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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12114

11 October 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 39
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Council of europe
Tensions with Russia threaten international organisation with institutional crisis
Strasbourg, 10/10/2018 (Agence Europe)

Debated for more than half a day in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the report aimed at strengthening the procedure for suspending the credentials – including the right to vote – of a national delegation was finally referred to the Committee on Rules of Procedure on Tuesday 9 October. 

"It was the only way for the text to survive", said Petra De Sutter (Greens/Belgium), rapporteur of the text and also chair of the Committee on Rules of Procedure. Realising...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: No consensus between member states to allow Operation Sofia to help in fight against petroleum trafficking
SECURITY: European Commission lists key texts to push through before European elections
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Iran urges EU to put words into action to save nuclear deal
FYROM: Johannes Hahn denounces threats to members of opposition
TRADE: EU and UK will no doubt have to renegotiate their WTO quotas with major partners
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Council agreement on car CO2, victory for Austrian Presidency, disappointment for most ambitious
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs tighten up draft directive on tackling pollution from single-use plastic bags
JUSTICE: Agreement on insolvency directive and consideration of electronic evidence on agenda of European ministers of justice
JUSTICE: MEPs call for full European audit of Facebook's data protection level
JUSTICE: TI and Global Witness call on Commission to closely monitor granting of golden visas at national level
MIGRATION: MEPs call for creation of European humanitarian visa
FISHERIES: Adoption in European Parliament committee of minimal plan for management of pelagic species in the Adriatic
AGRICULTURE: Study confirms gap between costs of milk production and prices paid to producers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European unionists and members of EESC up in arms at attitude of Austrian Presidency of Council
INSTITUTIONAL
PES: Frans Timmermans emerges and presents himself as S&D candidate
HUNGARY: Respect for rule of law, Budapest will have opportunity to defend itself before its peers
BUDGET: MEPs hope to flesh out future mechanism making European aid conditional on compliance with rule of law
BUDGET 2019: Report justifying European Parliament's budgetary amendments adopted
BUDGET: Regions present first recommendations on post-2020 European budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EMU: European Fiscal Board calls for reform of Stability and Growth Pact
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: Idea of a mobility programme for artists encouraged by new study
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Tensions with Russia threaten international organisation with institutional crisis
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: Migration is 'an incredible opportunity', says singer Bono
SAUDI ARABIA: EU calls for investigation into disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
ENVIRONMENT: EU and countries of Eastern Partnership step up cooperation
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from heavy goods vehicles, Austrian Presidency hopes to conclude agreement in Council before end of 2018
COHESION: Twenty-two European cities win Urban Innovative Action prize
ENVIRONMENT:  Commission introduces restrictions on 33 substances harmful to health used for textile and footwear articles
UNITED STATES: Member states give go-ahead to renegotiating US share of high-quality beef imports
WOMEN: #MeTooEP, new blog denouncing sexual harassment in the European Parliament
INDUSTRY: Commission's research services to open new laboratories for vehicle emissions testing
DIGITAL: 287 amendments to the Mlinar report on Digital Europe programme
REGIONS: Murcia region honoured at RegioStars 2018 for its action in favour of refugees
SINGAPORE: Green light for signature of EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements
SOCIAL: Maria João Rodrigues deplores cancellation of ministerial meeting on European social pillar
SOCIAL: Carcinogens and mutagens, European Parliament and Council prepare to decide whether to add diesel fumes
TRANSPORT: European Cyclists' Federation welcomes vote of MEPs on obligation to provide bicycle spaces in trains
TRANSPORT: Seaports welcome with some kindness the vote of MEPs on port waste reception facilities
CORRIGENDUM
CLIMATE: Clarification about Bulgaria's position in talks on new car CO2 emissions