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    <http://eurac.tv/6PYg?sid=33541>    Today's EU policy news,
28.02.2017, 5PM

       = Habemus White Paper! =

      === By  James Crisp <http://eurac.tv/6PXA?sid=33541> ===

 Habemus Paper! Will a puff of pontiff-white smoke billow from Brussels
tomorrow when Jean-Claude Juncker presents his vision  of post-Brexit
Europe <http://eurac.tv/6PXN?sid=33541>?

 Most likely not. Although a touch of the theatrical would be welcome when
Juncker addresses the MEPs circling him in the European Parliament.

 Tomorrow’s speech will be closely scrutinised by the EU’s friends and
foes. A European Commission White Paper does not normally garner such
attention.

 But this one has been much-discussed and expectations are unforgivingly
high. It will be, in black and white, the closest to a detailed response to
the UK referendum earthquake that we’ve got so far from the executive.

 Unless you count just repeating “no negotiation without notification”
until the ears of your unfortunate audience  bleed from boredom
<http://eurac.tv/6PXO?sid=33541>.

  Belgium’s *Le Soir* <http://eurac.tv/6PXP?sid=33541> reported that
Juncker could put forward a number of scenarios for the future of Europe.

 They include the status quo, a “Verhofstadt” full-federalist vision, a
two-speed Europe and a secret “innovative” plan combining elements of
the others. Open Europe’s Pieter Cleppe runs through them  in English
here <http://eurac.tv/6PXQ?sid=33541>.

 There is a refreshing sense of urgency to the finalisation of the White
Paper. Juncker has called an extraordinary meeting of his Commissioners to
discuss it tonight. Do take a look at this  Agence Europe cartoon
<http://eurac.tv/6PXR?sid=33541> by the way.

 The executive is desperate to get its two (European) cents on the table
before member states, reported to have suggested the paper is shelved for
now, have their turn at the Rome summit in March.

 The European Parliament has already  had its go
<http://eurac.tv/6PXS?sid=33541>, and we have the European People’s
Party’s take on the future of the Economic and  Monetary Union here
<http://eurac.tv/6PXT?sid=33541>.

 Juncker’s speech is not quite make or break. Brussels doesn’t often do
make or break. It is much better at the last minute fudge, the unhappy
compromise, or just kicking the can down the road.

 The Commission is already moving to dampen down expectations. This is just
the beginning of a process, they insist, the start of a long debate that
will drag past the 60th anniversary celebrations in Rome.

 The dream of European integration is facing unprecedented challenges.The
EU’s true believers will be hoping for a show of strength and a vision of
hope from Juncker.

 But instead of a passionate call to arms, they look likely to get the
launch of a consultation instead.

      == The Roundup ==

 EU environment ministers are in Brussels. They are expected to reach
agreement on draft revisions to the bloc’s carbon market. A press
conference is  scheduled for 5.30PM <http://eurac.tv/6PXU?sid=33541>. The
ministers are likely to oppose European Parliament efforts  to regulate
shipping <http://eurac.tv/6PXV?sid=33541> under the Emissions Trading
Scheme.

 Meanwhile, Europe’s paper industry has warned that EU climate
legislation has cost its recyclers more than 40%  of their profits
<http://eurac.tv/6PXW?sid=33541>.

 The European Commission’s handling of the ‘Barrosogate’ affair is
set to be scrutinised by Ombudsman <http://eurac.tv/6PXX?sid=33541> Emily
O’Reilly.

 Barroso’s former colleague, Günther Oettinger, warned that Germany and
other net contributors to the EU budget may have to pay more
<http://eurac.tv/6PXY?sid=33541> once the UK has left.

 UKIP is at war with itself. Fresh from its leader losing a by-election,
former head Nigel Farage has called for the party’s only MP to be sacked
<http://eurac.tv/6PX_?sid=33541>. Former UK PM John Major has had his  say
on Brexit <http://eurac.tv/6PX-?sid=33541>. Brexit, though, will boost
Irish efforts to improve  its energy interconnections
<http://eurac.tv/6PXZ?sid=33541>.

 Austria and Germany are still not on the same page when it comes to
migration policy <http://eurac.tv/6PY0?sid=33541> and one senior Arab
diplomat had some choice words <http://eurac.tv/6PY1?sid=33541> to say
about the EU debate on the refugee crisis.

 Brussels has approved visa liberalisation for Georgian citizens
<http://eurac.tv/6PY2?sid=33541>, granting them up to 90 days access to the
Schengen zone. The Council also agreed to continue sanctions against
Belarus <http://eurac.tv/6PY3?sid=33541> and step up measures against
North Korea after it carried out more illegal missile tests.

 If Marine Le Pen wins the French election then former Italian Prime
Minister Enrico Letta thinks it’s “game over”
<http://eurac.tv/6PY4?sid=33541> for the EU. Socialist rival Benoît Hamon
will cut a number of marquee infrastructure projects
<http://eurac.tv/6PY5?sid=33541> and cut down on pesticides if he manages
to win.

 The biofuels industry has urged the EU to be more ambitious
<http://eurac.tv/6PY6?sid=33541> in its post-2020 proposal on transport
targets. The war on microplastics <http://eurac.tv/6PY7?sid=33541> in our
oceans has gained more support.

 MEPs have backed stricter anti-tax dodging laws on trusts in the wake of
the Panama Papers scandal. Here’s Jim  Brunsden’s excellent piece
<http://eurac.tv/6PY8?sid=33541> and here is what campaigners  made of the
vote <http://eurac.tv/6PY9?sid=33541>.

 *Sam Morgan contributed to this Brief.*

      == Look out for... ==

 MEPs will debate the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens in Britain, and UK
citizens in the EU, at 12.30PM tomorrow.

 *Views are the author's and not our sponsor's. *

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