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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12200
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Green light from Member States to Interinstitutional Agreement on measures on aviation safety in event of a no-deal Brexit

On Friday 22 February, the Member States' ambassadors to the European Union ('Coreper') approved the Interinstitutional Agreement on emergency measures that could be taken at European Union level regarding air safety in the event of the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU(Brexit) without agreement. 

This agreement echoes the proposal for a regulation on the subject presented by the European Commission on 19 December last, among several texts to deal with some of the consequences...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: No informal validation of trade mandates in Bucharest, but EU ministers show united front
ARAB LEAGUE: first ever summit with EU to strengthen relations
NEAR EAST: EU urges continuation of tax revenue transfers between Israel and the Palestinian Authority
SYRIA: Syrian civil society delegation calls on EU to act against arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances
TURKEY: EU denounces latest judicial decisions
MONTENEGRO: Johannes Hahn stresses need to hold political debates in Parliament
VENEZUELA: EU and US fuel hatred in the region, says GUE/NGL group in European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: new detailed Franco-German proposal on future fiscal capacity for euro area
TAXATION: Paris and Warsaw join forces on the European online advertising tax
ECONOMY: annual inflation at 1.4% in euro area in January 2019
COMPETITION: the Commission complains that Telefónica did not respect its commitments in the context of the acquisition of E-Plus
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Gentiloni warns against nationalist movements aspiring to regain control of European powers and put an end to the EU
EP2019: ten concrete actions for reimagining Europe, according to Marco Zullo
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission raises de minimis aid ceiling in agricultural sector
AGRICULTURE: Phil Hogan urges co-legislators to reach an early agreement on post-2020 CAP
FOOD SAFETY: Polish salmonella meat, Commission calls on Member States to use rapid alert system
FISHERIES: Council is ready to adopt fishing measures to mitigate effects of a no-deal Brexit
FISHERIES: EU Member States endorse compromise between institutions on fisheries technical measures
TRANSPORT: green light from Member States to Interinstitutional Agreement on measures on aviation safety in event of a no-deal Brexit
ENVIRONMENT: Future EU rules on persistent organic pollutants will not protect children's health, according to HEAL
INTERNAL MARKET: European car industry reluctantly welcomes European Parliament vote on general vehicle safety in European car industry
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Green European Foundation publishes a collection of expert articles on basic income
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Two thirds of EU's fruit plantation area is concentrated in Spain, Italy and Poland
STATE AID: green light for Italian aid for restructuring of the operator of Ancona airport
STATE AID: green light for extension of Danish tax regime for companies employing seafarers
WESTERN BALKANS: EU announces more than €30 million in additional funding for energy efficiency and climate change mitigation
CLIMATE: Council validates Interinstitutional Agreement on reduction of CO2 emissions from new heavy goods vehicles
TRADE: 80 organisations call on EU to put climate protection ahead of defending automotive sector
HUMAN RIGHTS: Eamon Gilmore named as new EU Special Representative
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: European Parliament/Council negotiations on post-2020 LIFE programme continue on 27 February
JHA: Commission does not intend to present a legislative proposal on humanitarian visas
MALI: accelerating implementation of Algiers Agreement is a priority, according to Ms Mogherini and Minister Bouaré
RESEARCH: Timid progress made in interinstitutional negotiations on Horizon Europe framework programme
SOCIAL: EU Member States approve Interinstitutional Agreement on European Labour Authority
SOCIAL: Council approves emergency measures for coordination of social security in the event of a no-deal Brexit
TRANSPORT: European Transport Safety Council welcomes Interinstitutional Agreement on Road Infrastructure Safety Management
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: The Brexit disaster (still) waiting to happen
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 25/02 - 03/03/2019
Other events: until 10 March 2019