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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12189

8 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Russia
EU denounces sentencing of Danish Jehovah's Witness to six years in prison

07/02/2019 (Agence Europe) – The spokeswoman of the European External Action Service denounced on Wednesday 6 February the sentencing of Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness, to 6 years in prison by a Russian court, calling for his immediate and unconditional release. He was arrested in 2017, during a peaceful meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses, and sentenced for "organising extremist activities". "No one should be imprisoned for peaceful acts of worship in the expression of their...

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