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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12206
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NEWS BRIEFS / Transport

MEPs give green light to a series of interinstitutional agreements

04/03/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 4 March, MEPs of the European Parliament's ‘transport’ committee approved several interinstitutional agreements between the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU and representatives of the European Parliament. These agreements relate to aerodynamic cabins in trucks and the training of seafarers (see EUROPE 12192), road infrastructure safety management (see EUROPE 12199), the establishment of a European Maritime Single Window...

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BEACONS
BEACONS: Direct democracy: a major risk to be avoided or the road to political salvation? (1)
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European ministers call for flexibility to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2050
ENERGY: Council adopts its position on improved tyres labelling
ENERGY: Poland believes Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project will “divide” EU countries
ENERGY: Romanian Presidency of Council is seeking a reasonable compromise on CEF with European Parliament
ENERGY: EU provisions on forest biomass targeted by legal proceedings
SOCIETY: MEPs support end of time change in 2021
JUSTICE: high voltage interinstitutional meeting on whistleblowers directive
JUSTICE: imminent European Parliament/Council agreement on broad lines of ‘Justice’ programme for 2021-2027
TRANSPORT: the European Commission and Qatar sign air agreement
CLIMATE: Belgium will raise the subject of taxation of aviation emissions at the EU Environment Council
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: all measures of EU Circular Economy Action Plan are either adopted or on table
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Romanian Presidency of EU Council plays its cards on regulating coordination of social security systems
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Sarajevo submits supplementary questionnaire to European Commission
UNITED STATES: Washington announces upgrading of EU mission diplomatic status
UKRAINE: G7 and World Bank denounce elimination of law criminalizing personal enrichment
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier expresses optimism about outcome of discussions with London on draft exit agreement
HUNGARY: Commission reiterates its criticism of Viktor Orbán who promises a new campaign against Frans Timmermans
NEWS BRIEFS
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: recycling rates and use of recycled materials growing in the EU
ENLARGEMENT: according to Mr Hahn, 2019 progress reports should be published after European elections
ENERGY: Council approves technical amendments to Energy Efficiency Directive due to Brexit
COMPANIES: European Parliament green light for Interinstitutional Agreement on rules facilitating online company registration
FINANCE: MEPs validate Interinstitutional Agreement on cross-border distribution of investment funds
FISHERIES: Council adopts decision on conclusion of EU/Morocco Fisheries Agreement
FISHERIES: Council adopts decision on conclusion of EU/Côte d'Ivoire Agreement
FISHERIES: EU Council green-lights agreement to prevent unregulated fishing on high seas in Central Arctic Ocean
SYRIA: Council sanctions seven new ministers
TRANSPORT: MEPs give green light to a series of interinstitutional agreements
TRANSPORT: EU Council gives green light for interinstitutional agreement on interoperability of electronic road toll systems
UKRAINE: Council extends sanctions linked to misappropriation of public funds for one year