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Our IEU AGENDA this week*: 
EU COMMISSION: EU Commission Upcoming Events +++ 30 November - 1 December 2018: G20 Summit, Buenos Aires +++ EU Commission Calendar +++ 19 November 2018 +++ 20 November 2018 +++ 21 November 2018 +++ 22 November 2018 +++ 23 November 2018 +++ 24 November 2018 +++ Outlook November 2018 +++  EU COMMISSION - EXPERT GROUPS: Meetings of EU Commission expert groups +++  EU COMMISSION - COMITOLOGYDraft Agenda of the 24th meeting of the PC for the specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 - Configuration "Smart, Green and Integrated Transport - 20 November 20182018-11-21-Agenda of the Committee for Common organisaton of Agricultural Markets - Horticultural Products2018-11-21-Agenda of the Committee for Common organisaton of Agricultural Markets - Horticultural ProductsDraft Agenda of the 99th Aviation Security Committee Meeting (AVSEC 99)Agenda for meeting of 21-22 November 2018 of the GNI CommitteeAgenda of the 2018-11-22 Meeting of the Committee for Common …

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INTERNET GOVERNANCE IV: Wer regiert das Web: Internet Governance zwischen US-Dominanz, multilateraler Selbstbestimmung und hybriden Bedrohungen +++  +++UPDATE: W3C: +++UPDATE: Tim Berners-Lee, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): One Small Step for the Web... - 29/9/2018 +++  # ICANN / IANA: +++UPDATE: Contractual Compliance: Addressing Domain Name System (DNS) Infrastructure Abuse - 8/11/2018 +++ +++UPDATE: Contractual Compliance: Addressing Domain Name System (DNS) Infrastructure Abuse - 16/11/2018 +++ Civil society groups blast ICANN Org’s push for a “Unified Access Model” - Internet Governance Project - 19/10/2018 +++ History of the Early Days of ICANN: A Perspective From Europe - CircleID - 15/10/2018 +++  # ITU: +++UPDATE: ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 endorses harnessing new technologies and breaks ITU records for gender parity - 16/11/2018New study quantifies the positive impact of broadband, digital transformation and the inter…

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URBAN AGENDA: Public Procurement Public Feedback results +++  SMART CITIES EXPO: EU Commission. Smart city matchmaking in Barcelona +++ EIP-SCC Marketplace at Smart City Expo World Congress, 13-15 November, Barcelona +++  URBACT: Fighting Homelessness Policy Lab - URBACT +++  EIP-SCC: Research agrees! Citizen Engagement improves success for building cities +++ Smart City Infrastructure Fund Holds Its First Close +++ 2018 Annual Polis Conference +++ EV4SCC at the GoMobilty Tradeshow - Funding Available +++ Sector Skills Alliances Info Day +++  SMART SPECIALISATION PLATFORMLearning Lab on "Supporting mechanisms for capacity building in framework programme participation (H2020/Horizon Europe)"Sustainable Buildings Partnership Working MeetingS3 Thematic Platform Days: Conference and Meetings EUROCITIESEUROCITIES statement on the Urban agenda for the EU SMART GOVERNANCE4th General Assembly in ManchesterOpen & Agile Smart Cities: Global Coalitio…

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MFF & BUDGET: EU Parliament: EU Budget 2019 conciliation talks suspended +++ EU Council: 2019 EU budget talks to continue +++ EU-Haushalt 2019: Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Hagedorn bedauert das vorläufige Scheitern des Vermittlungsverfahrens +++  SWITZERLAND: Meeting of the Joint Swiss-EU Committee in the fields of research and innovation +++  DIGITAL AGENDA: Unlocking the potential of Startups in Europe: European entrepreneurship in action50.702 votes send 20 innovators to Innovation Radar Final on 5 DecemberProud to announce our new checklist for national 5G strategiesSummary Report of The Targeted Consultation on Guidance on Cost of Capital for EU Electronic Communications RegulatorsBrainCom: an example of FET interdisciplinarityBrainCom, the story of a collaboration across fieldsCONNECT University session "Fake News and Cyberattacks"French Digital Innovation Hub DIGIHALLHow big data and AI can help the batteries of the futureDSM …

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FAC: Background brief of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs (Defence) Councils, 19-20 November 2018 +++  EEA COUNCIL: Agenda of the European Economic Area Council, 20 November 2018 +++  G20: BRUEGEL PUBLICATION ALERT | The G20 turns ten: what’s past is prologue +++  KIMBERLEY PROCESS: Remarks by HR/VP Federica Mogherini at the closing session of the Kimberley Process plenary +++ 2018 Kimberley Process Plenary - U.S. Mission to the EU +++  CHINAEU Commission: EU and China step up their cooperation on sustainable developmentIMF Working Paper No. 18/244 : China’s Monetary Policy Communication: Frameworks, Impact, and Recommendations UKRAINEUS Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin Statements to the PressEU Commission: Joint statement of the 2nd EU-Ukraine TSD sub-committeeAttraction or Aversion? The Image of the European Union in Ukraine’s South and East - Institute for European Policy TURKEYFederica Mogherini an…

