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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12096
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Common FRA-EDPS front on dangers of including fingerprints on ID cards

The European Commission’s proposal to harmonise the security elements of identity cards for EU citizens by making fingerprints and facial images compulsory(see EUROPE 12003) is far from receiving unanimous approval in many respects. 

After examining the draft regulation, the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) each issued highly critical opinions in September and August, warning about its impact on private life and the personal data of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
SOCIETY: Several member states call for time to examine proposal on end of clock change
DIGITAL: Christel Schaldemose wants to strengthen fairness measures in platform-company relations
AGRICULTURE: Copa and Cogeca oppose reduction in agriculture budget and capping of aid
ANIMAL HEALTH: African swine fever reaches Belgium
FOOD SAFETY: NGOs urge co-legislators to tighten up proposal on transparency and independence of EU evaluations
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for speedier approval for low-risk pesticides
FISHERIES: Council supports agreement on preventing unregulated fishing in Central Arctic
JUSTICE: Common FRA-EDPS front on dangers of including fingerprints on ID cards
JUSTICE: Good progress towards European Parliament-Council agreement on ECRIS-TCN system in October
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: EU focuses on investment in African socio-economic development in interest of both continents
MERCOSUR: Further plea not to sacrifice European agricultural sector
FYROM: Mogherini in Skopje and encourages Macedonians to vote for change of name
SWITZERLAND: Jean-Claude Juncker urges Swiss Confederation to finalise negotiations on institutional agreement
BURMA/MYANMAR: European Parliament urges EU to be tougher
CAMBODIA: EU discusses possibility of taking out sanctions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: New macro-financial aid of €1 billion for Ukraine signed
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Timetable for inter-institutional negotiations on work-life balance directive becoming clearer
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Spanish aid in support of production of solid biomass fuels
FUTURE OF THE EU: Günther Oettinger in favour of German President of the Commission and a French President of the ECB
CATALONIA: Meritxell Serret hopes EU will help find solution to Catalan question
CYPRUS: EU and UN to remain in close contact on Cypriot issue
HUMAN RIGHTS: Dewayne Johnson, Afriforum and Mary Wagner also nominated for 2018 Sakharov Prize
ENERGY: Electricity, interinstitutional negotiations on 25 September on preparing for risk
JUSTICE: Europol lightning raid operation against crime in Western Balkans with 180 arrests
FISHERIES: Proposal on 2019-2020 tariff quotas for certain fisheries products
FISHERIES: Commission may soon negotiate new partnership agreement with Gambia
TRANSPORT: Commission assesses regulation on trans-European transport network
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit breakthrough unlikely at Salzburg
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 17/09 - 23/09/2018
Other events: 17/09 - 30/09/2018