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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12191

12 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Fyrom
Greek Parliament ratifies Skopje's NATO accession protocol

11/02/2019 (Agence Europe) – The Greek Parliament was the very first Allied Parliament to ratify, on Friday evening, 8 February, the protocol of accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to NATO, by 153 votes in favour and 140 against. On 6 February, the Allies and Skopje signed the Protocol of Accession of FYROM (see EUROPE 12188). (CG)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: resumption of discussions with London in the hope that they will lead to an orderly Brexit
EP2019: European Democratic Party calls for Europe’s refoundation
EP2019: Italian party Più Europa new member of ALDE
FUTURE OF EU: MEPs will reiterate their willingness to appoint only one Spitzenkandidat to head next European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Parliament/Council agreement at hand on review of copyright
DIGITAL: use of European emergency number '112' on the rise again, according to Commission
MIGRATION: MEPs adopt their position on strengthening European Coast Guard and Border Guard Agency
RESEARCH: Horizon Europe specific programme - Council of the European Union move towards strategic planning of up to 4 years
FISHERIES: Member States ready to ban electric fishing in EU from 2022
FISHERIES: Sweden and United Kingdom leading overfishing countries in 2019 in North-East Atlantic, according to Our Fish
ENERGY: Commission shall submit for consultation delegated act on low ILUC-risk biofuels
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAMBODIA: formal activation of Everything But Arms tariff preference suspension process
AFRICA: EU mobilises €4 million to support creation of African Union Trade Observatory
ETHIOPIA: Federica Mogherini assures Ethiopian authorities of EU's support for reforms undertaken
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities recommend not amending the PRIIPs key information document
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: trade unions deplore exclusion of numerous workers from working conditions directive
NEWS BRIEFS
FYROM: Greek Parliament ratifies Skopje's NATO accession protocol
ECB: Eurogroup supports Philip Lane's candidacy for position of member of Management Board
BELARUS: EPP calls for a fair and independent trial for Maryna Zolatava
PATENTS: EPO wants to improve visibility of European system of intellectual property protection
COMPETITION: conditional green light for merger between Amcor and Bemis
JUSTICE: GUE/NGL group at the European Parliament launches call for applications for 2019 journalist whistleblower prize
EP2019: nearly one million people with disabilities may not be able to vote in the European elections, according to EESC
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: ENIL calls for disbanding of 68 institutions for people with disabilities financed by European funds in Bulgaria
FOOD SAFETY: Commission launches public consultation on Regulation on food contact materials
CORRIGENDUM
TRANSPORT: clarification on European Parliament/Council provisional political agreement on support for maritime links in event of no-deal Brexit
ERRATUM
FYROM: clarification on name 'North Macedonia'
Supplement
European Library: No. 1245