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FINANCIAL REGULATION - IEU Monitoring on 7/11/2014

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ECOFIN.. 2

Preventing tax avoidance in the EU: Council discusses amendment to the parent-subisdiary directive   2Opening Remarks by European Commission Vice President Kristlina Georgieva at the ECOFIN press conference   4Opening Remarks by Commissioner Moscovici at the ECOFIN press conference. 5


EUROGROUP. 6

Remarks by Commissioner Moscovici at the Eurogroup Press Conference. 6Remarks by Jeroen Dijsselbloem at the press conference following the Eurogroup meeting of 6 November 2014  9-Economic situation and fiscal stance. 9-Greece. 10-Cyprus. 10-Banking Union. 11


NEW COMMISSIONERS’ COMMITMENTS. 11

Briefings on the hearings of the Commissioners at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  11

ECB. 12

Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conferencon 6 November (including Q&A). 12

EBA.. 22

EBA consults on valuation in recovery and resolution - Consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards on valuation   22Latest EBA supervisory reporting questions. 22


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EU FUNDING - IEU Monitoring on 7/11/2014

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INNOVATION POLICY. 2

Commitments made at the hearing of Carlos Moedas - Commissioner for Research and Innovation. 2-European Research Area. 2-Horizon 2020. 3-Key enabling technologies. 3-Private investments in Research. 4-PRIMA.. 4-Sustainability. 4-Cooperation with the European Parliament. 5-Transparency. 5Commitments Made at the Hearing of Elżbieta Bieńkowska - Commissioner-Designate. 5


EU BUDGET 2014. 6

Presidency conclusions on the budgetary issues in the current year and on the request to the Commission to submit  a proposal for amendment of Regulation. 6

EU BUDGET 2015. 6

Council conclusions – State of play of budget negotiations. 7- Statistics - Research and development expenditure. 7A quick and simple guide on current EU budget issues. 8Labour MEPs: Osborne's EU budget bill "cut" is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. 8


DG RESEARCH CALLS. 8

CALLS FOR PROPOSALS FOR ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANT - ERC-2015-PoC. 8

EVENTS. 9

25 years after the fall of the Iron Cur…
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CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT - IEU Monitoring on 7/11/2014

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CLIMATE FINANCE. 1

ECOFIN Conclusions on U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – provisional version   2Opening Remarks by Commissioner Moscovici at the ECOFIN press conference. 4


ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. 5

New Commissioners’ Comitments at the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  6Commitments Made at the Hearing of Karmenu Vella. 6-Green growth as the first priority. 7-The 7th Environment Action Programme as a guiding framework. 7-Mainstreaming environmental policies. 7-Protecting natural capital and our citizens. 7-Meeting the 2020 biodiversity targets. 7-Sustainable development. 7-The Habitats and Birds Directives. 8-The Environmental Liability Directive. 8-Continuous implementation of REACH directive. 8-Resource efficiency agenda. 8-The Air Package. 8-Multiannual management Plans (MAPs). 8-Regulation on Technical Measures. 8-Eco-labelling. 9-Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPA). 9-Implementation of the Illegal Unreport…
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DEUTSCHLAND - IEU Monitoring vom 7/11/2014

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KLIMAPOLITIK. 2

Opposition fordert engagiertere Klimapolitik. 2

ENERGIEWENDE. 4

Kommentar: Bundesregierung bricht mit neuen Ausschreibungsregeln ihr Versprechen für die Bürgerenergie   4

WASSERSCHUTZ. 4

Martin Weyand zur NRW-Initiative zu Nitrat im Bundesrat. 5

NACHHALTIGKEIT. 6

Green Talents 2014: Die Nachhaltigkeitsforscher von Morgen. 613. Sitzung des Parlamentarischen Beirates für nachhaltige Entwicklung. 7
BUNDESRAT. 8
927. Sitzung des Bundesrates am 7. November 2014: Grünes Licht für 21 Gesetze. 8Bundesrat kritisiert Entwurf zur Förderung der Elektromobilität. 9


BUNDESTAG.. 10

Plenarprotokoll 18/63 des Deutschen Bundestags - Stenografischer Bericht. 10

INFRASTRUKTUR. 11

25 Jahre Mauerfall: KfW förderte Wiederaufbau in den Neuen Ländern mit insgesamt 185 Mrd. EUR   11Infrastrukturaufbau war einzigartige Kraftanstrengung - BDEW erinnert mit der Teilnahme an der Aktion "Lichtgrenze" an Einsatz der Mitgliedsunternehmen - Branchen investierten rund 77 Milliarden Euro. 13BD…
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ENERGY - IEU Monitoring on 7/11/2014

