Workers deal a turning point - EUbusiness Week newsletter 823
EUbusiness Week 823 top stories: 'Bad day for trade' as US slaps tariffs on EU steel; Straws targeted in EU single-use plastics ban; New social fund, double Erasmus funding in new EU Budget; EU pharma waiver to boost generic drugs exports; Commission tables update to rules on excise duties; Brussels proposes tighter enforcement of fisheries policy
Publisher's Note
When Brexit campaigners played the racism card in 2016, their main
complaiint was that foreign employers could bring in foreign workers and
pay them the lower rates of their native country, and undercut wages of
the local workforce.
On Tuesday MEPs voted in new rules to ensure equal pay and working
conditions for posted workers - "a crucial step in addressing the
legitimate concerns that many have, by ensuring that equal pay for equal
work in the same workplace is guaranteed in law for the first time, as
MEP Jude Kirton-Darling put it. This removes maybe the main genuine
argument for Brexit, and could prove a turning point in the debate.
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Regards,
Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness
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1. 'Bad day for trade' as US slaps tariffs on EU steel
The United States announced Thursday that it will impose additional
duties of 25 and 10 per cent respectively on imports of steel and
aluminium from the EU, starting 1 June.
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2. Straws targeted in EU single-use plastics ban
Plans to tackle marine litter, outlined on Monday, would ban ten
single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches and
seas, also lost and abandoned fishing gear.
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3. New social fund, double Erasmus funding in new EU Budget
For the next long-term EU budget, the Commission proposes to reinforce
and better target several existing Funds including a new European Social
Fund and double funding for Erasmus to EUR 30 billion.
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4. EU pharma waiver to boost generic drugs exports
The Commission is proposing to adjust intellectual property rules to
help Europe's pharmaceutical companies tap into fast-growing global
markets and foster jobs, growth and investments in the EU.
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5. Commission tables update to rules on excise duties
An update of rules governing excise duty on alcohol within the EU would
reduce costs for small alcohol-producing businesses and better protect
consumer health.
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6. Brussels proposes tighter enforcement of fisheries policy
The Commission proposed Wednesday a number of improvements intended to
modernise and simplify the way in which fishing rules are monitored and
complied with in the EU.
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EUROPEAN LAW
Ritual slaughter: the EU Court of Justice confirmed Tuesday that ritual
slaughter without stunning may take place only in an approved
slaughterhouse, in a case referred by Belgium's Flemish region.
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Latest news from the European Court of Justice
EU law firms
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Inside the EU Institutions
Council Watch
Ukraine further EUR 1bn in loans - Venezuela conclusions - Mutual
recognition of goods - Land Salzburg: Austria fined for misreporting
government debt data - Human rights and democracy in the world: EU
annual report 2017 - Strengthening civilian CSDP - Deepening EU security
cooperation with Asian partners - EU extends Syria sanctions by one
year - Public access to Council documents 2017 report
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Commission Watch
US steel restrictions - EUR 40m aid for Bangladesh and Myanmar -
Modernisation of civil judicial cooperation - EU Budget: strengthening
Economic and Monetary Union, Reform Support Programme and European
Investment Stabilisation Function, fight against fraud, cultural and
creative sectors, double funding for Erasmus, new Social Fund, Regional
Development and Cohesion Policy - financial aid for Greece, Poland,
Lithuania and Bulgaria following natural disasters - Mergers: EC
conditional approval of Liberty Global acquisition of Dutch cable TV
operator Ziggo - Common Fisheries Policy - EU Trust Fund for Africa - EU
Justice Scoreboard - Water reuse for agricultural irrigation -
Single-use plastics - Pharmaceuticals intellectual property
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Parliament Watch
Car clocking: MEPs call for new legislation to combat odometer fraud -
Nicaragua: MEPs condemn brutal repression - Facebook/Cambridge
Analytica: MEPs pursue personal data breaches probe - Libya: EU efforts
should focus on protecting migrants - Colombia: Santos thanks EU for
support to peace process - Future of EU farming - Schengen area at a
crossroads - EU budget: Parliament challenges Commission over cuts -
Tougher defence tools against unfair imports to protect EU jobs and
industry - EYE kicks off Friday - RescEU: MEPs vote to upgrade EU civil
protection capacity - Human rights: breaches in Iran, Saudi Arabia and
Sudan - MEPs call for end to precarious employment practices
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EU diary
4 Jun: Preparing supervisory reporting for the digital age
4-5 Jun: 13th European Nuclear Energy Forum
4 Jun: European Parliament Committee Meetings
4-5 Jun: Justice and Home Affairs Council
5-6 Jun: European Development Days (EDD2018)
5-7 Jun: EU Sustainable Energy Week 2018 policy conference
7-8 Jun: Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council
The Week Ahead
Long-term diary
RESOURCES
EU Law Firms
Summaries of EU Legislation
EU Decision-Making
Treaties of the European Union
Key EU Legal Terms
Other news on EUbusiness this week
EU looks to satellites to check farm payments 28-May
Boost for SME access to EU finance markets 25-May
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Breaking News
'Something has to give': Italians back euro but rail against EU's rules (The Guardian)
Press
Use Country-Specific Recommendations to build growth in EU
WWF applauds Commission proposal to reduce single-use plastic in EU and discharge of fishing gear into our oceans
REACH registration deadline: SMEs struggle to comply
EU vehicle manufacturers express concern on US investigation into auto imports
U.S. and EU Retailers Release Industry Approach to GDPR
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Jobs
Adviser financial markets, European Association of Co-operative Banks
Advisor, Electricity Innovation & Digitalisation, Union of the Electricity Industry
External Relations Manager, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Communications Officer, European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
Communication Consultant, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network
Finance and Grants Manager, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
Fisheries policy officer, Seas At Risk
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Head of Unit - Economic Analysis and Impact Assessment, European Banking Authority
Policy Officer on Circular Economy and Product Policy, European Environmental Bureau
Procurement Officer, European Institute for Gender Equality
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Guides
EU Justice, Rights and Values Fund
New Social Fund and Globalisation Adjustment Fund for the period 2021-2027
Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
EU Justice Scoreboard 2018
New EU rules to ban single-use plastics
Commission proposal to amend the Motor Insurance Directive
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Events
6 Jun, Luxembourg: EBN Congress 2018 - Future of Innovation
7 Jun, Brussels: European Media Law 2018
2 Jul, Trier: Summer Course on European Antitrust Law
4 Sep, Antwerp: Europe Biobank Week 2018
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Publications
European bathing water quality in 2017 - EEA Report
How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again)
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Links
EU Common Fisheries PolicyEuropean Plastics Strategy
Excise duties for alcohol
GDPR - what changes after May 2018
EU Data Protection Regulation - rules for European businesses
Seven steps to get ready for the GDPR
2018 reform of EU data protection rules
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