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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12147

28 November 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 36
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
Ideological differences in European Parliament on future of European Stability Mechanism
Brussels, 27/11/2018 (Agence Europe)

MEPs from the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs expressed ideological differences on Monday 26 November during a debate on the future of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), based on a draft report presented by Pedro Silva Pereira (S&D, Portugal) and Vladimír Maňka (S&D, Slovakia). 

This text echoes the European Commission's proposal of December 2017 to transform the current ESM, an international intergovernmental organisation,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD SAFETY: MEPs support proposed reform of transparency of risk assessments, against opinion of rapporteur
ANIMAL HEALTH: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament refer their request for a committee of inquiry on transport of live animals to Court
FISHERIES: European Commission is trying to reassure MEPs about impact of Brexit
DIGITAL: no progress in difficult European Parliament/Council negotiations on copyright reform
DIGITAL: 'Cable and Satellite' Directive, European Parliament/Council negotiations on 28 November announced as final
MIGRATION: European Parliament wants a more realistic increase of staff of European Border and Coast Guard Agency
MIGRATION: Despite slight improvements, situation of migrants in Libya continues to worry MEPs
JUSTICE: European Parliament asks to be convinced of added value and proportionality of electronic evidence regulation
TRANSPORT: It will be up to future Romanian Presidency of the Council to make recommendations on electronic freight transport information
TRANSPORT: EU ministers will validate a rather modest progress report on rail passenger rights on 3 December
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: Council takes note of difficulties on Creative Europe in a relative opacity
CULTURE: Platform liability discussed in Council debate on fake news
EDUCATION: Council divided on inclusiveness and use of delegated acts in future Erasmus+ programme
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: non-conclusive vote in European Parliament committee on introduction of budget treaty into EU law
ECONOMY: ideological differences in European Parliament on future of European Stability Mechanism
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEPs rename European Globalisation Adjustment Funds to European Transition Fund
EXTERNAL ACTION
SEA OF AZOV: Europeans do not agree unanimously on new sanctions against Russia
TURKEY: Mr. Erdoğan warns Cyprus against any 'reckless action'
IRAQ: EU increases its reconstruction aid by €56.5 million
TRADE: Trade Policy Day, EU faces ever more complex challenges
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: 110 social democratic measures to combine sustainable development and social equity
EP2019: European Green Party publishes its political priorities for European elections
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: agreement between EU institutions on Spirit Drinks Regulation
STATE AID: Council includes two new categories of State aid in State Aid Enabling Regulation
STATE AID: Green light for French support measure for innovative solar installations
BANKS: risk reduction package, Member States invited to validate main lines of an inter-institutional compromise
BUDGET: autumn 2019, new deadline for an agreement at European Council on MFF 2021-2027
DEVELOPMENT: Council reaffirms EU's commitment to education of children in emergencies
ENERGY: Green light for negotiations on amending Energy Community Treaty
JUSTICE: wave of complaints against Google for violation of general data protection regulation
MIGRATION: Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar urges his colleagues to support him on humanitarian visas
UN: Slovakia will not support Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
FISHERIES: Commission regrets postponement of vote in European Parliament on Mediterranean stock management plan
POLAND: Member States invited to say whether Poland should be subject of a new hearing on rule of law on 11 December
UNITED KINGDOM: The UK Parliament's vote on divorce agreement and terms of future relationship confirmed for 11 December
YEMEN: EU steps up support to displaced and crisis-affected communities in Yemen