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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12083

29 August 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 16
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
Medicines Agency's request for more staff turned down at this stage
Brussels, 28/08/2018 (Agence Europe)

The request for extra staff made by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) - which is having to move from London to Amsterdam as a result of Brexit - has yet to receive the support of the European Commission.

This is the reply made by the institution on 24 August to a written parliamentary question from Biljana Borzan (S&D, Croatia), Karin Kadenbach (S&D, Austria), Kateřina Konečná (GUE/NGL, Czech Republic) and Piernicola Pedicini (EFDD, Italy).

In a press release issued in early August, the...

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