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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12187

6 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 32
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION / Education
MEPs support European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027
Brussels, 05/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) supports an extension of the European Solidarity Corps for the period 2021-2027. At their meeting on 4 February, MEPs supported the Commission's idea of including humanitarian activities outside the EU in this programme. They also supported a clear distribution of the budget, with a strong emphasis on voluntary activities. 

The European Solidarity Corps was launched in December 2016 by the European Commission (see EUROPE 11684) to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: new Franco-German compromise text on copyright
JUSTICE: Commission presents its negotiating mandate for transatlantic agreement on electronic evidence
MIGRATION: alternatives to reform of Common European Asylum System and access to electronic evidence will dominate informal ministerial meeting
TERRORISM: an interinstitutional agreement has been reached on explosive precursors
JHA: European Parliament has its mandate on new rules for Visa Information System
FISHERIES: European Parliament/Council political agreement on management plan for demersal stocks in the Mediterranean
FISHERIES: Commission could launch an infringement procedure against Netherlands on electric fishing
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Forests stakeholders call for a stronger EU strategy to integrate sustainable forest management into relevant policies
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: 'circular plastics', EUROPEN wants a real market for high-quality secondary raw materials
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Europeans support Instex mechanism
VENEZUELA: inaugural meeting of international contact group in Montevideo
ENLARGEMENT: European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs makes obtaining of IPA III funds subject to respect for rule of law
TRADE: Faced with impasse in Council, MEPs will not be able to complete work on export of dual-use goods
UNITED STATES: left-wing MEPs sceptical trade mandates
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Parliament/Council agreement on rules facilitating cross-border distribution of investment funds
FINANCE: European Parliament/Council agreement on simplification of rules governing transactions in derivatives
FINANCE: ESMA and Bank of England are preparing for no-deal Brexit scenario
COMPANIES: European Parliament/Council provisional agreement on rules facilitating online company registration
COMPETITION: Jean-Claude Juncker points out that European Commission 'believes in competition'
EMU: Reimer Böge no longer wants to be co-rapporteur to European Parliament on draft fiscal capacity for euro area
EMU: Transparency International criticises Eurogroup's lack of transparency and accountability
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
SOCIAL: no European Parliament/Council agreement on European Labour Authority
EDUCATION: MEPs support European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: Council is finally preparing to adopt its position on whole reform of European financial supervisory authorities
TAXATION: Lyudmila Petkova takes over as head of Code of Conduct Group in EU Council
JHA: interinstitutional agreement reached on interoperability of European information systems
JUSTICE: Romanian Laura Codruţa Kövesi favourite candidate for Selection Committee to head European Public Prosecutor's Office
JUSTICE: Eurocadres and WeMove.EU launch a petition for an ambitious whistleblowers directive
EP2019: Czech liberal MEPs Pavel Telička and Petr Ježek launch Hlas movement
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May expected in Brussels on Thursday, 7 February, to discuss new ideas on backstop for Ireland
SOCIAL: EPSU denounces Council's position on Working Conditions Directive
TRANSPORT: EU and Qatar complete negotiations on air transport agreement