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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12194

15 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 38
NEWS BRIEFS / Digital
European Parliament/Council agreement on 2021-2027 Digital Europe programme

14/02/2019 (Agence Europe) – Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council reached an inter-institutional agreement on Wednesday evening, 13 February, on the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027 (see EUROPE 12159, 12152). With a budget of €9.2 billion, the future programme should focus on five priorities: high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills and access modalities. “Compared to the amounts invested by the...

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: European Parliament and Council of Ministers reach an agreement on European Labour Authority
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU co-legislators adopt flexible approach on intermediation platforms
DIGITAL: Member States and MEPs will decide quickly on Interinstitutional Agreement on Copyright
PATENTS: European Parliament and the Council introduce the possibility of building up a stock of generics 6 months before the expiry of the supplementary protection certificate
FISHERIES: Netherlands has two and a half years to end electric fishing licences
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States divided on capping and degression of aid
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs highlight environmental and climate targets for post-2020 CAP
JHA: Mandatory or optional presence of fingerprints on future identity cards remains last point to be settled between European Parliament and Council
COHESION: European Parliament restores regional classification level for 2021-2027 ERDF and CF regulation
TRANSPORT: European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents will decide on 7 March on follow-up to ‘mobility’ package I
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
WEAPONS: European Parliament calls for European mediation to save INF
TRADE: MEPs broadly support establishment of European mechanism for screening investments in EU
ANIMAL HEALTH: MEPs urge Member States to better protect animals during transport
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: having been well thought out, urgent action is needed to achieve SDGs, say MEPs
GENDER EQUALITY: unprecedented European Parliament resolution calling for better consideration of rights of intersex people
SAUDI ARABIA: parliament calls for release of human rights defenders
CHECHNYA: European Parliament urges to put an end to climate of impunity for those responsible for acts of violence against human rights defenders
PAYMENTS: European Parliament seals agreement on ending “roaming” charges for cross-border payments in euros
TAXATION:  European Parliament divided over transition to qualified majority voting in Council on tax issues
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament endorses interinstitutional agreement strengthening mutual recognition of non-harmonised goods
INSURANCE: European Parliament confirms its position on revision of ‘Motor Insurance’ Directive
TRANSPORT: European Parliament confirms at first reading its position on market rules for coach transport
TRANSPORT: European Parliament gives green light for interinstitutional agreement on interoperability of electronic toll systems
ENERGY: European Parliament approves technical amendment to Energy Efficiency Directive due to Brexit
HEALTH: European Parliament completes its first reading on health technology assessment
SECURITY - DEFENCE
KOSOVO: NATO is expected to take decisions in the spring on its cooperation with Kosovo
NATO: Mr Stoltenberg reiterates once again need for complementarity between EU and NATO
NATO: Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Austria will establish a regional Special Operations Component Command
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: Belgian system of surplus profits does not constitute unlawful aid, the Court considers
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: British will leave EU on 29 March even without ratification of withdrawal agreement ordered, according to Steve Barclay
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area GDP and employment up by 0.2% and 0.3% in fourth quarter of 2018 respectively
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: public consultation on role of euro in energy transactions
TAXATION: Lithuania authorised to apply reverse charge VAT mechanism on hard disks
JUSTICE: Commission recalls that all candidates for post of Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office must be treated “fairly”
DIGITAL: European Parliament/Council agreement on 2021-2027 Digital Europe programme
EP2019: Laurent de Sutter and Rosita Allinckx appointed as list leaders for Belgian electoral wing of 'European Spring'
TRANSPORT: Transport & Environment welcomes interinstitutional agreement on aerodynamic cabs
TRANSPORT: maritime operators satisfied with interinstitutional agreement on establishment of European Maritime Single Window environment