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

INSIGHTS BRUSSELS December 2013