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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12183

31 January 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / Human rights
European Parliament members push for creation of a European-style Magnitsky Act
Brussels, 30/01/2019 (Agence Europe)

The director of the Global Magnitsky justice campaign, Bill Browder, supported by MEPs Ana Gomes (S&D, Portugual), Marietje Schaake (ALDE, Netherlands) and Gunnar Hökmark (EPP, Sweden), called on the EU on Tuesday 29 January to adopt a Magnitsky Act to punish human rights abusers around the globe. 

This act is named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died in 2009 as a result of torture. According to Mr. Browder, even if this is not the best form of justice, it is already better...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission repeatedly warns that agreement on British withdrawal is not open for renegotiation
INSTITUTIONAL
BREXIT: Commission adopts new emergency measures in event of no-deal British withdrawal
BREXIT: EU Council supports continuation of PEACE IV programme on island of Ireland until 2020, regardless of British withdrawal scenario
TRANSPARENCY: European Parliament battle over obligation to publish meetings between MEPs and lobbyists
SECTORAL POLICIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission sets out ideas for reflection on implementation of SDGs in EU
ENVIRONMENT: ECHA supports an EU ban on intentional addition of microplastics to products
ANIMAL HEALTH: €154 million to combat animal and plant diseases in 2019
JHA: new rules on short-stay visas in EU linked with cooperation of third countries on readmission of their nationals
MIGRATION: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees calls on Europeans to agree on a migrant landing scheme
JUSTICE: access of law enforcement authorities to financial information, issues to be resolved in third round of negotiations between European Parliament and Council
TRANSPORT: European Parliament and Council aim for an interinstitutional agreement on training of seafarers on 11 February
TRANSPORT: Member States to adopt position on elongated cabs in lorries
TRANSPORT: Member States to define their negotiating position on support for maritime links in event of a no-deal Brexit
DIGITAL: no breakthrough in interinstitutional negotiations about intermediation platforms
RESEARCH: interinstitutional negotiations on Horizon Europe threatened by Council's legal procrastination
ENERGY: Brexit, Member States agree on update of Energy Efficiency Directive
ECONOMY
COMPANIES: Council of the European Union ready to negotiate with European Parliament on cross-border corporate mobility
TAXATION: “significant progress” at OECD towards an agreement on taxation of digital giants in 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Commission plays transparency card by publishing detailed report of ongoing talks with Washington
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Ms Mogherini calls on tripartite presidency to promote reconciliation
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament members push for creation of a European-style Magnitsky Act
VENEZUELA: European Parliament ready to recognise legitimacy of self-proclaimed President Juan Guaidó
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HEALTH: gradual ban on flavoured cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco is in line with EU law, according to Court
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: Irishman Philip Lane, only candidate for position of member of management board
UNITED STATES: Lighthizer promises to fight EU action on Spanish olives at WTO 'very aggressively'
JHA: European Parliament/Council negotiations on reintroduction of temporary controls at internal borders of Schengen area get to heart of matter
JUSTICE: Co-legislators meet for first time on Whistleblowers Directive