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28/06/2013 - Consumer affairs and public health / Transport and travel
The European Commission took the first step towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry. It proposed legislation which will require owners of large ships using EU ports to monitor and report the ships' annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
28/06/2013 - Institutional affairs
The European Council agreed on a comprehensive approach to combat youth unemployment. It also endorsed country-specific recommendations to guide Member States' policies and budgets, thus concluding the 2013 European semester. In addition, the European Council assessed progress towards the banking union. It also warmly welcomed Croatia as a member of the European Union as of 1 July 2013.
- Remarks by President Herman Van Rompuy following the European Council
- Statement by President Barroso following the second day of the European Council
- Agreement reached on austerity measures and reforms for European civil service
- Boosting investment, implementing the Compact for Growth and Jobs
- Leaders review progress in strengthening economic and monetary union
- EU leaders agree measures to fight youth unemployment
- More press releases from the European Council
11/06/2013 - Transport and travel
The European Commission has acted to speed up the reform of Europe's air traffic control system. The Commission is looking to head off a capacity crunch as the number of flights is forecast to increase by 50% over the next 10-20 years.
18/06/2013 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
Advancing global trade, fighting tax evasion and tax avoidance, and increasing transparency were the main themes at the 39th G8 summit held in Lough Erne (UK) on 17 and 18 June.
14/06/2013 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
EU trade ministers mandated the Commission to negotiate a sweeping EU–US trade and investment pact. The talks are expected to be formally launched at the G8 on 17 June.
17/06/2013 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
The negotiations will cover three main components: market access, regulatory issues including non-tariff barriers, and the agreement's rules.
- Statement by President Barroso on the EU-US trade agreement with U.S. President Obama, the President of the European Council Van Rompuy and UK Prime Minister Cameron
- Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on the occasion of the launch of the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
- Trade negotiations with the United States
27/06/2013 -
Following their meeting this morning at the Commission headquarters, President Barroso, President Schulz and Irish Taoiseach Kenny announced a political agreement on the European Union's future budget 2014-2020.
27/06/2013 - Business, taxation and competition / Economy and the euro / Statistics
In June the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) improved markedly, continuing last month's increase. Sentiment increased by 1.8 points in both the euro area (to 91.3) and the EU (to 92.6). The Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area increased by 0.07 points to ‑0.68.
14/06/2013 - Institutional affairs
Parliament agreed on a common asylum system for the EU and backed a higher budget for a European fund to help the poorest.
21/06/2013 - Employment and social rights / Consumer affairs and public health
The Council adopted stricter capital requirements for banks and investment firms (the "CRD 4 package"). The new rules will be published in the Official Journal before 1 July 2013 and will apply from 1 January 2014.
27/06/2013 - Economy and the euro / Institutional affairs
The Council set out its position on a draft framework for bank recovery and resolution with a view to negotiations with the European Parliament. The Council also approved draft amending budget no. 1 for 2013 providing the EU's 2013 budget with the necessary resources for the accession of Croatia to the EU on 1 July.
26/06/2013 - Business, taxation and competition
The European Commission has proposed a draft directive on e-invoicing in public procurement, accompanied by a communication setting out its vision for the full digitisation of the public procurement process, so-called 'end-to-end e-procurement'.
27/06/2013 - Food, farming and fisheries
More emphasis on environmental protection, mandatory top-ups for young farmers in all member states, stronger farmers' organisations and less red tape when spending EU funds. These are the main lines of the agreement on farm policy struck on Wednesday by Parliament, Council and the Commission. Decisions still need to be taken on capping direct payments to bigger farms and distributing funds between farmers.
25/06/2013 - Food, farming and fisheries / Institutional affairs
As regards agriculture, the Council held a debate on the outcome of the trilogues on the proposals for the direct payments regulation, the single common market organisation (CMO) regulation, the rural development regulation and the horizontal regulation within the framework of reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
27/06/2013 -
In June the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) improved markedly, continuing last month's increase. Sentiment increased by 1.8 points in both the euro area (to 91.3) and the EU (to 92.6). The Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area increased by 0.07 points to ‑0.68.
18/06/2013 - Consumer affairs and public health
The Environment Council adopted conclusions on a strategy on adaptation to climate change. The conclusions are a response to the Commission's communication "An EU strategy on adaptation to climate change".
26/06/2013 - Justice and citizens’ rights
The call follows the Commission's progress report released which shows that Member States need to do better in implementing their national Roma integration strategies submitted under the EU Framework for national Roma integration strategies.
- Frequently asked questions
- Statement by Commissioner Viviane Reding
- Statement by Commissioner László Andor
- DOCUMENT. Communication "Step forward in implementing national Roma integration strategies"
- DOCUMENT. Proposal for a recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States
- Press pack
- More information on EU and Roma
12/06/2013 - Economy and the euro
Under the proposal, dividends, capital gains, all other forms of financial income and account balances, would be added to the list of categories which are subject to automatic information exchange within the EU.
- Frequently asked questions
- DOCUMENT. Proposal for a Council Directive as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation
- Speech by Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta
- Enhanced administrative cooperation in the field of (direct) taxation
- More information on tax evasion and tax avoidance
21/06/2013 - Economy and the euro
The Council has reached political agreement on a package of measures aimed at combating VAT fraud more effectively.
01/07/2013 - Enlargement, external relations and trade / Institutional affairs
On the 1 July 2013, Croatia became the 28th member of the EU after a decade of carrying out all the reforms needed to bring it into line with EU laws and standards.
- 1 July: Croatia's accession to the European Union
- Questions and answers
- EU welcomes 28th member state - Croatia
- Speech by President Barroso at the ceremony to mark the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
- Speech by President Herman Van Rompuy on the occasion of the entry of Croatia into the European Union
