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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12179
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

European Parliament considers recast of Brussels II a regulation under simplified procedure a second time

On Wednesday, 23 January, MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) held a further exchange of views regarding the recast of the Brussels II a regulation on judgments in matters concerning marriage, parental responsibility, and international child abduction (see EUROPE 11584). 

The European Parliament had already adopted a favourable opinion a year ago (see EUROPE 11942), but the Council of the European Union decided to consult it again...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Why not look on this as an opportunity to reunify Ireland? (1)
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council reach a minimum agreement on Directive on work-life balance
EDUCATION: British may soon no longer be able to benefit from Erasmus+’s excellent results
EXTERNAL ACTION
SINGAPORE: European Parliament Committee gives green light to free trade and investment agreements with Singapore
VENEZUELA: EU does not officially recognise self-proclaimed President Juan Guaidó
ETHIOPIA: EU invests €130 million to support growth and job creation
ISRAEL: skirmishes between EU and Israel over financing of certain BDS-promoting NGOs by EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Civilian Operations Commander requests more qualified personnel for EU missions
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Work in Council on European Asylum Agency has not reached conclusion
JUSTICE: European Parliament working on its position on Justice programme for 2021-2027
JUSTICE: European Parliament considers recast of Brussels II a regulation under simplified procedure a second time
JUSTICE: industry representatives and policy makers rate first six months of GDPR as positive, despite some difficulties
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/Council discussions on combined transport are progressing at a slow pace
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/Council agreement on road infrastructure safety management expected in February
ENVIRONMENT: noise and environmental pollution continues to rise in aviation sector
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs want Member States to properly implement directive on sustainable use of pesticides
AGRICULTURE: Romanian Presidency of Council hopes to 'make progress' on post-2020 CAP dossier
AGRICULTURE: 99% of public stocks of skimmed milk powder are now sold
SPACE: EIB publishes report to encourage investment in European space sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute remains on course notwithstanding uncertainties surrounding economic growth
TAXATION: status quo on tax transparency country by country in EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: no orderly Brexit agreement without a safety net for Ireland, recalls European Parliament
ROMANIA: for Ms Dăncilă, criticism of rule of law is due to misinformation
BREACHES OF EU LAW
SOCIAL: Austria denounced for its law indexing family benefits according to country of residence
TAXATION: VAT refund, Commission refers Germany to EU Court of Justice
TAXATION: United Kingdom before Court for its VAT exemptions for certain commodity markets
TAXATION: Italy brought to court for discriminatory treatment in terms of property registration fees
ECB: Slovenia brought before Court for breach of duty in loyal cooperation
ENERGY: Czechia and Slovenia referred to Court for building energy performance
INTERNAL MARKET: Hungary is referred to Court over retail sale of agricultural products
AGRICULTURE: Commission asks Denmark to enforce protection of 'Feta' PDO
BIODIVERSITY: Spain taken to court for failure to protect Doñana Natural Park
ENVIRONMENT: Spain brought before Court for non-compliance with Floods Directive in Canary Islands
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Committee approved agreement with Council on unfair trading practices
STATE AID: more than 96% of State aid could be implemented without prior notification to Commission since 2015
FUTURE OF THE EU: Mini-summit of EU Mediterranean countries scheduled for end of January in Nicosia
PATENTS: 40 organisations urge European Patent Office to stop granting patents on living organisms
JUSTICE: Google challenges CNIL's fine for breach of EU data protection regulations
MIGRATION: European Parliament is ready to negotiate with Council on new mandate of liaison officers in third countries
EP2019: European Left Party will decide on Spitzenkandidate
EP2019: European Spring is about to adopt its programme for European elections
EP2019: members of Yellow Vests present a controversial list in European elections
SENEGAL: EU will observe presidential elections on 24 February
SOCIAL: trade unions call for Working Conditions Directive to be extended “to each worker”
THAILAND: EU welcomes announcement of parliamentary elections on 24 March, which are important for restoring democracy