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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12186

5 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 27
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Member States are trying to launch negotiations with European Parliament on amendments to Gas Directive
Brussels, 04/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU (Coreper) will seek, on 8 February, to agree on a mandate to launch negotiations with the European Parliament on the proposal amending Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas. 

Already in mid-January, Member States had considered a compromise text on this dossier. 

A new version of a compromise text will be discussed on Friday 8 February at Coreper, with the aim of giving the Romanian...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: A few uncomfortable truths about the Parliament elections
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: removal of illegal hate content online by Internet giants showing a slight increase
JUSTICE: European Parliament sets its course for the 'Justice' programme 2021-2027
JUSTICE: Commission's report on golden visas does not reassure MEPs
JHA: interoperability of European information systems, European Parliament and Council should act on interinstitutional agreement reached
JHA: European Parliament rapporteur wants to amend rules requiring terrorist content to be removed within an hour on smallest platforms
DIGITAL: Romanian Council Presidency relaunches discussions on data confidentiality
FOOD SAFETY: Polish beef fraud, 15 affected countries and Commission inspectors on the ground
AGRICULTURE: EU ready to help Irish farmers in case of no-deal Brexit
TRANSPORT: Karima Delli addresses a recommendation to Antonio Tajani to vote again on mobility ‘package’ I directly in European Parliament plenary session
ENERGY: Member States are trying to launch negotiations with European Parliament on amendments to Gas Directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: a dozen European countries recognise Juan Guaidó as acting legitimate president
ARAB LEAGUE: European and Arab ministers agree on 95% of issues, but not enough for a joint declaration
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council are entering final stages of negotiations on European Labour Authority
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: in view of European elections, CPME proposes eleven concrete actions to facilitate life of SMEs
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission must strictly respect international law and EU's Financial Regulation when assessing status of international organisations, Court considers
NEWS BRIEFS
FYROM: Skopje will sign its NATO accession protocol on Wednesday 6 February
TRADE: In case of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, exports of dual use goods across Channel may continue
PATENT: supplementary protection certificates, European Parliament/Council meetings on 7 and 14 February
DIGITAL: copyright on agenda of EU Member States on Friday 8 February
MIGRATION: FEANTSA urges European Commission to guarantee a roof over heads of asylum seekers
NEAR EAST: EU concerned about non-renewal of Temporary International Presence in Hebron
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU providing satellite maps to Australia which has been hit by severe flooding
UNITED KINGDOM: Martin Selmayr believes that EU had been 'right' to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
SOCIAL: trade unions demand action from Commission to protect firefighters exposed to carcinogens
TRANSPARENCY: EU institutions to discuss transparency register at political meeting on 13 February
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1244