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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12105

28 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Following different auditions on Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, European Parliament civil liberties committee takes action
Brussels, 27/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

Seven months after the scandal broke out on the use of the personal data of millions of users at the US social media giant, Facebook, by the Cambridge Analytica company (EUROPE 11984), the European Parliament's civil liberties committee (LIBE) is ready to move from words into deeds.

On Thursday 27 September, MEPs examined the draft resolution elaborated by Claude Moraes (S&D, United Kingdom) – the result of the hearing of the Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, last May (see EUROPE 12024) and...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: European elections: the responsible press will have its work cut out
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Jan Zahradil says support from three parties will be needed for next European Commission president
EP2019: European Left gets ready to decide whether it will present a Spitzenkandidat in May 2019
EP2019: Six political figures ally for a new Europe
TRANSPARENCY: European Parliament determined to pursue talks on transparency registers
FUTURE OF THE EU: exasperation over complexity of Europe expressed in citizens' consultations in France
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European ministers recognise importance of committing to artificial intelligence
COMPETITIVENESS: Bieńkowska believes that the 'European Semester' could help refine regional analysis of competitiveness
ENVIRONMENT: Authorisation of pesticides, draft special PEST committee report welcomed by big political groups
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament agriculture committee to vote on 1 October on unfair trading practices
AGRICULTURE: Draft European Parliament reports on post-2020 CAP to be unveiled on 19 October
FISHERIES: Measures adopted to protect Greenland sharks
CUSTOMS: MEPs want to beef up rules for importing cultural goods into EU
CUSTOMS: Number of counterfeit products intercepted in EU falls in 2017
JUSTICE: Following different auditions on Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, European Parliament civil liberties committee takes action
JHA: Gérard Deprez promises to take account of concerns on identity card security
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Reform of ESM on agenda of finance ministers
STATE AID: Green light to Belgian support measure in favour of three offshore windfarm projects
COMPETITION: Consultation into exemption from competition rules for shipping consortia launched
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: Controversy over nomination of pro-life activist Mary Wagner for 2018 Sakharov Prize
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Johannes Hahn calls on EU to act more on international stage
MIDDLE EAST: Quartet supports UN's efforts to avoid escalation of tension
TRADE: Bernd Lange and Paul Rübig ask Commission for more ambition in WTO reform
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: 20 NGOs call for ambitious agreement between European Parliament and Council on Accessibility Act
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €100,000 to help Uganda and Rwanda to prevent the risk of Ebola
BANGLADESH: EU, Norway and Switzerland request review of law on digital security
CLIMATE: CETA – EU and Canada commit to work together to implement Paris Agreement
JHA: European Parliament committee endorses minor changes to visa-free travel for several Caribbean and Indian Ocean islands
JUSTICE: Judith Sargentini elected Third Vice President at European Parliament civil liberties committee
ENERGY: Nearly 35 million euros from EIB for energy efficiency project in Spain
YOUTH: Council's now taking its turn to endorse 2018-2020 solidarity corps agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: Council gives its final approval to single digital portal
FISHERIES: Council adopts regulation allowing catch of one seabass per day in recreational fishing
TRANSPORT: Civil society organisations call for more ambition in road infrastructure safety management