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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12198

21 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 41
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
European Parliamentary committee in near unanimous agreement on GSP implementation report
Brussels, 20/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

MEPs meeting in the Committee on International Trade on Tuesday 19 February supported Christofer Fjellner's (EPP, Sweden) draft report on the implementation of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), with 36 votes in favour, two against and one abstention. 

The new regulation, implemented in 2014 for 10 years, restricts the coverage of countries benefiting from this system, while moderately extending coverage for products (see EUROPE 12134). 

A mid-term evaluation of the European...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Member States express their preference for Frenchman Jean-François Bohnert as head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
MIGRATION: European Border and Coast Guard Agency will need to have 10,000 staff by 2027, according to Member States
MIGRATION: Fabrice Leggeri calls on Member States to remain vigilant about crossings at EU's external borders
MIGRATION: European Parliament committee ready to negotiate with Council on three funds for migration and internal security
DIGITAL: Member States validate copyright agreement
ENVIRONMENT: a provisional interinstitutional agreement has been reached on recast of Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/Council agreement on air transport measures in the event of a no-deal Brexit
TRANSPORT: European Parliament and Council look for a partial interinstitutional agreement on the CEF by 7 March
ENERGY: European Parliament and Council finalise their position on new tyre labelling rules
ENERGY: EUR 97 million more to improve energy efficiency of residential buildings
ENERGY: 17 EU countries have high levels of fuel poverty
FISHERIES: heated debate in European Parliament Fisheries Committee on controls applied to small-scale fishing
CLIMATE: EU must aim for zero net emissions by 2050 at latest, say MEPs
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: negotiations in Council on InvestEU programme are hampered by location of a management body
FINANCE: Commission considers an equivalence decision for Singapore's derivatives trading venues
GREECE: Extension of post-programme enhanced surveillance framework in Greece
EMU: European Parliament advocates a more democratic ESM and its inclusion in the EU's legal framework
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Trade relations with the United States at the heart of informal ministerial meeting in Bucharest on 21 and 22 February
TRADE: European Parliamentary committee in near unanimous agreement on GSP implementation report
NORTH MACEDONIA: Osmani warns against a 'disastrous' failure to open EU accession negotiations
IRAQ: EU announces €50 million in emergency and reconstruction aid
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: partial European Parliament/Council political agreement on future European Defence Fund
NATO: James Rupert Everard calls on EU to strengthen its game
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: various projects of European Commissioners after their mandate
COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission reviews its method of calculating financial penalties imposed in infringement proceedings
BUDGET: MEPs propose giving discharge to Commission for 2017 budget
CULTURE - EDUCATION
YOUTH: MEPs call for a tripling of Erasmus funds for 2021-2027 period
CULTURE: MEPs adopt their position on Creative Europe programme for 2021-2027
NEWS BRIEFS
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: SMEunited underlines importance of involving social partners in preparation of Sibiu Summit
COMPANIES: BusinessEurope calls on the Commission to act to help European SMEs
RULE OF LAW: Commission concerned by new Romanian decisions on judicial system
JHA: European Parliament/Council agreement on visa policy confirmed by Member States
JUSTICE: Twitter in turn commits itself to better control political advertising broadcast on its network in preparation for European elections
JUSTICE: Microsoft warns against cyber attacks in the run-up to the European elections
DIGITAL: green light from Member States for agreement on intermediation platforms
EP2019: European Socialists will adopt their manifesto for European elections on 23 February in Madrid
FISHERIES: MEP Alain Cadec criticises the rule on the obligation to land catches
EPP: Gunnar Hökmark asks Mr Weber to discuss Orbán case in the Christian Democratic Group in the European Parliament
SLOVENIA: Borut Pahor asks Antonio Tajani to respect the dignity of Slovenians
SOCIAL: MEPs approve Interinstitutional Agreement on Working Conditions Directive
SOCIAL: green light for MEPs to Interinstitutional Agreement on 3rd revision of Directive on carcinogens and mutagens at work