17/01/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament, meeting in plenary session on Wednesday 16 January, confirmed the mandate given to Andrejs Mamikins (S&D, Latvia) in December (see EUROPE 12157) on new rules tightening the acquisition of chemical substances that can be used to manufacture explosives. There was no vote, but Parliament could have asked to put the mandate to a vote up until the evening of Tuesday 15 January, but this was not the case. The mandate to start discussions with...