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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

MEPs adopt streamlining measures for advancing realisation of TEN-T network

MEPs of the European Parliament's ‘Transport’ Committee voted (37 votes in favour, 6 against, 4 abstentions) on Thursday 10 January in favour of a report drafted by Dominique Riquet (ALDE, France) on streamlining measures for advancing realisation of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). 

The report voted in the Parliamentary committee echoes the European Commission's proposal of 17 May last, which was presented as part of the third ‘mobility’ package (see EUROPE 12022)....

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
ROMANIA: Juncker asks Romania not to export its internal problems to EU
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Brexit, Austrian and Romanian Council presidencies, rule of law mechanism and InvestEU on Members' agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European supervisory authorities, EU Council set aside comprehensive reform in favour of progress on ‘anti-money laundering’ efforts
FINANCE: before end of European Parliament's mandate, EU Council will give priority to ongoing interinstitutional negotiations
FINANCE: EU rules on alternative investment funds work but can still be improved, according to KPMG
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Member States maintain uncertainty on legal basis of Whistleblowers Directive
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament will make recommendations on 16 January for improving EU pesticides authorisation procedure
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt two reports on maritime transport
TRANSPORT: Negotiators hope for inter-institutional agreement on combined transport in early February
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt streamlining measures for advancing realisation of TEN-T network
AGRICULTURE: 95% of skimmed milk powder in public stock has been put back on market
AGRICULTURE: First meeting of High Level Group on Sugar on 29 January
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food exports reached a new record high in October 2018
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: Mr Juncker encourages Macedonian and Greek parliaments to ratify Prespa Agreement
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU calls confirmed conviction of Reuters journalists a 'missed opportunity to right a wrong'
DRC: continuation of work of CENI is important for credibility of presidential election, stresses EU
VENEZUELA: EU maintains that President Maduro's mandate has been renewed on non-democratic bases
UNITED STATES: Malmström plans a 'step-by-step' trade negotiation
WTO: for Ms Malmström, priorities in 2019 are reform of Organisation and responses to Chinese challenge
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: two men and two women candidates for post of Secretary General of an organisation in crisis
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: trigger on 16 January of safeguard clause on rice
FUTURE OF THE EU: European Parliament creates an internet application for citizens online
CLIMATE: Joint Research Centre assesses impact of climate change in Europe according to temperature scenarios
INDUSTRY: German industry wants a long-term European strategy for China
JHA: Jean-Claude Juncker continues to advocate Romania's accession to Schengen area
MIGRATION: Jean-Claude Juncker blames Member States for their inaction on reform of European asylum system
NIGERIA: EU will deploy an observation mission for parliamentary elections
EP2019: Italian 5-star Movement and its European partners will seal a cooperation agreement by mid-February
UNITED KINGDOM: Mr Juncker and Ms May in close contact to provide further assurances on agreement facilitating an orderly Brexit
CORRIGENDUM
ROMANIA: clarification on Mr. Meleşcanu's political affiliation
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit - Extend and pretend?
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 14/01 - 21/01/2019
Other Events: 14/01 - 27/01/2019