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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12039

13 June 2018
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Emu
MEPs reiterate their hopes of making ESM accountable to Parliament for its actions
Brussels, 12/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

Meeting in plenary in Strasbourg on Tuesday 12 June, MEPs reiterated their determination to ensure that the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), or whichever institution replaces it, is in future accountable to the European Parliament for its actions, thereby echoing the proposals of the European Commission of 6 December of last year on the deepening of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) (see EUROPE 11920).

This debate on the future of the EMU came at a key moment, with France and Germany to...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs up in arms over member states' inability to reform European asylum system
EMU: MEPs reiterate their hopes of making ESM accountable to Parliament for its actions
IRAN: MEPs and Commission united on wanting Iran nuclear deal maintained
CLIMATE: Parliament approves MRV system on monitoring of CO2 emissions for new heavy duty vehicles
TRANSPORT: Parliament approves inter-institutional agreement on reform of EASA statutes
FISHERIES: Parliament sets out its ideas on recreational fishing
FISHERIES: MEPs support rise in aquaculture production within EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Post-2020 budget priorities refocused on EU external border protection
JHA: Inter-institutional agreement on reform of Schengen Information System that creates new alert categories
JUSTICE: MEPs call for Privacy Shield to be suspended unless US is fully compliant by 1 September 2018
JUSTICE: MEPs generally pleased with direction taken by legislative package on security
FISHERIES: European maritime and fisheries fund after 2020 reduced by 5%
FISHERIES: Commission proposal for EU to sign international agreement to prevent unregulated fishing in Arctic Ocean
AGRICULTURE: MEPs criticise proposals on CAP post-2020
AGRICULTURE: Several member states to present their position in favour of maintaining CAP post-2020 budget to Council
TRANSPORT: Major political families at the European Parliament disagree over negotiating mandate for first mobility package
ENERGY: EU welcomes inauguration of Turkish gas pipeline TANAP, which will eventually open door to gas from Caspian region
ENERGY: European cogeneration sector calls for EU legislative framework to support its growth
INDUSTRY: Elżbieta Bieńkowska welcomes German government action in fight against emissions fraud in car sector
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights concerned at erosion of democratic values in EU
UNITED KINGDOM: Two decisive days on how Theresa May's government should handle Brexit
PARLIAMENT: Parliament administration requisitions interpreters to ensure coverage of whole plenary session
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH KOREA: Mogherini says Trump/Jong-un summit proves diplomacy bears its fruit
FYROM: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to be called North Macedonia
DEVELOPMENT: ONE NGO wants flexibility and priority of poverty eradication in post-2020 budget
UN: More and more migrant children expelled to Niger without protection, says UNICEF
CHILE: Commission underlines good progress in talks on three sections of modernised EU-Chile association agreement
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states to empty the 'work-life balance' directive of its substance
NEWS BRIEFS
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: Cecilia Malmström in Canberra and Wellington next week to launch free trade talks
EMPLOYMENT: CEDEFOP anticipates job stagnation over next decade
SPACE: Commission launches prize for developing low-cost launchers
US: Manfred Weber encouraging Juncker to hold direct discussions with Washington on customs duties
TAXATION: 'Last chance' meeting at Council on country-by-country reporting dossier imminent
TAXATION: Parliament's 'TAX 3' committee considers reporting Council's lack of cooperation to European Ombudsman
JHA: European Parliamentary committee's green light to new eu-LISA mandate
INDUSTRY: IndustriALL says transition to clean vehicle production could destroy 200,000 jobs in EU
PARLIAMENT: Parliament bans plastic bottles under its roof
SYRIA: EU supports non-military solution to Syrian conflict