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The European Union should set up a police force to investigate tax evasion and financial crime and create a watchdog to counter money-laundering, EU lawmakers said in a report on Wednesday, which accuses seven member states of acting as tax havens.

European Union lawmakers and governments on Tuesday reached a political agreement on new rules for the money that banks should set aside against possible losses from new loans that turn sour.

The compromise softens an initial proposal by the European Commission, but less than sought by the EU Parliament, which accepted a stricter provisioning calendar for banks.

Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE, minor at rule, ed.n.) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Monday evening, at TVR 1 national television broadcaster that the party he is leading has a chance to grab a 15-percent vote at the EU Parliament election next year, mentioning that he will afterwards decide whether to run for Romania's presidency.

Chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban considers that the 2019 elections for the European Parliament are the most important such ballot since Romania joined the EU, emphasizing that PNL must win because this will define the extent to which the electorate will turn towards other political forces, thinning the base of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

In relation to the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of EU, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing together with EUROCHAMBRES the European Parliament of Enterprises /EPE/.  

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says the decision of the Spanish government to exclude Kosovo from the EU accession talks is logical and that EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani said Wednesday a binding agreement on Kosovo-Metohija "does not imply a recognition."

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) insists it had the right to look into the role of the European Central Bank in Greek bailouts, based on the Lisbon Treaty and a European Parliament resolution, and is now seeking ways to access the documents the ECB has refused to hand over.

''I took part in a meeting with the delegation headed by EU Parliament Speaker Antonio Tajani.During the meeting, we discussed the priorities of the upcoming EU Council Presidency in the context of the theme of the future of Europe, the challenges of the migration crisis and the need to restore the sense of security and stability of the citizens.'' This is what Deputy Prime Minister for Justice

Back in 2014, the European Commission paid the Dutch consulting firm Ecorys 360,000 euros (about $428,000) to research the effect piracy had on sales of copyrighted content. The final report was finished in May 2015, but for some reason it was never published– according to Julia Reda’s blog, the only Pirate in the EU Parliament.

The European Parliament has voted for Turkey’s EU accession talks to be suspended if Ankara goes ahead with a planned constitutional reform which would grant sweeping powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.