insight brussels december 2013
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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.TRANSCRIPT
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
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INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
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
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
CROSS-SECTORAL POLICIES .................................................................................. 13
Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Consumers ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................................ 14
International Trade.......................................................................................................................... 15
Research and Development .............................................................................................................. 16
Taxation ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Others ................................................................................................................................................ 18
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES
EP fisheries committee authorises deep-sea trawling, under conditions
Commission’s report on organic farming
Agriculture And Fisheries
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Defence and Security Policy
Parliament in favor of a strong EU defense policy ahead of December EU Summit
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
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
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
EU agreement on the ETS “back-loading” proposal
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
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
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Two reports released on antibiotic resistance
Adoption of the regulation on Trans-European Telecommunication Networks
Information and Communication Technology
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Member States discussed cooperation on digital learning
Media and Audiovisual works
Commission unveils revised rules on aid to cinema
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Transport
Commission launches investigations into shipping companies
European Parliament divided on mega trucks
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Commission allows airlines to offer 3G and 4G services on board
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
CROSS-SECTORAL POLICIES
Competition
Commission consults on modernising state aid trough better evaluation
Consumers
Commission to update low-value claims regulation
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Member States divided on “made in” labelling
Intellectual Property Rights
EU agreement on collective management of copyright and licencing online
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
International Trade
EP’s committee adopts the reciprocity mechanism for global public bids
2nd Round of EU-US negotiations for a transatlantic trade agreement
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
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
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Taxation
Tackling tax issues for multinationals
INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013
Others
Improving gender equality in companies’ boardrooms