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ENERGY REGULATION.. 2

ACER-CEER Market Monitoring Report shows wholesale prices falling but not retail prices. 2ACER launches its updated Gas Target Model 3European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) launches Stakeholder Support Process  4


ENERGY POLICY. 4

Commitments Made at the Hearing of Maroš Sefčovič - Commissioner-Designate. 4-Security of Supply. 5-Nuclear Safety. 5-EU Energy Diplomacy. 5-Coordination of Energy Union. 5-Paris conference. 6-Relation with Russia. 6-Competitive and completed internal market. 6-Energy poverty. 6-Energy efficiency. 6-Decarbonisation of the EU energy mix. 6-Research and innovation. 7-Renewables. 7-Carbon leakage. 7-Carbon capture and Storage. 7



Commitments Made at the Hearing of Miguel Arias Cañete - Commissioner-Designate. 8-European Union objectives in climate change international summits. 8-Implementation of 2030 climate and energy framework. 9-Market Stability Reserve in the ETS. 9-2030 greenhouse gas emissions …
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COMPETITION & STATE AID - IEU Monitoring on 7/11/2014

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REGULATION.. 1

European Commission halts new German attempt to set fixed termination rates contrary to EU telecom rules  2

COMPETITION POLICY. 2

Commitments Made at the Hearing of Margrethe Vestager. 2- Special legislative procedure for Competition. 3- State aid modernization. 3- Enforcing competition law.. 3-Complementarity to other EU policies. 4= Energy Union. 4= Digital Economy. 4- Bring competition concerns to EU trade negotiations and to WTO.. 4- On-going cases Continue the current Google investigation. 4- Continue to investigate tax benefits. 5- Financial sector - Continue the monitoring of state aid provision. 5- Cooperation with the European Parliament. 5


COMPETITIVENESS. 6

EESC: CAN A NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY BREATHE A NEW SENSE OF LIFE INTO EUROPE?. 6Simplifying legislation - Reducing red tape, increasing standards. 7


TRANSPARENCY. 8

Bundesrat gegen Gleichstellung regionaler Behörden mit Lobbygruppen. 9

ANTITRUST. 9

Rheinische Post: Telekom, Vofafone, Telefonica und siebe…
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TRADE & TTIP - IEU Monitoring on 7/11/2014

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G20. 1

The EU at the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia – Supporting global recovery. 1

TTIP. 2

Latvia’s priorities for the Council Presidency. 2ENVI Relevant Legislative Areas of the EU-US Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations (TTIP)  3EPRS: Update on TTIP and the cultural exception. 5Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch: Together, we can say “No!” to Fast Tracking the TPP, TAFTA and TISA   11


GREEN TRADE. 12

EPC Policy Dialogue: Trade in greener goods and services. 12

EIB. 13

EIB approves APEX loan for SMEs and Mid-caps (Ukraine). 13EIB launches operations in Azerbaijan: Support to SMEs through AccessBank. 15


RUSSIA.. 16

Börsen-Zeitung: Die neue Russland-Krise. 16Offsetting effects of Russian embargo: Keep agriculture money for farmers, MEPs say. 17



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FINANCIAL REGULATION - IEU Monitoring on 6/11/2014

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ECOFIN COUNCIL - FTT. 2

Economic and Financial Affairs Council – FTT, VAT, tax avoidance, climate finance. 3- Revision of VAT and GNI own resources balances 1995-2013. 3- Stopping tax avoidance - Anti-abuse clause. 4- Financial transaction tax. 4- Standard VAT return. 5- EU statistics. 6- Climate change. 6
Grüne: Frankreich blockiert Finanzierung von EU-Jobprogramm durch umfassende Finanztransaktionssteuer  7WKÖ zur Finanztransaktionssteuer: Finanzminister diskutieren heute und morgen in Brüssel 8
ESAs.. 9

ESAs Joint Letter to the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on the ESAs budget 2015. 9CAPITAL MARKETS UNION.. 11

Jonathan Hill - EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union: Capital Markets Union – finance serving the economy. 11BANKING UNION.. 17

