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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11966

22 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 34
INSTITUTIONAL / Romania
Juncker not especially concerned about rule of law situation
Brussels, 21/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 21 February, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Romania's new prime minister, Viorica Dăncilă, spoke about the turmoil raised by certain Romanian judicial projects aimed at reforming the fight against corruption in the country(see EUROPE 11956 and 11951).

Juncker gave assurances that he was not particularly concerned about the situation in Romania as regards the rule of law, unlike the concern the Commission has with other countries, like Poland or...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs hope to set pace in forthcoming negotiations on post-2020 multiannual financial framework
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Member states concur with European Parliament on reform of financing and registration rules
COMMISSION: Clara Martinez Alberola to be first female head of cabinet of a Commission president
UK: London still wants post-Brexit transition period of around two years
ROMANIA: Juncker not especially concerned about rule of law situation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: In committee, European Parliament adopts draft amendments to new electricity market rules
ENERGY: European Parliament committee rejects ecologists' objection to new PCI list
MIGRATION: Ministers responsible for migration will be urged to step up measures to reduce migration flows to EU
AGRICULTURE: Drop of 5-10% will be necessary in CAP budget, warns Commissioner Oettinger
FISHERIES: Commission commends fact that EU moves forward towards its goal to put end to overfishing, albeit insufficient say NGOs
DIGITAL: Bulgarian Presidency of Council suggests minimum 13 year spectrum licensing periods
DIGITAL: European Parliament/Council negotiations on SatCab regulation require detailed technical meetings
ENVIRONMENT: Pesticides - MEP Eric Andrieu is chosen by his political group to chair special European Parliament PEST committee
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Commission to trigger debate with all stakeholders on interface between chemical products and waste
INTERNAL MARKET: Test of proportionality - Parliament and Council remain divided over health professions
COHESION: MEPs kick into touch macroeconomic conditions for granting structural and investment funds
HEALTH: First exchange of views at European Parliament on joint assessments of medical technologies
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Shipping companies and suppliers of car parts fined total of €546 million over cartels
FINANCE: Hübner calls for clear criteria in event of compulsory relocation of third-country CCPs to EU
FINANCE: European Parliament finalises its position on sustainable finance pending concrete proposals for European Commission
EMU: Mario Centeno hopeful for decisions in June on completion of Banking Union
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Parliament bolsters eligibility criteria for European industrial development programme
SAHEL: EU may announce additional €50 million contribution to Sahel G5 force
EXTERNAL ACTION
ARMENIA: Signature of priorities for partnership between EU and Armenia
TUNISIA: Johannes Hahn underlines importance of country's economic development
SYRIA: EU calls for respect of international humanitarian law and a political solution
MEXICO: Hope vanishes of compromise this week on trade section of revised EU-Mexico global agreement
TRADE: Reassessment of EU anti-dumping duties on US bioethanol opened
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: On-call time of a worker spent at home but who may have to respond to their employer at any moment is working time
AUDIOVISUAL: Court says advertising video on YouTube is not an audiovisual media service
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU makes €100,000 available for initial emergency aid for victims of cyclone Gita
TRANSPORT: European Transport Safety Council calls for alcohol interlock systems on vehicles
TRANSPORT: Unions want further rules on lorry drivers' working time
UKRAINE: Political agreement to prolong targeted measures linked to violation of country's territorial integrity