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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12214
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ECONOMY - FINANCE / Finance

EU co-legislators ready to strengthen supervision of central counterparties before Brexit

It took a day for negotiators from the European Parliament and the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council to agree on Wednesday 13 March on two key texts concerning the supervision of central counterparties (CCPs) established in the European Union and in third countries (see EUROPE B12213A32): - the revision of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) to establish a new supervisory mechanism (see EUROPE B11807A10) and; - the amendment of Article 22 of the ECB Statute (see EUROPE...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: British MPs validate possibility of a postponement of 'Brexit'
UNITED KINGDOM: Mr Tusk proposes considering a 'long' extension of Brexit negotiations
EPP: despite Viktor Orbán's apologies, European People's Party is moving towards a vote on Fidesz case on 20 March
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED STATES: Parliament fails to define its position on trade negotiation mandates with Washington
TRADE: European Parliament report on implementation of EU's Generalised System of Preferences
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs urgently call for adoption of black list of high-risk third countries
ECONOMY: European Parliament calls for sound public finances and deepening of Economic and Monetary Union
ECONOMY: European Parliament wants a more democratic European Stability Mechanism included in EU’s legal framework
BUDGET: European Parliament expects Brexit not to impact on EU 2020 budget
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: European parliament calls for a genuine holistic strategy from EU to achieve sustainable development goals
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament opposes increase in EU thresholds for neonicotinoid bee killers under CETA
GMOs: European Parliament vetoes authorisation of glyphosate- or glufosinate-tolerant maize
CLIMATE: Parliament calls on EU to zero net emissions in 2050 and to raise its 2030 target to 55%
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives a second favourable opinion on recasting of ‘Brussels II bis’ regulation as amended by EU Council
IRAN: Parliament urges immediate release of all human rights defenders
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for rapid adoption of a sanctions regime
KAZAKHSTAN: Astana must put an end to human rights violations and all forms of political repression, urges European Parliament
NICARAGUA: European Parliament advocates targeted sanctions against Nicaraguan government
TRANSPORT: European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on air competition
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: EU pledges two thirds of €8.3 billion in aid announced at conference in support of Syria and region
SYRIA: international community calls for resumption of political process to facilitate return of refugees
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: EU co-legislators ready to strengthen supervision of central counterparties before Brexit
FINANCE: European Parliament and EU Council will meet on 19 March to try and reach an agreement on revision of European Supervisory Authorities
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: member States approve Interinstitutional Agreement on 2021-2027 Space Programme
COHESION: EU leaders must realise that EU needs cities and regions, says Karl-Heinz Lambertz
ENERGY: Copa-Cogeca call for delegated regulation on low-ILUC risk biofuels to be rejected
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers will assess on Monday 18 March possible ways forward for a compromise on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: weaknesses remain in organic product control systems, according to Court of Auditors
AGRICULTURE: Commission welcomes the agreement to better protect geographical indications at multilateral level
HEALTH: no breakthrough expected on common evaluation for medicines
TRANSPORT: Romanian Presidency of Council of the EU suggests minor changes to Commission's proposal on electronic exchange of information in freight
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: partial general approach in anticipation of Regulation on European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2021-2027
SOCIAL: Member States definitively agree on selection process for European Labour Authority seat
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Court specifies conditions governing welfare contributions of a resident of a Member State insured under social security scheme of another Member State
ENVIRONMENT: Czech Republic was entitled to refuse to take back Geobal mixture shipped to Poland, according to Court
MIGRATION: CJEU specifies conditions for withdrawing fraudulently obtained residence permits for family reunification
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European Parliament agrees almost unanimously to continue exports of dual-use goods to United Kingdom in the event of no-deal Brexit
DIGITAL: app stores need to be more transparent, according to several consumer authorities
EP2019: warning by Estonian intelligence service about possible Russian interference in European elections
RESEARCH: still no agreement between European Parliament and Council of the EU on Horizon Europe Framework-Programme
REGIONS: CEMR welcomes Parliamentary vote on ‘Asylum and Migration Fund’ 2021-2027
TRANSPORT: Member States approve partial provisional interinstitutional agreement on Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027