Bankenunion-Gesetze passieren Bundestag. 17SPD zur Bankenunion: Privates Haftungsprinzip stärken. 20DIE LINKE zum Rettungsfonds: Bluten für die großen Banken - Sparkassen und G…
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CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT - IEU Monitoring on 6/11/2014

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CLIMATE FINANCE. 2

Hoher EU-Beamter sieht verschärfte Reform im Emissionshandel positiv. 2Economic and Financial Affairs Council on climate finance. 3UK DECC Impact assessment: Impact of policy that drives low carbon technologies on distribution networks  4UK DECC Research and analysis - Estimated impacts of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills: 2014  5


CLIMATE CHANGE. 5

EP STOA: Dr Rajendra Pachauri (IPCC) in the European Parliament. 5Commission Answer:  The environment: vulnerability of Europe and its agriculture to climate change   7


AIR QUALITY. 9

Air quality research suggests major benefits for children - Just-released research suggests major benefits for children from the EU air package. 9

MARINE ENVIRONMENT. 11

EU JRC: New insights into how the Atlantic fertilises the Mediterranean Sea. 11

PRELEX, EURLEX & EU REGISTERS. 12

EU Council: Latest documents related to climate & environment. 12Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament …
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ENERGY - IEU Monitoring on 6/11/2014

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ENERGY REGULATION.. 1

CEER and Supporters are implementing the 2020 Vision. 1

ENERGY POLICY. 2

UK DECC: Edward Davey on the publication of the Government’s Annual Energy Statement 2014. 2LIVE WEBCAST: The EU Energy Challenge Summit. 8


FUEL ECONOMY. 8

U.S. EPA, DOE Release 2015 Fuel Economy Guide for Car Buyers. 8T&E: Mercedes ranks No1 in Europe’s list of fuel economy cheaters – Report. 9


ENERGY INVESTMENTS. 11

EIB: OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION NETWORK ROUND 2. 11

PRELEX, EURLEX & EU  REGISTERS. 12

Official Journal: Latest documents related to energy. 12

Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2014 on the application of internal energy market rules between the EU Member States and the Energy Community Contracting Parties. 13

EU Council - Latest documents related to energy. 14

COUNCIL DECISION establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the Administrative Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the draft new Regulation on hydr…
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COMPETITION & STATE AID - IEU Monitoring on 6/11/2014

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TAX COMPETITION INVESTIGATIONS. 1


Statement by European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager on tax state aid investigations  2ICIJ: Luxembourg Leaks: Global Companies' Secrets Exposed. 2Schulz on the reports on tax evasion and avoidance. 3EPP on Tax deals: EPP Group fully backs inquiry. 3MdB Joachim Poß: „Luxemburg muss sich ehrlich machen“. 4FTC zu Luxemburg Leaks:  Unternehmensgeheimisse sind gesund und munter. 4BDI zu „Luxemburg-Leaks“. 5Bundestag zum Informationsaustausch gegen Steuerhinterziehung. 6SPD: Gewinne dort besteuern, wo sie entstehen - Debatte um Selbstanzeige und Steuerfluchtbekämpfung  8


MERGERS. 10

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Linpac by SVP. 10

PRELEX, EURLEX & EU REGISTERS. 11

Official Journal: Latest decision regarding competition issues. 11


EU Council: Latest decision regarding competition issues. 11

Draft Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on combating organised crime infiltration in the legal economy throug…
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DEUTSCHLAND - IEU Monitoring vom 6/11/2014

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STROMMARKT. 2
6. Energiepolitischer Dialog: Der Strommarkt der Zukunft - braucht es zukünftig Kapazitätsmärkte?. 2Stuttgarter Zeitung: Rekordverlust bei Landesfirma Neckarpri nach EnBW-Kauf. 4


ENERGIEWENDE. 4

Energiewende stagniert auf halber Strecke. 4

ERNEUERBARE. 5

FVEE: Forschung liefert innovative Lösungen für alle Phasen der Energiewende. 6

ENERGIE-EFFIZIENZ. 8

Energetische Modernisierung: Universität zu Köln setzt auf Contracting - dena begleitet das Vergabeverfahren   8RWE: Deutschland wohnt im Jahr 2018 smart. 9


KLIMASCHUTZ. 11

DIE LINKE: Klimaschutz leicht gemacht. 11Greenpeace: Gabriels Kohlepläne bedrohen Klima - Umweltschützer demonstrieren mit acht Tonnen Braunkohle gegen Energiepolitik des SPD-Wirtschaftsministers. 13


