EUbusiness Week 784 top stories: Quick, painless Brexit talks an illusion: Barnier; EU set to lighten burden on derivatives sector; MEPs back lower VAT for e-books; Brussels signals end to temporary border controls; Compliance package to boost functioning of Single Market; Brussels issues guidelines on green justice
Publisher’s Note
A new museum of European history opens to the public on 6 May, a day before the final round of the French presidential election. Its aim is to encourage us to reflect upon and debate the history of Europe and European integration.
The House of European History is intended to help citizens, especially younger ones, “step into the future wisely and with confidence,” said former EP President Hans-Gert Poettering. We must hope their future will, after Sunday’s election, look a little less troubled and threatening.
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1. Quick, painless Brexit talks an illusion: Barnier
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, said Wednesday it was an illusion that Brexit would have no material impact on people’s lives or that talks could be concluded quickly and painlessly.
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2. EU set to lighten burden on derivatives sector
The EU has announced reforms to the derivatives sector, with less burdensome rules to reduce costs and regulatory obligations on market participants without compromising financial stability.
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3. MEPs back lower VAT for e-books
EU citizens could pay less for e-books, after plans to allow Member States to reduce VAT on e-publications were backed by a European Parliament committee on Wednesday.
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4. Brussels signals end to temporary border controls
The EC has recommended that Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway phase out the temporary controls at some of their internal Schengen borders over the next six months.
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5. Compliance package to boost functioning of Single Market
A new Single Market Compliance package is designed to make the European market work better for citizens and businesses and help them make full use of its opportunities.
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6. Brussels issues guidelines on green justice
The Commission has issued a guidance document on access to green justice, outlining how the public can hold authorities to account on environmental matters.
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EUROPEAN LAW
Worker participation: EU Court advocate-general confirms that German law on employee participation is compatible with EU law.
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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 and Europa building open doors to public – Council agrees negotiating position on anti-dumping methodology – Format for short-stay visas (Schengen): Council confirms agreement on the update of security features in visa sticker – World Press Freedom Day
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Commission Watch
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) – Africa-EU Partnership – EC accepts Amazon commitments on e-books – Eurostat: retail trade, CO2 emissions from energy use, GDP flash estimate, industrial producer prices, unemployment – Trade and Business Opportunities for Jordan and EU – Brexit draft negotiating directives – temporary border controls – Visa Reciprocity – EU Single Market compliance – negotiations with Greece
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Parliament Watch
House of European History – Parliament Open Day – EU- Tunisia partnership – money laundering blacklist – VAT on e-books – private security firms – the collaborative economy – freedom of the press – fake news – EU-NATO cooperation – Greek debt relief
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EU diary
8 May: European Parliament Committee Meetings
8-9 May: EU-Latin America dialogue on raw materials
10-11 May: European Parliament Committee Meetings
10 May: Smart regions with smart robots
10-12 May: eHealth week 2017
11 May: Foreign Affairs Council
12 May: New technologies and digitalisation
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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Testbiotech legal case against EU authorisation of ‘toxic soybeans’
Maltese presidency proposes slowing down delivery of energy savings
250,000 Europeans call on Commission to radically reform EU agriculture
Retailers press for smart policy to help tackling food waste
Single Market Compliance package: flaws in approach
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Jobs
Project Lawyer in European Environmental Law, Academy of European Law
Head of Unit – Communication, European Chemicals Agency
Digital Communications Officer, Eurogroup for Animals
Liaison Officer, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Head of Public Affairs, European Competitive Telecoms Association
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Guides
Commission response on Visa Reciprocity
Commission draft negotiating directives for Article 50 – Q&A
Compliance and practical functioning of the EU Single Market
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Events
17 May, Hamburg: How to produce a winning proposal for Horizon 2020
22 May, Prague: REACH Conference
22 May, Brussels: European Business Summit
21 Jun, Brussels: World Litigation Forum 2017 Europe
26 Jun, Brussels: Towards a European Bee Partnership
28 Sep, Brussels: European Banking Summit
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Publications
Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union
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Links
Derivatives (EMIR) – Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Taskforce on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom
