sustainable development
11 Oct: EU school fruit and vegetables scheme: taking stock
11 Oct: Cybersecurity in the energy sector
11-12 Oct: Justice and Home Affairs Council
11 Oct: Employment, Social, Health, Consumer Council
11-12 Oct: Gender equality and YOU
12 Oct: EU budget for the future: The road ahead
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Press
Environment Council to define global EU leadership on biodiversity and climate
Support for wild animal circus ban as strong as ever, new poll reveals
Theresa May’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ with Citizens’ Rights
Hearing patent on beer
EU Parliament vote on CO2 targets for cars and vans: auto industry voices concerns
UTPs directive – from balanced proposal to witch hunt?
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Jobs
Senior Associate – EU Financial Services policy, Global Counsel
Senior Advisor/Legal Counsel, European Association for Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies
Director, European Cancer Patient Coalition
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Guides
Events
10 Oct, London: Military Flight Training 2018
24 Oct, Helsinki: Biocides Day 2018
14 Nov, Utrecht: ITS Forum 2018 – Traffic Management in a changing world
21 Nov, Amsterdam: Benelux Infrastructure Forum
22 Nov, Trier: Annual Conference on European VAT Law 2018
27 Nov, Amsterdam: High Level Conference on Drones 2018
29 Nov, London: ConTech 2018
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Publications
Women in management: Underrepresented and overstretched? – Eurofound policy brief
Women and men in ICT: a chance for better work – life balance – research note
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