ALTLASTEN.. 14

Weser-Kurier: Kommentar zu Altlasten der Erdöl- und Erdgasförderung. 14

INVESTITIONEN.. 14

Arbeitskreis Steuerschätzungen - Mehr Geld für Investitionen. 14Investitionen neu auf der Agenda des Ausschusses für Wirtschaft und Energie. 16BDI-Pr…
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EU FUNDING - IEU Monitoring on 6/11/2014

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EU BUDGET 2015. 2

EU Budget 2015: EPP Group warns that Council’s inflexibility will lead to a crisis. 2

ESIF. 3

Seven years of close cooperation recognized in Commission's new "Northern Ireland in Europe" report  3

EIB. 5

First EIB loan under InnovFin in Turkey: EUR 55 million for TOFAS’s RDI activities. 6EIB provides EUR 700m for investments in knowledge, education and digitization in Poland. 7EIB und Rentenbank finanzieren KMU in der Landwirtschaft. 8


INNOVATION SUMMIT. 9

6th European Innovation Summit Registration. 9

PRELEX, EURLEX & EU REGISTERS. 13

EU Council: Latest documents regarding research and innovation. 13COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) - ST 14013 2014 INIT  13Agreement…
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IEU Euro & Finance Telegram 17 May 2018

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BANKING UNION: Payment accounts: EU Commission modifies proposed financial sanction for Spain's failure to fully implement payment accounts rules +++ FINTECH: Bitkom-Thesen zum EU FinTech Action Plan +++ SOLVENCY II: EP Think-tank Briefing - Review of the Solvency II implementing measuresEMUCompleting the Odyssean journey of the European monetary union - Remarks by Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, at the ECB Colloquium on “The Future of Central Banking”, Frankfurt am Main 16-17 May 2018ECB: Vítor Constâncio: Interview with the Financial TimesBernd Kölmel (ECR/LKR): „Italien soll die Eurozone verlassen“ifo-Institut: Deutsche Volkswirte sehen Macron-Vorschläge kritischBEUC: The financial crisis 10 years later: lessons (un)learned - 20 JuneECBLatest publications by the ECBCON/2018/26 Opinion on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 establishing a European Supervisory A…
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IEU Growth & Jobs Telegram 17 May 2018

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SINGLE MARKET: Public procurement: EU Commission urges AUSTRIA to comply with EU rules +++ EU Commission Answer - Fair competition in international calls for tender - E-001751/2018 +++  EMPLOYMENT: Working conditions: EU Commission urges ITALY and PORTUGAL to notify the transposition of EU rules on the working conditions of seafarers +++ EU Commission Answer - Labour law reforms and mass unemployment in Italy - E-001423/2018 +++ St 8576 2018 Init Future of Work: a Lifecycle Approach - Draft Council Conclusions +++  ELAStructured dialogue with VP Dombrovskis and Commissioner Thyssen on 24.05.2018 - Committee on Employment and Social AffairsS&D Group workshop: Worker's rights and fair mobility -The role of the European Labour Authority SOCIAL SECURITYEU Commission Answer - European Social Security Number - E-001397/2018 INDICATORSMarch 2018 compared with February 2018 - Production in construction down by 0.3% in euro area - Down by 0.9% in EU28 EU…
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IEU Climate Telegram 17 May 2018

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EU ETS: EU Commission Answer - Enlarging the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include Switzerland - E-005549/2017 +++  TRANSPORT EMISSIONS: EU Commission: Europe on the Move: Commission proposes first ever EU-wide CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles +++ Workshop proceedings: Post 2020 CO2 Emission Targets for Cars and Vans - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety +++ EEA: New vans sold in Europe in 2017: large decrease in annual average CO2 emissions +++ Monitoring of CO2 emissions from vans – Regulation 510/2011 - EEA dataset +++ EU JRC: Scientific support to the third "Europe on the Move" package +++ EVP/CDU Statement zu EU-Kommission und CO2 Lkw +++ Truck industry reacts to EU proposal for first-ever CO2 standards - ACEA +++ EPP Group in favour of capping CO2 emissions for trucks +++ Investors letter to Juncker on EU investment in clean energy and transport +++  EU COMMISSION REGISTERDG CLIMAProposal …
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