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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12197

20 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 38
NEWS BRIEFS / Migration
European Parliament adopts its position on three financial instruments for 2021-2027 period

19/02/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee adopted on Tuesday 19 February its negotiating position with the EU Council on three financial instruments for the 2021-2027 budget period: - the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, with €9.2 billion (€10.41 billion in current prices); - the Integrated Border Management Fund, with €7.1 billion (€8 billion in current prices); - the Internal Security Fund, with €2.2 billion in 2018...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: European Research Policy: (re)searching for a way forward… (2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European Parliament and Council agree on first ever European CO2 emission reduction standards for new heavy-duty vehicles
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: food for thought on a sustainable Europe in 2030: a good foundation say Ministers for European Affairs
RESEARCH: Political agreement emerging in EU Council regarding the Horizon Europe specific programme
INDUSTRY: Franco-German manifesto for a European industrial policy capable of meeting challenges of 21st century
DIGITAL: Cyber security - MEPs refuse to designate Brussels as the seat of the future European centre
TRANSPORT: European Parliament and Council hope to reach an agreement on 21 February regarding measures to facilitate road transport in the event of a no-deal Brexit
JHA: European Parliament/Council agreement on national identity cards with mandatory presence of two fingerprints
MIGRATION: agreement reached between European Parliament and Council of the European Union regarding liaison officers deployed by Member States and the EU in third countries
MIGRATION: Greek Minister Dimítrios Vítsas urges Member States to release asylum package
FISHERIES: Mediterranean Management Plan grants five more years to eliminate overfishing
COHESION: European Commission meets experts to discuss future Cohesion Policy investments in health
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Member States recall their red lines on 2021-2027 budget in preparation for June European Council
HUNGARY: several Member States are considering whether it would be appropriate to hold a hearing with Budapest on rule of law at a forthcoming Council meeting
EPP: question of Viktor Orbán's Fidesz's membership in EPP party raised again with new Hungarian anti-Juncker campaign
POLAND: very little progress on rule of law in Poland and even some worrying developments, according to Commission
UNITED KINGDOM: agreement on an orderly Brexit is not renegotiable, reaffirms the Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Mário Centeno sees future fiscal capacity of euro area as 'a step change' in history of single currency
COMPANIES: EU co-legislators aim for an agreement on cross-border business mobility on 5 March
BANKS: Single Resolution Board sets out its expectations for valuation for purposes of resolution
FINANCE: Brexit preparations remain at the top of ESMA's agenda for 2019
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: European Parliament's Committee is in favour of opening trade negotiations with Washington
UNITED STATES: Nancy Pelosi reassures Europeans of Congress' support for EU and NATO
SAUDI ARABIA: Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée harshly criticizes European response to journalist's murder
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of security systems - Netherlands against European Parliament’s position on export of social benefits
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Committee postpones vote on CAP post-2020 to April
AGRICULTURE: Promotional measures to help Sardinian farmers
BANKS: Spaniard José Manuel Campa appointed as head of European Banking Authority
MONEY LAUNDERING: Danske Bank scandal, Danish and Estonian financial services authorities in EBA's sights
PESCO: Mrs Mogherini says decision on participation of third countries in projects will be taken in the next couple of weeks
FINANCE: postponement of European Parliament vote on taxonomy in sustainable finance
MIGRATION: European Parliament adopts its position on three financial instruments for 2021-2027 period
DIGITAL: major divisions in European Parliament Committee on Provisional Interinstitutional Agreement on Copyright
EP2019: EU Council calls for a coordinated European response to ensure free and fair elections in May 2019
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee endorses compromise text on swordfish reintroduction plan
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee approves interinstitutional agreement on transposition of NAFO measures
RUSSIA: Dunja Mijatović alerts to potential abuses of Russian anti-terrorism legislation
SWITZERLAND: EU adopts its conclusions on bilateral relations with Bern