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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12083
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social

Avalanche of amendments to European Parliament's draft report on European Labour Authority

On Wednesday 29 August, the MEPs of the committee on employment and social affairs (EMPL) will get to work examining the amendments to the regulation establishing the European Labour Authority. The work is likely to be intense, as the MEPs, such as rapporteur Jeroen Lenaers (EPP, Netherlands) will have to examine nearly a thousand amendments (975 to be precise) and need to work on this dossier as quickly as possible, with the end of the legislative period drawing near.

The MEPs seem...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission seems not to doubt legality of transfer of migrants rescued by Diciotti to Albania
CLIMATE: The planet cannot make do with a policy of small steps, said French minister Nicolas Hulot as he resigned
ENVIRONMENT: MEP Frederique Ries wants to tighten up proposed legislation to limit polluting single-use plastics
TRANSPORT: Majority appears to be taking shape at European Parliament on railway passengers' rights and responsibilities
REGIONS: Proposal for fund to help regions affected by Brexit appears compromised
FOOD SAFETY: Improvements still possible in Thai system for monitoring of poultry destined for the EU
JUSTICE: Data protection must be assessed in the event of major corporate merger, says EDPB
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Informal defence and foreign affairs menu to include Defence Europe, Middle East, transatlantic relations and multilateralism
WESTERN BALKANS: Johannes Hahn calls for implementation of regional economic area to be continued
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Avalanche of amendments to European Parliament's draft report on European Labour Authority
SOCIAL: EU examines idea of 'Child Guarantee'
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Medicines Agency's request for more staff turned down at this stage
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: Vytenis Andriukaitis calls on Minsk to strengthen cooperation to eradicate African swine fever
HUMAN RIGHTS: Rosa María Payá, Nabeel Rajab and Oyub Titiev shortlisted for 2018 Václav Havel Prize
UK: Theresa May says consequences of 'no-deal' Brexit should not be exaggerated
FOOD SAFETY: EU satisfied with Croatian system for monitoring goods in transit