Agenda plenary session from 29th-30th November 2017, Brussels

Agenda briefing plenary session from the 29th to the 30th of November 2017 in Brussels

• Final vote on EU budget 2018

  MEPs will vote on a deal reached with the EU governments on the 2018 budget, aiming to offer better support to the young, boost growth and improve security.

• Crackdown on cross-border VAT fraud, as part of wider tax overhaul

  MEPs will respond on Wednesday to EU Commission plans to crack down on VAT fraud. Reform could bring an extra €40 billion a year in revenue for member states.
• EU trade deals: MEPs quiz Commission on impartial investment arbitration

  Plans to replace controversial private arbitration with an impartial and transparent multilateral court will be debated with Commissioner Malmström on Wednesday.
• Supporting civilian tasks by the military
• Yemen: MEPs call for EU strategy and arms embargo against Saudi Arabia
• EU to adopt new rules on who bears banks’ losses
• State of the Energy Union: MEPs to debate progress with Commission
• Disability Strategy: EU should do better

• EU job-search aid for retail workers laid off in Finland and Greece

  Link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2017-11-29