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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12208

7 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Money laundering
Commission, supported by European Parliament, defends tooth and nail its list of high-risk third countries
Brussels, 06/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

Despite the opposition of the Member States to its list of 23 third countries whose anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing mechanisms are deficient and threaten the European financial system (see EUROPE 12193), the European Commission does not intend to give up and, for this, it can count on the support of the European Parliament.

On Wednesday 6 March, the Member States' ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) endorsed the decision to reject the delegated act establishing the list...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Member States to allow limited negotiating flexibility on the Whistleblowers Directive
JUSTICE: collection of electronic evidence and protection of whistleblowers on EU Justice Ministers’ agenda
JHA: discussions on asylum and migration, but no decision expected at meeting of interior ministers in Brussels
MIGRATION: Commissioner Avramopoulos calls on Member States to make a final effort to adopt European asylum legislation
TRANSPORT: uncertainties about ‘mobility’ package I ahead of the meeting of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament
ENERGY: Naftogaz expects Russian gas transit via Ukraine to be stopped in 2020 because of Nord Stream 2
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee expects a slight increase in fisheries fund 2021-2027
CLIMATE: carbon tax on air transport idea supported by 5 countries at the Environment Council
ENVIRONMENT: Michel Dantin regrets that because of the EU Council, an agreement on Drinking Water Directive has to wait until the next legislative period
ENVIRONMENT: according to Council of the EU, sustainable public/private investment is essential for a greener economy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission, supported by European Parliament, defends tooth and nail its list of high-risk third countries
COMPANIES: cross-border mobility of companies, still no European Parliament/Council of the EU agreement on worker protection
FINANCE: European Parliament/Council of the EU agreement on Regulation on facilitating access to capital markets for SMEs
TAXATION: Bruno Le Maire unveils French project to tax large digital companies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: still no interinstitutional agreement on Regulation on coordination of social security systems
SOCIAL: first exchange in Council of the EU on process for designating seat of European Labour Authority
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: European Green Party enters battle for European elections
UNITED KINGDOM: no solution found at this stage on guarantees requested by London on Northern Ireland backstop
EPP: Weber confirms to President Daul that three criteria must be met for Fidesz party to remain in centre-right family
EXTERNAL ACTION
PALESTINE: UN CEIRPP calls on EU to move from words to action
UNRWA: Mr Amanya calls on the European Union to continue its financial support
NORTH KOREA: Deva urges Pyongyang not to launch missiles
CORRUPTION: EU targeted sanctions remain largely ineffective, according to CiFAR report
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TERRORISM: Court confirms freezing of Hamas funds for 2015
COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of a judge to Court and two judges to EU Court of First Instance
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: agreement with Bank of England on a currency swap line
JUSTICE: UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion highlights worrying aspects of whistleblowers directive
INDUSTRY: United States ahead of EU in number of electric cars sold, according to T&E
LATVIA: new draft budget plan presented by Latvia for 2019 is broadly compliant with Stability and Growth Pact, according to European Commission
TERRORISM: EU sanctions one of Osama bin Laden's sons
TRANSPORT: Member States shall adopt their negotiating position on emergency measures relating to rail transport in the event of a no deal Brexit
Op-Ed
JUSTICE: Raul Radoi: 'Europe must not abandon Kövesi'