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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12187
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

Alternatives to reform of Common European Asylum System and access to electronic evidence will dominate informal ministerial meeting

The European Union's interior ministers will try to make progress on setting up a temporary system for disembarking migrants rescued at sea at their informal meeting in Bucharest on Thursday 7 February. 

As it has repeatedly asked, in response to new cases of rescue in the Mediterranean Sea, the European Commission wants Member States to agree on a predictable solution for migrant disembarkations in the EU and on sustainable systems for distributing migrants between voluntary countries...

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