EUbusiness Week 836 top stories: Bulgaria-Romania progress on judicial reform, corruption; MEPs vote to cap the price of phone calls; Parliament votes to upgrade rail passenger rights; EU opens up free movement of non-personal data; MEPs back 35 pct CO2 emissions cuts for trucks by 2030; EU action on animal welfare not living up to promise
Publisher’s Note
The agreement reached on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, announced Wednesday after 20 months of negotiation, pleases neither hard brexiteers nor pro-Europeans. What they can agree on is the huge gap between the Brexit that was promised and what has been delivered. When government is broken and cannot reach a decision on an issue of such importance to the UK’s future, a ‘People’s Vote’ is the only solution. A vote where the public has a clear choice on what is better for the country: the deal agreed, a no-deal option, or the current deal, staying in the EU. The options are now clear, go back to the people.
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Regards,
Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
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1. Bulgaria-Romania progress on judicial reform, corruption
Bulgaria has made good progress in fighting corruption and organised crime, but Romania has gone backwards, particularly with regard to judicial reform, the EU said in its annual review published Tuesday.
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2. MEPs vote to cap the price of phone calls
The EU Parliament has approved the EU’s telecoms package that caps intra-EU calls, makes super-fast 5G networks possible by 2020 and creates alert system for emergencies.
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3. Parliament votes to upgrade rail passenger rights
Updated rules to EU rail passengers’ rights should include higher compensation rates for delays and better assistance to people with reduced mobility, Parliament said in a vote.
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4. EU opens up free movement of non-personal data
EU ministers have provided a boost to Europe’s data economy, signing off on a new directive aimed at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the EU.
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5. MEPs back 35 pct CO2 emissions cuts for trucks by 2030
Parliament has backed plans for lorries to cut CO2 emissions by 2030, adopting a higher target (35%) than the Commission’s 30% for new lorries to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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6. EU action on animal welfare not living up to promise
EU action on animal welfare has been successful in important aspects, but weaknesses persist in relation to farm animals, according to a European Court of Auditors report.
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EUROPEAN LAW
UK capacity market: the capacity scheme to guarantee security of supply for the UK’s electricity market is suspended following the EU’s General Court ruling to annul a Commission decision not to raise objections to it.
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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
EU-Tanzania relations – EU-South Africa summit – Donald Tusk Remarks after meeting Brexit EU Chief negotiator Michel Barnier – Albania-EU Stabilisation and Association Council – Better security for ID documents – Ship inspections: preparing for Brexit – Review of type-approval rules for two, three or four wheel vehicles – Free flow of data
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Commission Watch
European Antibiotic Awareness Day – EU-South Africa Summit – Brexit recommendation – EC approves acquisition of Europac by DS Smith, subject to conditions – EC approves EUR 107m public support for greener buses in Germany – EUR 191m to promote agri-food products at home and abroad – EU calls for renewed international action to protect nature on land and at sea – Brexit preparedness: energy, no deal, visa-free travel – Clean Energy for All Europeans – Romania, Bulgaria Cooperation and Verification Mechanism reports
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Parliament Watch
Human rights breaches in Bangladesh, Cuba and Vietnam – Parliament calls for “alarming” spread of Lyme disease to be tackled – Brexit agreement – Combating terrorism: EP special committee calls for closer EU cooperation – Moldova must take urgent action and Georgia should continue efforts: MEPs – Mechanism to protect democracy in EU ‘needed more than ever’ – Long-term EU budget funding priorities for post-2020 budget – MEPs call to strengthen checks on EU arms exports – EU and Africa bound by common values: South African President – “Woman at war” wins European Parliament’s 2018 Lux Film Prize
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EU diary
19 Nov: Delivering EU-wide multimodal travel
19-20 Nov: European values, rule of law, security
19 Nov: SME-Assembly
19 Nov: Foreign Affairs Council
19-20 Nov: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
19-22 Nov: European Parliament Committee Meetings
20-21 Nov: Skills for the future – Unconference
20 Nov: EIOPA annual conference
20 Nov: EU cybersecurity certification framework
20-21 Nov: SET Plan conference 2018
20 Nov: Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
21-22 Nov: Skills for the future: managing transition
21-22 Nov: Innovative Enterprise Vienna 2018
21-22 Nov: 24th MARS conference
22 Nov: Africa Day 2018
22 Nov: Financing energy efficiency in Malta and Italy
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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Breaking News
Brexit resignations leave EU divorce deal – and PM May’s future – in doubt (NBCNews.com)
Press
EU Parliament wants rail passenger rights beefed up
Court’s decision makes case for excluding dirty energy from capacity mechanisms subsidies
May has finally managed to unite Parliament
EBF statement on the Brexit withdrawal agreement
Registration Closing Soon for Benelux Infrastructure Forum
Trucks: CO2 targets voted by European Parliament ‘excessively aggressive’, say manufacturers
European Parliament formally adopts new telecom rules and caps expensive intra-EU calls
Retailers and wholesalers warn of dangers from direct consumer imports
European Parliament votes to keep Adriatic Sea the world’s most overfished and unsustainable region
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Jobs
Legal Counsel, Council of Europe Development Bank
Project Manager, European Biodiesel Board
Policy Adviser, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
Public Affairs Advisor, European Association for Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies
Project Manager – EC Framework Partnership Agreement grant, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International
EU Policy & Funding Executive, Scotland Europa
Policy Manager, European Venture Philanthropy Association
Stakeholder Relations Officer, European Institute for Gender Equality
Child Participation & Policy Officer, Eurochild
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Guides
Brexit negotiations: what is in the Withdrawal Agreement
Bulgaria, Romania Cooperation & Verification Reports
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Events
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
4 Dec, Brussels: Responsible Gaming Day 2018
1 Dec. Poland: World Climate Summit 2018 alongside COP24
12 Feb, London: European Information Security Summit 2019
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Publications
Monitoring drug use in recreational settings across Europe: conceptual challenges and methodological innovations
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