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SMART CITY ATLAS: 50 deutsche Städte sind auf dem Weg zur Smart City - Bitkom +++ URBAN AGENDA: European Urban Initiative-post 2020: the Commission proposal +++ Better data, better policies: Recommendations of the Urban Agenda Partnership Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees +++ La commissaire Crețu participe au 8e Sommet Européen des Régions et des Villes à Bucarest +++ SMART SPECIALISATION PLATFORM: 6th Digital Innovation Hubs Workshop on Digital tools and MarketplacesEUROCITIESConnecting Europe Facility (CEF) Telecom call for proposals on eTranslation, eDelivery, and eInvoicingNew EUROCITIES report: Cities delivering social rightsSCISIRIS: New video about "Smart City Vision"SMART GOVERNANCEEU Commission Answer to a written question - Impact of sharing platforms in city centres - E-006448/2018(ASW)Blog – How digital tools can speed up planning and deliver homes - Future Cities CatapultSolving planning inefficiencies with open data - Future Citi…

Our IEU AGENDA this week*: 

EU COMMISSION: EU Commission Upcoming Events +++ 9 April 2019: High-level Conference: Future of Work Today. Tomorrow. For All +++ EU Commission Calendar +++ 25 March 2019 +++ 26 March 2019 +++ 27 March 2019 +++ 28 March 2019 +++ 29 March 2019 +++ Outlook April 2019 +++  EU COMMISSION - EXPERT GROUPS: Meetings of EU Commission expert groupsE-PRTR Art 19 Expert GroupSecond meeting of DINA25th Working Group Floods meetingProject group meeting concerning the food chapters of HS/CN - Invitation9th meeting of Scientific Forum on IAS3rd Meeting of the CLEN Project Group on Compliance assessment, use of precision data and statistics - InvitationFSUG meetingThird meeting of the Innovation Fund Expert Group3rd Meeting of the expert group2019-03-29 Expert Group Milk Market Observatory(CEG/INT/6) - 6th meeting ot the Customs Expert Group01/04/2019 Meeting of the Expert Group on Organic Production2nd meeting of Expert Group on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LUL…

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THE JUNCKER PLAN: EU Commission Answer to a written question - ECA report on the 'Juncker Plan' - E-000518/2019(ASW) +++  SERVICES DIRECTIVE: EU Commission Answer to a written question - The Services Directive and the Establishment Directive - E-000649/2019(ASW) +++  CONSUMER PROTECTION: Deal agreed to protect consumers against misleading and unfair practices +++ Europe’s Single Market rules need to be better enforced to benefit consumers - EGBA +++  LABOUR MARKETIMF: The Structural Determinants of the Labor Share in Europe POSTED WORKERSEP Think-tank: Briefing - Road transport: Enforcement and special provisions for posted workers - 22-03-2019AMENDMENTS 195-204 - REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport se…

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USA: EU Commission Answer to a written question - EU-US trade talks - E-000620/2019(ASW) +++  CHINA: EU Commission Answer to a written question - China tariff rate quota - E-000321/2019(ASW) +++  EFTA: EU Council Working Group on EFTA, discussions on the completion of the Association Agreement with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino +++ Speech by President Donald Tusk on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the EEA Agreement +++  VIETNAMBundeswirtschaftsminister Altmaier reist zu wirtschaftspolitischen Gesprächen nach Vietnam TRADE DEFENCENew trade defence investigation initiated R700 EU COMMISSION REGISTERDG TRADECommission Decision relating to the exercise of the European Union's rights under the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes and other relevant WTO provisionsCOMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION authorising the Republic of Bulgaria to open formal negotiations to conclude a bilateral investment agreement w…

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BULGARIA: IMF Executive Board Concludes the 2019 Article IV Consultation with Bulgaria +++  BLOCKCHAIN: EU Commission Answer to a written question - Status quo of initial coin offerings in EU legislation - E-000717/2019(ASW) +++  BANKING UNION: Next week's financial agenda of the European Banking Federation +++  EBALatest Q&A by the EBA ECBEuropean Central Bank: appointment of Philip R. Lane to the Executive BoardECB: Yves Mersch: Remarks at the ‘Challenges in Understanding the Monetary Transmission Mechanism’ conferenceECB: Transparency requirements of EU Securitisation Regulation to be incorporated into Eurosystem collateral frameworkECB: Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)ECB: Euro area monthly balance of payments: January 2019Building up a more democratic and gender balanced European Central Bank IMFIMF: Digging Deeper--Evidence on the Effects of Macroprudential Policies from …

