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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11645
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

European Parliament wants to boost regional solidarity and transparency for gas supply contracts

In two separate votes on Thursday 13 October, the European Parliament’s energy committee backed and reinforced two draft legislative projects unveiled by the European Commission in February as part of a gas security package (see EUROPE 11491) – a regional security mechanism for gas supplies, and a compulsory prior European Commission consultation mechanism for the member states before the signing of any intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on energy with a non-EU country.

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Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When “realists” do the work of populists and nationalists (I)
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Germany now able to approve EU signing CETA but Belgium still nowhere near this
TRADE: EU appeals against latest WTO findings on US appeal against aid for Airbus
TRADE: 400 European solar companies call for end to anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar products
BELARUS: Mobility partnership launched
SYRIA: Mogherini working hard ot restore political process
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Commission increasingly open to idea of flexibility over asylum reforms
JHA: home affairs ministers call on Parliament not to water down proposal on systematic controls at Schengen borders
JHA: Germany and Austria want to extend controls in Schengen area for further six months
JHA: Ministers welcome official launch of European Border and Coast Guard agency
JHA: SOS Méditerranée laments shortcomings in European migration policy
ENERGY: European Parliament wants to boost regional solidarity and transparency for gas supply contracts
ENVIRONMENT: Ban mercury in dental fillings, say MEPs
ETS: MEPs' compromise focuses more on free quotas for heavy industries in ETS reform
CLIMATE: ICAO agreement welcomed by MEPs as healthy but still not enough
FISHERIES: Obstacles remain to adoption of multi-species plan for North Sea
FISHERIES: European Parliament's fisheries committee discusses effects of Brexit
DIGITAL: End of roaming charges – saga continues over practical details
COHESION: Regions express concern at flexibility injected into European budget by Commission
INTERNAL MARKET: Marking of weapons and authorisation arrangements on next trialogue agenda
EMPLOYMENT - EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT: Agreement at Council on exposure of workers to carcinogens
EDUCATION: Skills Agenda resources in question at Employment Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BUSINESS: Future of public country-by-country reporting up in the air
ECONOMY: Brexit already negatively affecting business confidence, explain chambers of commerce around the world
FINANCE: MEPs want to promote portable retail financial services
STATE AID: Consultation on review of critera for non-problematic aid for ports and airports
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Auditors find fewer agriculture and cohesion expenditure errors
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council to discuss mid-term review of 2014-2020 financial framework on Tuesday 18 October
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU denounces another deadly attack
BURKINA FASO: European aid of €84 million to improve access to health care
COHESION: Regions and MEPs call for attention to focus on results
JORDAN: MEPs want to increase EU macro-financial assistance to €350 million
MOROCCO: Financing for new energies and renewables
MIGRATION: Resilience Initiative seeks to attract €15 billion in investment for neighbouring countries
TRANSPORT: CEF's third call for proposals worth €1.9 billion
UKRAINE: 'Normandy format' summit could be held very soon
PLANTS: European Parliament's agriculture committee approves compromise text on plant health