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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12203

28 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 40
SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Whistleblowers, still no European Parliament/Council agreement over legal basis and prioritisation of reports
Brussels, 27/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

Negotiators from the EU Council and the European Parliament met on Tuesday 26 February to discuss the Whistleblowers Directive. However, no major progress was made regarding the two main political points of the legislative act, namely the legal basis and the prioritisation of reports. 

The European Parliament wanted the legal basis to be extended to Article 153 TFEU to cover reports on working conditions, where the Council has significantly reduced the legal basis proposed by the European...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Commission calls on Member States to maintain course of structural reforms and budgetary consolidation
SLOVENIA: European Commission asks Ljubljana to respect its European budgetary commitments
FINANCE: European Parliament and Council agree on a prudential framework for investment firms with strengthened equivalence rules
FINANCE: European Parliament/Council agreement on pan-European framework for covered bonds
TAXATION: European Parliament's ‘TAX 3' commission advocates creation of a European financial police force
COMPANIES: in light of European elections, SMEunited puts principle of 'Think Small First’ back on table
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Laura Codruţa Kövesi dubbed by European Parliament for position of Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
JUSTICE: Whistleblowers, still no European Parliament/Council agreement over legal basis and prioritisation of reports
JHA: reform of Schengen Borders Code on reintroduction of internal border controls may not come into being during this legislature
JHA: visa-free regimes for the United Kingdom, still no solution on reference to Gibraltar
SPACE: European Parliament/Council agreement on 2021-2027 Space Programme despite Commission's dissatisfaction
TRANSPORT: discussions resume in EU Council on realisation of Trans-European Transport Network
INTERNAL MARKET: seventeen Heads of State and Government put forward seven priorities for future of Single Market
AGRICULTURE: Member States reiterate their differences on future CAP strategic plans
AGRICULTURE: a study confirms new opportunities for European vegetable protein market
GMOs: Testbiotech warns against authorisation of two Bayer maize variants resistant to four herbicides
ENVIRONMENT: Member States are far from meeting requirements of EU water legislation, according to Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: EU to sanction seven new ministers of Bashar al-Assad regime
LEBANON: Ms. Mogherini insists on security cooperation
UKRAINE: misappropriation of funds, EU removes Andriy Klyuyev from its list of sanctioned individuals
SENEGAL: EU calls on all actors to remain calm while awaiting the final results of the presidential election
HUMAN RIGHTS: Didier Reynders urges Belarus to abolish death penalty
WTO: allocation of EU tariff rate quotas after Brexit is not going well in Geneva
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Franco-German duo sets its conditions for extension of negotiation deadline on Brexit
EP2019: increased weight in European Parliament of right-wing populist movements could threaten EU climate action, according to Adelphi
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Procedure for selecting the seat of the European Labour Authority presented to Council
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, horizon is clear for Romanian Presidency of Council of the EU
SOCIAL: according to trade unions, upcoming European elections will be crucial for future of EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Court confirms validity of most of conditions imposed reprivatisation of the Portuguese company, TAP
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Member States approve technical amendments to Energy Efficiency Directive due to Brexit
CLIMATE: MEPs endorse European Parliament/Council agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from new heavy goods vehicles
FINANCE: Member States ready to negotiate with European Parliament on new rules to facilitate listing of SMEs
FINANCE: green light from Council for interinstitutional agreement on cross-border distribution of investment funds
INDIA/PAKISTAN: for Ms Mogherini, resumption of diplomatic contacts is 'essential'
NEW ZEALAND: trade negotiations continue at a sustained pace
PACIFIC: EU commits €50 million to support sustainable development of region's small island states
TRANSPORT: green light from Member States to two interinstitutional agreements
TRANSPORT: two organisations welcome interinstitutional agreement on Road Infrastructure Safety Management
UKRAINE: EU-US joint visit to Odessa
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: Correction on position of certain Member States on export of unemployment benefits in Regulation on coordination of social security systems