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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12191

12 February 2019
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INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2019
European Democratic Party calls for Europe’s refoundation
Brussels, 11/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

Members of the European Democratic Party (EDP) called on Friday 8 February, at their congress in Bilbao (Spain), for Europe’s “democratic and deep refoundation”. “For us, it is time to rebuild Europe”, the members of the EDP launched in their "Bilbao Declaration". 

Stressing that the European project is in danger, the EDP believes that “Europe needs a break, a profound democratic rebuilding’. According to them, “the political parties that have dominated the European scene...

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