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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12190
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Venezuela

EU calls for distribution of humanitarian aid to Venezuelans not to be politicised

The countries participating in the International Contact Group on the Venezuelan Crisis committed themselves on Thursday 7 February in Montevideo to mobilise more humanitarian aid for Venezuelans, with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini calling for the distribution of this aid not to be politicized. 

"There is a need to have humanitarian aid channeled in an impartial and independent manner so that it is not politicized", said Ms Mogherini at the end of the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Parliament/Council negotiations on modifications to 'Gas Directive' will start on 12 February
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/Council provisional political agreement on support for maritime links in the event of a hard Brexit
JUSTICE: Romania still as uncomfortable as ever about possible appointment of country's former head of anti-corruption as head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
JUSTICE: first positive reactions from Member States on draft mandate for a transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence
AGRICULTURE: Member States are asking for flexibilities on CAP direct aids after 2020
AGRICULTURE: EU Council will adopt on 12 February the adjustments on direct payments 2019 and 2020
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament Development and Environment Committees prepare a joint report on implementation of MDGs
COMPETITIVENESS: 'greening' of European industry by 2050 on next ministerial meeting agenda
INTERNAL MARKET: compliance with and enforcement of European rules regulation will not cover counterfeit products
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECOFIN: review of European system of financial supervision and qualified majority voting on fiscal matters on ministerial agenda
BUDGET: Council stresses need to avoid any unpaid claims in EU budget for 2020
STATE AID: acquisition of Grivalia by Eurobank is compatible with commitments made under second Greek bailout plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: European Commission should, in coming days, use name 'North Macedonia'
UKRAINE: EU calls on Kiev to respect international procedures for election observation
VENEZUELA: EU calls for distribution of humanitarian aid to Venezuelans not to be politicised
HORN OF AFRICA: EU launches €20 million project for the reconstruction of roads between Eritrea and Ethiopia
SINGAPORE: little suspense about vote of MEPs in plenary on two trade agreements with city-state
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Number of fathers on parental leave or paternity leave is increasing in most Member States, according to Eurofound
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: debate on future of EU with Giuseppe Conte, international trade, cohesion policy on the agenda for plenary session
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: pharmaceutical industry concerned by European Parliament’s position on revision of supplementary protection certificate
COMPETITION: Paris and Berlin want to make competition law an instrument of European economic sovereignty
ENERGY: offshore wind capacity in EU increased by 18% in 2018
COMPANIES: SMEunited advocates role of SMEs in green transition to Commissioner Vella
SPACE: French Court of Auditors wants European partners to participate more in financial effort in Ariane project
DIGITAL: intermediation platforms, EU co-legislators are giving themselves two days to complete file
HEALTH: fully implemented Falsified Medicinal Products Directive
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Welcome to Brexit limbo
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 11/02 - 20/02/2019
Other events: until 24 February 2019