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THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European Council conclusions, 22 March 2019 +++ Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council meetings on 21 and 22 March 2019 +++ EP Think-tank: At a Glance - Current membership of the European Council +++ EP Think-tank: Briefing - State of the Union: Spring 2019 [What Think Tanks are thinking] - 22-03-2019 +++  BREXIT: Brexit: European Council adopts decision extending the period under Article 50Railway safety and connectivity with the UK – Council adopts Brexit contingency measuresUK Commons Speaker lifts the lid on BrexitUK Parliament: Urgent question on Article 50 extension following EU summitEEA: British citizens to be exempt from tuition fees after BrexitS&Ds on Brexit: EU shows leadership where May has failed. She must work with Labour or go back to the peopleS&D-Fraktionsvorsitzender Udo Bullmann: “May darf keine Zeit mehr verschwenden“Die Grünen/EFA: Jetzt kommt Bewegung in den Brexit!Linksfraktion G…

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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: Single use plastics - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety +++  CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Commission Answer to a written question - Delay in the approval of new authorisation procedures for recycling processes - E-006432/2018(ASW) +++  ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: Update of the study on "Endocrine disruptors" - 02.04.2019 - Committee on Petitions +++  CHEMICALSEP MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision granting an authorisation for certain uses of chromium trioxide under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Lanxess Deutschland GmbH and others) - B8-0221/2019 AIR QUALITYEU Commission Answer to a written question - Abruzzo regional plan to protect air quality - transposition of Directive 2008/50/EC - E-000548/2019(ASW) MARINE POLLUTIONEU Commission Answer to a written question - Marine pollution in the North Sea - E-000135/2019(ASW) EU PARLIAMENT…

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CARBON MARKETS: EU Commission organises international Carbon Market Workshop in Florence, Italy +++ Register now for Monday's embargoed press webinar for IEA’s Global Energy and CO2 Status Report +++  CARBON BENCHMARKS: AMENDMENTS 001-001 - REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 on low carbon benchmarks and positive carbon impact benchmarks - A8-0483/2018(001-001) +++  CLIMATE NEUTRALTYEU Commission Answer to a written question - Long-term European strategy for a climate-neutral economy - E-000012/2019(ASW) COP24EU Commission: Answer to a written question - Updates regarding climate change following the COP24 summit - E-006427/2018(ASW)GUE/NGL/LINKE: Europäischer Rat berät zur Klimastrategie: Wir brauchen endlich konkrete Taten!Europäischer Rat macht halbherzigen Schritt bei langfristigem Klimaschutz - Germanwatch e.V.Unique coalition calls upon EU to ramp up climate a…

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ENERGY UNION: EU Commission Answer to a written question - Power cuts narrowly avoided on 10 January 2019 - E-000428/2019(ASW) +++ EU Commission Answer to a written question - Electrification of the energy system - E-000454/2019(ASW) +++ EU Commission Answer to a written question - Congestion on the Dutch electricity grid - E-000155/2019(ASW) +++ Eurelectric: Electrification Alliance calls for accelerated energy transition +++ Letter from the Electrification Alliance on the next European Commission work programme +++  ENERGY EFFICIENCYEU Commission Study: Ecodesign impact accountingEU Commission Answer to a written question - Letters of formal notice regarding correct transposition of energy efficiency directive. - E-000476/2019(ASW)EU Commission: Answer to a written question - Regulations for heating and cooling efficiency - E-000259/2019(ASW)UK Parliament: Climate Change Committee Chair questioned on energy efficiency RENEWABLESEU Commission Answer to…

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EEA: Le président Juncker participe à une cérémonie marquant le 25e anniversaire de l'Espace économique européen +++  SINGLE MARKET: Briefing - The European Council and the completion of the single market - 21-03-2019 +++  LABOUR MARKET: EP Study - Employment barriers in border regions: Strategies and EU fundingHigh-level Conference: "The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.WIIW: Western Balkans Labor Market Trends 2019 EU COMMISSION REGISTERDG GROWDécision de la Commission de formuler des observations à l'encontre d'un projet d'établissement de critères, notifié par l’Estonie sous le N° 2018/662/EE dans le cadre de la directive (UE) 2015/1535Décision de la Commission de formuler des observations à l'encontre d'un projet de directives, notifié par l'Italie sous le N° 2019/4/I dans le cadre de la directive (UE) 2015/1535Décision d'exécution de la Commission modifiant, la décision d'exécution (UE) 2016/413.COM…