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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12189
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Social

A person is not required to be employed in a Member State in order to receive family benefits for children residing in another Member State

The judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday 7 February in the judgment of Case C-322/17 that EU law does not require a person to be gainfully employed in one Member State in order to receive family benefits for their children residing in another Member State.

Mr Bogatu, a Romanian national, was employed in Ireland from 2003 to 2009 before receiving unemployment benefits and then sick leave benefits from 2009 to 2015. In January 2009, he applied to the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Commission significantly reduces its growth forecasts for euro area in 2019, especially for Italy
EUROGROUP: euro area's fiscal capacity at heart of Finance Ministers' meeting
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Differences persist between EU and London on Irish issue, although further discussions are planned
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Council of European Union and European Parliament reach a deal on ‘working conditions’ directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: temporary disembarkment scheme for migrants rescued at sea raises questions among Member States
JHA: Romanian Presidency of Council will continue to survey Member States on accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen area
ENVIRONMENT: EU post-Dieselgate legislation is an improvement, not a panacea, according to Court of Auditors
AGRICULTURE: EU must do more to establish a comprehensive food and nutrition policy, according to Vytenis Andriukaitis
AGRICULTURE: New plea for Common Food Policy for EU
ENERGY: Copa-Cogeca is concerned about draft delegated act on certification of low ILUC risk biofuels
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament/Council agreement on new European product market surveillance rules
TRANSPORT: European Parliament plenary vote on social and market aspects of ‘mobility’ package I will not take place in February
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/Council agreement on Maritime Single Window
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence on Competitiveness Council agenda for 18 February
JUSTICE: electronic evidence regulation, MEPs consider that authorities of executing Member State should be involved
JUSTICE: next European Parliament/Council negotiation on 12 February on access to financial information for law enforcement authorities
COHESION: Viorica Dăncilă calls for a strengthening of EU cohesion policy after 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
PALESTINE: EU extends its action plan with Palestinian Authority by three years
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: a person is not required to be employed in a Member State in order to receive family benefits for children residing in another Member State
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Dunja Mijatović urges Italy to respect fundamental rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves new French protected geographical indication
ARGENTINA: EU supports mixed solution combining quotas and anti-subsidy duties for biodiesel
CENTRAL AFRICA: EU calls for implementation of Peace and Reconciliation Agreement by all parties
COMPETITION: German competition authority prohibits Facebook from merging the information collected by WhatsApp and Instagram
CLIMATE: maritime emissions, Commission proposes to amend EU MRV Regulation to take into account IMO system
EGYPT: Mr Panzeri condemns the intimidation of human rights defenders following meeting with Mr Macron
ENERGY: energy consumption in EU increased by 1% in 2017
ENERGY: EU needs nuclear energy to ensure a low-carbon future, according to Foratom
RUSSIA: EU denounces sentencing of Danish Jehovah's Witness to six years in prison
SERBIA: Mogherini calls for resumption of dialogue with Kosovo
UKRAINE: Ukraine incorporates irreversible path towards Euro-Atlantic integration into its constitution