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EU LEGAL TRENDS Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # TAX REFORMS More than 1000 amendments to the EP report of the special committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect Cities and regions express their views on the sharing economy, the Trade in Services Agreement and a fair corporate tax system # JURI COMMITTEE JURI - Plenary debates and votes - Committee on Legal Affairs # MERGERS Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Chime by Providence Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of controlling stake in HASCO's Chinese automotive casting components activities by KSPG # CATALONIA The Greens:  MEPs welcome Juncker's reply on Catalan independence - Press release from EFA MEPs Josep-Maria Terricab

EU GROWTH & INNOVATION Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # THE JUNCKER COMMISSION Le Président Juncker en visite officielle à Paris L´Europe sociale, réformes et solidarité / Discours du Président Juncker pour la Confédération européenne des syndicats, 13ème Congrès L´Europe sociale, réformes et solidarité - Discours du Président Juncker pour la Confédération européenne des syndicats, 13ème Congrès 13th ETUC Congress - Speech by Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament # INTERNAL MARKET STRATEGY Updated EP Thinktank Study - EU Social and Labour Rights and EU Internal Market Law Building a true single market for Europe: business priorities - BUSINESSEUROPE contribution to the upcoming internal market strategy for Eur

EU DIGITAL AGENDA Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # CYBER SECURITY MONTH Get ready for the European cybersecurity month and find out ways to use internet in a safer way Guarding against online risk: the battle against cybercrime - Blog post by Andrus Ansip ENISA: European Cyber Security Month: during October, find out how to be safe online BSI (Deutschland): Zwölf Fragen für mehr Schutz vor Cyber-Kriminalität # PRIVACY CJEU confirms that the date for the judgment in Case C-362/14 Schrems, concerning the transfer of data by Facebook to the United States and the validity of the EU/US Safe Harbour Decision, has been set for Tuesday 6th October at 9:30. # COPYRIGHT EP Thinktank Briefing - EU copyright reform: Revisiting the princi

EU TRADE & TTIP Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # TISA Draft opinion - Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Cities and regions express their views on the sharing economy, the Trade in Services Agreement and a fair corporate tax system # TTIP EU Commission: EC Midday press briefing of 29/09/2015 TRADE - TTIP: Q&A Symposium "Towards a Transatlantic E-Mobility Market" and Inauguration of the European Interoperability Centre for E-mobility and Smart Grids EU Commission: Atlantic stakeholder platform conference # FOREIGN POLICY GOALS Opinion - The role of the EU within the UN - how to bette

EURO & EMU Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # PAYMENT SYSTEMS Means of payments and SMEs: where are we heading? Speech by Yves Mersch at the dinner debate organised by the Think tank Etienne Marcel, at the restaurant du Sénat, Palais du Luxembourg Report - Payment services in the internal market - A8-0266/2015 - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs # CAPITAL MARKETS UNION EPP on ESMA proposal regarding MiFID II: Food speculation must be contained ECR: New MiFID II rules must be fully scrutinised ECB Opinion on a draft law on the financial instruments market IW Cologne on European Capital Markets Union: The EU Commission's Action Plan: US-Style Finance? # FINANCIAL SECTOR IMF Working Paper No. 15/208: Getting the D

EU FUNDING TRENDS Telegram - published 28 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # BUDGET Parliament reverses Council cuts to draft 2016 budget, adds funds for migration, jobs, youth Budget MEPs approve EU aid for redundant workers in Germany, Belgium and Italy EU Parliament: Draft opinion - Annual Report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's Financial Interests - Fight against fraud - PE 567.811v01-00 - Committee on Regional Development # ESIF EP Thinktank: At a Glance - Enabling Greece to make best use of EU funding CoR offers a free online course on “regions, EU institutions and policy-making” # DIGITAL AGENDA SUNRISE: using robots for a better understanding of the underwater world # ERC New issue of ERC Newsletter is out # HORIZON 2020 TASCMAR

EU ENERGY Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # ENERGY UNION Europe's Energy Couple' – Blog post by Maroš Šefčovič EU Parliament Opinion - Towards a European Energy Union -  Committee on International Trade Vice-President Šefčovič on Energy Union Tour to Poland # ENERGY MARKET DESIGN DG Energy: Debate the electricity markets of the future! Strommarkt 2.0 - Der Strommarkt der Zukunft: Fachveranstaltung mit über 100 Energieexperten in Düsseldorf - EnergieAgentur.NRW VKU: Deutsche Umsetzung, Kosten und Regulierung – Strommarktdesign enttäuscht # ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAN: Southeast Europe must close the gap on energy efficiency, says new report # FOSSIL FUELS U.S. EIA to Release Winter Fuels Outlook U.S. EIA: Natural gas pric

EU CLIMATE Telegram - published 29 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # COP21 - UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference - October 2015 UNFCCC: Vietnam Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Kazakhstan Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Azerbaijan Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Kyrgyzstan Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Armenia Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Algeria Accepts KP Amendment UNFCCC: Chile Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Peru Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Uruguay Submits its Climate Action

EU CLIMATE Telegram - published 28 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # COP21 Climate diplomacy: Commissioner Arias Cañete in New York for climate negotiations ahead of Paris conference WKÖ: „Major Economies Forum“ berät in New York über Schlüsselfragen zur Weltlimakonferenz UN: Informal talks on climate change reveal broad support for ‘durable’ deal in Paris, Ban reports Leaders Discuss Deeper Engagement for Strong Climate Agreement in Paris UNFCCC: Brazil Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Belarus Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: Moldova Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement UNFCCC: The Central African Republic Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Pa

EU LEGAL TRENDS Telegram - published 28 September 2015 Our telegram is published with a delay of one day. It shows only the headlines of our monitoring content. For a full test version of this monitoring mail - sent to your mailbox on the same day of its publication - please  contact us. # TAX REFORMS EU Commission publishes report on tax reforms in EU Member States Tax reforms in EU Member States 2015 – Tax policy challenges for economic growth and fiscal sustainability Greens: Big companies paying their fair share of taxes - one step closer towards real transparency? Head of the Maltese Labour Delegation in the EP: Tax competition compensates disadvantaged EU small States EC Midday press briefing of 28/09/2015 COMPETITION - Spanish Corporate Tax Law: Q&A EC Midday press briefing of 28/09/2015 TAXATION - Tax rulings: Q&A EC Midday press briefing of 28/09/2015 FINANCIAL AFFAIRS - Annual Tax Reforms Report: Q&A EU PARLIAMENT: Publications - Presentation