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05/10/2018 - Institutional affairs
Cleaner cars, more European films on streaming services and concerns about the state of rule of law were among the highlights of this week’s plenary session.
04/10/2018 - Justice and citizens’ rights / Security and defence
The new rules, already informally agreed between Parliament’s negotiators and EU ministers in June, will make it quicker and simpler for EU member states to ask each other to freeze criminal assets or confiscate criminal property.
04/10/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
New rules aimed at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the EU for companies and public authorities were adopted by MEPs.
04/10/2018 - Institutional affairs
03/10/2018 - Energy, environment and climate / Transport and travel
CO2 emissions from new cars should be cut by 40% by 2030 and market uptake of electric and low- emission cars should accelerate, say MEPs.
03/10/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Economy and the euro
02/10/2018 - Culture, education and youth
MEPs voted on updated rules on audiovisual media services, protecting children better, with stricter rules on advertising, and 30% European content in video-on-demand.
02/10/2018 - Economy and the euro
The Commission presented its proposal to strengthen the role of the European Banking Authority (EBA) in supervising EU financial institutions, so as to better address money laundering and terrorist financing threats.
- Outcome of the Council meeting
- Commission welcomes progress achieved on the road to a reformed EU VAT system
- Electronic publications: Council agrees to allow reduced VAT rates
- VAT fraud: Council adopts measures to boost administrative cooperation
- More press releases from the Economic and Financial Affairs Council
01/10/2018 - Employment and social rights / Statistics
28/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Research and innovation
Ministers held a policy debate on the structure of the next EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe, as well as on the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe.
27/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Consumer affairs and public health
New figures released by the European Commission today show that customs authorities detained over 31 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU's external border with a street value of over €580 million.
21/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
While Member States' have carried out a lot of work to improve VAT collection, today's figures show that reform of the current EU VAT system combined with better cooperation at EU level are needed so that Member States can make full use of VAT revenues in their budgets.
20/09/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
19/09/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
With sustainable, comprehensive and rules-based connectivity at its core, the Communication will help to guide the EU's external action in this field and is a part of the implementation of its Global Strategy.
19/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
18/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Enlargement, external relations and trade
The European Commission has today put forward a first set of ideas to modernise the WTO and to make international trade rules fit for the challenges of the global economy.
14/09/2018 - Energy, environment and climate / Food, farming and fisheries / Transport and travel
The European Commission is proposing to end seasonal clock changes in Europe in 2019, giving Member States the freedom to decide once and for all whether they want to permanently apply summer- or wintertime.
14/09/2018 - Institutional affairs
MEPs discussed the challenges facing the EU during the State of the Union debate and approved digital copyright rules and measures to counter money laundering and cut plastic waste.
13/09/2018 - Asylum and migration
Building on two years of work, the Commission is proposing to reinforce the European Border and Coast Guard even further and give it the right level of ambition, corresponding to the common challenges Europe is facing in managing migration and borders.
12/09/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Enlargement, external relations and trade / Institutional affairs / Security and defence
President Juncker stresses the need for Europe to become more sovereign so as to be able to play a role in shaping global affairs.
