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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12207

6 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
Member States should be flexible on emergency measures for rail transport in the event of a no-deal Brexit
Brussels, 05/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

The draft mandate to be approved on Wednesday 6 March by the Member States' ambassadors to the European Union (Committee of Permanent Representatives - 'Coreper') on measures that the European Union could take to ensure rail safety and connectivity between the EU and the United Kingdom in the event of a no-deal Brexit is intended to be broader than the Commission's proposal was. 

This draft text, submitted by the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU on 4 March, and of which EUROPE...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Direct democracy: a major risk to be avoided or the road to political salvation? (2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council sets out its position with Drinking Water Directive to ensure safe and accessible water for all in EU
CLIMATE: European Environment Ministers ready to move forward with ambitious and socially just EU 2050 strategy
HEALTH: Member States call for a coherent framework on endocrine disrupters
AGRICULTURE: Member States making difficult progress on future post-2020 CAP strategic plans
SPACE: 2021-2027 Space Programme, Commission puts forward proposals to break deadlock
DIGITAL: Huawei presents its credentials to European Commission
JUSTICE: whistleblowers, Romanian Presidency of Council of the EU wants more flexibility on internal reporting of wrongdoing
JUSTICE: European Parliament/Council of the EU interim agreement on Justice programme for 2021-2027
TRANSPORT: ‘mobility’ package I, several Members of EPP Group support proposals from Mr Ertug, Mrs Kyllönen and Mr Telička
TRANSPORT: member States should be flexible on emergency measures for rail transport in the event of a no-deal Brexit
ENERGY: renewable energies accounted for 19.5% of total energy in 2017
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Emmanuel Macron advocates 'European Renaissance' to defeat sterile nationalisms
EPP: Mr Weber sets three conditions for Mr Orbán's Hungarian Fidesz party to remain a member of Christian Democratic family
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities for finance, European Parliament and Council of the EU will try to reach an agreement on 12 March
COMPETITION: a fine of €368 million for an agreement between two car safety equipment suppliers
EXTERNAL ACTION
ARMENIA: Juncker and Pashinyan call for dialogue on visa liberalisation
GEORGIA: Ms Mogherini and Mr Hahn ask Tbilisi to focus on Association Agreement
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: two European Parliament committees adopt their position on the post-2020 NDICI financial instrument
UKRAINE: supply of military goods and defensive weapons to Ukraine must be extended, according to Mykola Tochytskyi
NEWS BRIEFS
ALGERIA: for EU, Algerian Constitutional Council must decide on Mr Bouteflika's candidacy
TRADE: Council of the EU greenlights rules on screening of foreign investments
INDUSTRY: new vehicle certification tests are insufficient to fight fraud, according to T&E
MALAYSIA: EU welcomes Kuala Lumpur's accession to International Criminal Court
DIGITAL: Google calls on European Parliament to reject copyright reform
FISHERIES: Council of the EU adopts multi-annual plan for management of stocks in western waters
FISHERIES: Council of the EU adopts text codifying regulation on European Fisheries Control Agency
REGIONS: MEP Lukas Mandl is concerned about a Czech radioactive waste landfill project
SOCIAL: MEP Michael Detjen asks for clarification on European law applicable to business travel