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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12205

2 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 30
INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2019
A second screening of next European Parliament shows that EPP and ECR groups are still unravelling
Brussels, 01/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

A second picture of the seats of the next European Parliament, unveiled on Friday 1 March by the European institution, shows that the EPP (-3 Members), ECR (-5 Members) and EFDD (-4) groups would lose feathers compared to the first projection in mid-February (see EUROPE 12196). 

Parliament projection shows that the EPP group (181 MEPs, 25.7% of the total for the hemicycle on 1 March, compared to 26% two weeks earlier) would lose 3.3 percentage points compared to its influence in the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament to modernise and strengthen consumer rights
TRANSPORT: Commission wishes to address social problems in aviation
SPACE: Mr Tajani enters fray in response to Commission's reluctance to support European Parliament/Council interim agreement on space programme
DIGITAL: no decision on Huawei at informal meeting of EU Telecommunications Ministers
FISHERIES: MEPs should advocate maintaining current level of funding for Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2021-2027
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Member States will officially reject list of non-EU countries at high risk of money laundering on 7 March
BANKS: European Banking Authority notes rules applicable to deposit guarantees in the event of a no-deal Brexit
TAXATION: putting taxation at service of green economy is possible and desirable, according to several experts
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: EU ministers will discuss social dimension of Europe for post-2020 period
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment rate in EU at its lowest level since beginning of the century, according to Eurostat
EXTERNAL ACTION
JORDAN: EU announces additional support for London initiative 2019
ALBANIA: Parliament's rapporteur, Knut Fleckenstein, urges resumption of parliamentary work
SUDAN: EU threatens sanctions in light of increasing violations of fundamental freedoms
DEVELOPMENT: EU pledges €44 million in support of Overseas Countries and Territories at 17th OCT-EU Forum
UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM: Washington puts agriculture and standards at forefront of trade agreement with London
INSTITUTIONAL
EPP: seven European People's Party member parties suggest excluding Fidesz from Christian Democratic family
EP2019: a second screening of next European Parliament shows that EPP and ECR groups are still unravelling
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INSURANCE: spontaneous combustion of a vehicle parked in a private place provided for that purpose constitutes a traffic offence, according to Advocate General
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: role strengthened for Hearing Officer for trade defence proceedings
ECONOMY: annual inflation rate in euro area up to 1.5% in February
SPACE: GSA welcomes provisional Interinstitutional Agreement on 2021-2027 Space Programme
NICARAGUA: EU encourages government to continue its efforts to overcome political crisis
NIGERIA: after re-election of Muhammadu Buhari, EU calls on all parties to strengthen democracy and unity in his country
RESEARCH: partial political agreement expected in Council on Horizon Europe specific programme
SLOVENIA: Eurogroup supports Commission's opinion on draft budget plan for 2019
SOCIAL: ‘whistleblowers’ directive, European Trade Union Confederation urges Council to drop ballot
TRANSPORT: green light from Member States to European Parliament/Council agreement on measures to facilitate road transport in event of no-deal Brexit
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Same same but different
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 04/03 to 10/03/2019
Other events: until 17 March 2019