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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12217

20 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 29
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Migration
According to the Court, a migrant may not be transferred to Member State responsible for processing their asylum application if there is a risk of extreme deprivation
Brussels, 19/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

According to several judgements delivered on Tuesday 19 March (Cases C-163/17, C-297/17, C-318/17, C-319/17, C-438/17) by the Court of Justice of the European Union, an asylum seeker may be transferred to the Member State which is normally responsible for processing their application (or who has already granted them subsidiary protection) unless they is exposed to a foreseeable situation of extreme deprivation. 

Case C-163/17. Mr Jawo, from Gambia, made his first asylum application in...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: for Michel Barnier and the Twenty-Seven, an extension of Brexit negotiations must be 'useful' and serve as a valid plan in order to be accepted
BUDGET: Member States are divided on link between 2021-2027 budget and migration
RULE OF LAW: idea of mutual evaluation by Member States of respect for rule of law is progressing
EPP: between exclusion or suspension, the fate of Viktor Orbán and Fidesz will be decided on 20 March by Party political assembly
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament/Council of the EU ambitious agreement on regulation on coordination of social security systems
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Defence Fund, European Commission adopts 2019-2020 work programmes
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Court of Auditors calls on EU to improve its assessment of cybersecurity
MIGRATION: seven NGOs denounce criminalisation of their activities in Mediterranean Sea and Libya's treatment of migrants
AGRICULTURE: Commission doubtful about UK's proposed post-Brexit tariff plans
AGRICULTURE: EU Council welcomes inclusion of bio-economy in post-2020 CAP objectives
TRANSPORT: EU Council approves a number of interinstitutional agreements on measures to be taken in the event of no-deal Brexit
TRANSPORT: Member States are making progress in terms of road safety and low-emission mobility
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: uncertainty as to outcome of the European Parliament/Council of the EU negotiations on InvestEU programme
FINANCE: postponement of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on revision of European Supervisory Authorities until 21 March
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: partial political agreement in EU Council on 2021-2027 pre-accession instrument
NORTH MACEDONIA: Hahn warns against boycotting presidential elections
RUSSIA: EU denounces Oyub Titiev's four-year prison sentence
DEVELOPMENT: EU Aid for Trade and share dedicated to least developed countries reached record level in 2017
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: according to the Court, a migrant may not be transferred to Member State responsible for processing their asylum application if there is a risk of extreme deprivation
MIGRATION: Return Directive precludes an internal border of a Member State over which checks have been re-established from being treated as an external border
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: 121 billion euros worth of imports into EU are counterfeit or pirated goods
COMPETITION: Commission launches new online tool for cartel leniency and settlements
GUINEA-BISSAU: smooth running of legislative elections gives hope for presidential ones, hopes the EU
DIGITAL: myriad of actions within sight for copyright vote
DIGITAL: Germany launches its 5G auctions without formally excluding Huawei
PAYMENTS: launch of EBA central register on payment and electronic money institutions
FISHERIES: EU Council endorses emergency measures to protect fisheries sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit
REGIONS: Post-2020 CEF agreement gets a mixed reception from CPMR
SOCIAL: Cyprus officially applies for European Labour Authority seat