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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12190

9 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 29
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit / The b-word
Welcome to Brexit limbo

Donald Tusk may wonder about a “special place in hell” for ill-prepared Brexiteers, but this feels more like Brexit limbo (EUROPE 12188).

A Brexit debate next week in the UK parliament is set to be yet another placeholder. It follows the parliament’s 2:1 rejection of the exit treaty on 15 January (EUROPE 12172) and a non-binding vote on 29 January calling on prime minister Theresa May to renegotiate the Irish border backstop (EUROPE 12183).

She promised to bring back a revised deal for...

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