In this month's edition of Insight Brussels, our newsletter on key policy developments in the European Union, we discuss policy and regulatory changes, notably those related to energy, healthcare and taxation.
2. SECTORAL POLICIES................................................................................................. 4
Agriculture And Fisheries ................................................................................................................. 4
Defence and Security Policy............................................................................................................... 5
Energy and Environment ................................................................................................................... 6
Financial Services .............................................................................................................................. 8
Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals ...................................................................................................... 8
Information and Communication Technology .................................................................................. 9
Media and Audiovisual works ......................................................................................................... 10
Transport ........................................................................................................................................... 11
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3. CROSS-SECTORAL POLICIES .................................................................................. 13
Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Consumers ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................................ 14
International Trade.......................................................................................................................... 15
Research and Development .............................................................................................................. 16
Taxation ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Others................................................................................................................................................ 18
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4. SECTORAL POLICIES
Agriculture
And Fisheries
EP fisheries committee authorises deep-sea trawling, under conditions
Commission’s report on organic farming
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6. Energy and
Environment
Commission issues guidelines to further reduce state aid to renewable
energy
Review of the Biofuel directives: no compromise on Land use impacts
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7.
EU agreement on the ETS “back-loading” proposal
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8. Financial
Services
Adoption of rules for the portability of supplementary pension rights
Healthcare and
Pharmaceuticals
Member States permanent representatives endorses compromise on new
health programme 2014-2020
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9.
Two reports released on antibiotic resistance
Information and
Communication Technology
Adoption of the regulation on Trans-European Telecommunication Networks
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10.
Member States discussed cooperation on digital learning
Media and
Audiovisual works
Commission unveils revised rules on aid to cinema
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14. Member States divided on “made in” labelling
Intellectual
Property Rights
EU agreement on collective management of copyright and licencing online
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15. International
Trade
EP’s committee adopts the reciprocity mechanism for global public bids
2nd Round of EU-US negotiations for a transatlantic trade agreement
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16. Start of the EU-China negotiations for an investment agreement
Research and
Development
Parliament approves EU’s Horizon 2020 research program
Adoption of a strategic plan for Smart cities
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