mslgroup insight brussels november 2013

.INSIGHTS BRUSSELS.

.November 2013.

INSIGHTS BRUSSELS November 2013

SECTORAL POLICIES................................................................................................. 3

Agriculture And Fisheries ................................................................................................................. 3

Defence and Security Policy ............................................................................................................... 4

Energy and Environment ................................................................................................................... 4

Financial Services .............................................................................................................................. 6

Food and Beverage ............................................................................................................................. 7

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals ...................................................................................................... 7

Information and Communication Technology .................................................................................. 8

Media and Audiovisual works .......................................................................................................... 11

Transport ........................................................................................................................................... 11


CROSS-SECTORAL POLICIES .................................................................................. 14

Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Consumers ........................................................................................................................................ 14

Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................................ 16

International Trade.......................................................................................................................... 16

Research and Development .............................................................................................................. 18

Taxation ........................................................................................................................................... 18


SECTORAL POLICIES

Common Fishery Policy: EU Parliament in favor of new fisheries fund

Common Agricultural Policy: 2013 direct aid cuts revised down to 2.45%

Agriculture And Fisheries


Defence and Security Policy

Report by the High Representative in preparation of the European Council

Energy and Environment

Commission released a list of 248 priority infrastructure projects


EU Parliament voted for impact assessment prior to any fracking activity


Financial Services

European Parliament suspends the bank-sharing agreement with the US


Food and Beverage

Members of the European Parliament pressure the Commission on processed products labelling

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

New rules on Tobacco products voted by the European Parliament

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First study on the cost of cancer carried out in the European Union

EU Leaders set 2015 for the completion of the EU digital single market

Information and Communication Technology


Delays in the adoption of the EU data protection regulation

Telecoms package raises EU stakeholder concerns


. MEPs want to boost the use of cloud computing services


Media and Audiovisual works

Commission to restrict state aid for audiovisual works

Transport

European Commission presents nine transport priority corridors


Baltic-Adriatic corridor (road and rail)

North Baltic Sea corridor (ports and rail)

Mediterranean corridor (ports, road and rail)

Eastern Mediterranean corridor (ports and

road)

Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor (ports

and road)

Rhine-Alps corridor (ports and waterways)

Atlantic corridor (ports, waterways and road)

North Mediterranean Sear corridor (ports

and inland ports)

Rhine Danube corridor (waterways and road)

4th Railway package: new procedure proposed for rolling stock certification


Divergences between Member States on air passenger rights


CROSS-SECTORAL POLICIES

Competition

European Commission searches new competition schemes for internet search engines

Consumers

Agreement on 2014-2020 Consumer Programme


Parliamentary Committee in favour of product safety and market surveillance package

Public consultation on improving cross-border consumer protection


Intellectual Property Rights

New rules for online products’ copyright

International Trade

EU requests WTO panel against Russia on car recycling fees


Council green-lights investment negotiations with China

EU and Canada reached political agreement on free trade deal

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Research and Development

Innovation and research under the spotlight at European Council summit

Taxation

European Commission issues a proposal for a VAT standardization


Commission asks France to abolish the discriminatory capital gains tax on precious metals

European Digital Economy to go under scrutiny


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