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SPACE POLICY: Space: US citizens and business to access EU Galileo satellite navigation signals +++  SME: WKÖ-Vizepräsidentin Rabmer-Koller bei Subsidiaritätskonferenz: EU muss viel stärkeren Fokus auf KMU legen +++  PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS: Statement at Breakfast Discussion “European pillar of Social Rights – a stepping stone for the future of social Europe", Brussels +++ S&D: Happy 1st anniversary Social Pillar! Time to make the principles of the Pillar a reality for all Europeans! +++  EU COMMISSION REGISTERDG EMPLObservations on the proposal for a joint action plan “Activation of young people in the Podkarpacie region” for support from the Youth Employment Initiative under the operational programme “Knowledge Education Development”COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION Amending Implementing Decision C(2014)9881 approving certain elements of the operational programme “ESF Northern Ireland” for support from the European Social Fund under the Invest…

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EUROGROUP: ECB: Mario Draghi: The outlook for the euro area economy +++ Agenda highlights of the Eurogroup on 19 November 2018 +++ S&D Group leader Bullmann: Now is the time to deliver on the reform of the eurozone +++  SPAIN: OECD Economic Survey of Spain launches Thursday 22 November 2018 +++  SUSTAINABLE FINANCE: Bruegel event: How to speed up sustainable finance, 28 November 2018 +++  BANKING UNIONState aid: EU Commission approves prolongation of Irish credit union resolution schemeAudit gaps in EU banking supervision must be closed - ECAAgenda of the European Banking Federation EBAEBA publishes final draft technical standards on the specification of an economic downturn ECBLatest Letters from the ECBLetter from the ECB President to Mr Miguel Viegas, MEP, on members of the ECB’s decision-making bodies participating in international discussion foraLetter from the ECB President to Mr Ernest Urtasun, MEP, on the corporate sector purchase programmeL…

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BREXIT: Agenda highlights of General Affairs Council (Art. 50), 19 November 2018 +++ Special meeting of the European Council (Art.50) +++ UK Guidance: Draft Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 +++ Evidence session on intergovernmental relations between Scotland and the UK - UK Parliament +++ CER: What happens if Parliament rejects May's Brexit deal? +++ Hessische Europaministerin Lucia Puttrich bleibt beim Brexit skeptisch: „Zustimmung des britischen Kabinetts zum Entwurf des Austrittsabkommens ist nur ein Zwischenschritt“ +++  STATE AIDEU Commission approves prolongation of Irish credit union resolution schemeEU Commission approves €85 million public support for mobile communication infrastructure in unserved areas of Bavaria in Germany BUSINESS LAWSKolloquium zum Europäischen Wirtschaftsgesetzbuch am 21. November 2018 EUROJUSTUse of information collected from the battlefield - EU and US counterterrorism experts meet at Eurojust …

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ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE: Rethinking value-added tax (VAT) to focus on environmental damage and sustainability +++  PESTICIDES: Die Grünen/EFA: Ausnahmegenehmigungen für Pestizide: Gifte auf Äckern, weil Behörden schlafen? +++  EU COMMISSION REGISTERDG ENVCOMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for certain laser tubesCOMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in the plating layer of certain diodesCOMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Direc…

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COP24: Judging the EU climate strategy: will it be enough to prevent the worst climate breakdown? CAN Europe +++  CLIMATE ACTION: Bruegel: Distributional effects of climate policies +++ Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) Programme: committee vote +++  SHIPPING EMISSIONS: Roadmap to decarbonising European shipping +++  CLIMATE MONITORINGObserving the Arctic provides benefits beyond climate change insights - EU JRCEEA: Arctic and Baltic sea ice EU COUNCIL REGISTERSt 14328 2018 Add 1 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT - Adaptation preparedness scoreboard Country fiches Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the implementation of the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate changeSt 14328 2018 Add 2 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Evaluation of the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the imple…

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EU4ENERGY: EU4Energy to assist Georgia in developing energy performance of buildings calculation methodology +++  ENERGY REGULATIONENTSOG: Energy industry letter of support on Energy and Climate as key considerations in Political Declaration +++ ENTSO-E joins eight industry associations calling for energy and climate change to be included in the Brexit Political Declaration +++  EEX: EEX Group DataSource will replace Information Products CLEAN ENERGY PACKAGEIEA Exekutivdirektor Birol stellt den World Energy Outlook 2018 im Beisein von Staatssekretär Bareiß in Berlin vor SMART GRIDEU Commission opens Smart Grid Interoperability LaboratoryEU Research: A more efficient fuel cell for smart power grids FCHStakeholder Forum 2018 : Hydrogen is ready and set to power Europe NUCLEAR ENERGYIAEA: Finland Eyes Nuclear Power to Hit Climate TargetsUK Corporate report: New nuclear power stations: initial assessment of General Nuclear System’s UK HPR1000 design ENERGY …

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DIGITAL AGENDA: EU Commission: Call for Digital Innovation Hubs on Artificial Intelligence +++  EFSI: EU financing agreements for social and micro-entrepreneurs in Finland under Juncker Plan +++  ESIF: Cohesion Policy invests in modernisation and safety of railways in Bulgaria +++  SPACE PROGRAMMEEP Think-tank: Briefing - Establishing the European Space Programme - 15-11-2018 EACEAEP Think-tank: Briefing - Erasmus 2021-2027 - 15-11-2018EP Think-tank Briefing - Promoting the Rights and Values, Justice and Creative Europe programmes - 15-11-2018 EU COMMISSION REGISTERDG RTDCOMMISSION DECISION on the Union financial contribution for 2018 to a Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States aimed at supporting research and development performing small and medium-sized enterprises (Eurostars-2 Programme) and the approval of the annual work plan for 2018DG REGIOCOMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION approving the financial contributio…