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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12220
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INSTITUTIONAL / Lobbying

Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament calls for ExxonMobil's access to Parliament to be banned

The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament has asked, in a letter to Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Thursday 21 March, to withdraw access to Parliament from ExxonMobil until the oil giant agrees to appear before MEPs in a public forum.

This letter follows a public hearing of the Petitions (PETI) and Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committees on the same day, in which the company refused to participate, although it focused in particular on ExxonMobil's...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
CHINA: Twenty-Eight call on Beijing to give concrete signs of its commitment to rebalancing Sino-European relations
UNITED STATES: Twenty-Eight separate without a clear timetable on validation of transatlantic trade mandates
INTERNAL MARKET: presentation of a long-term vision on an 'assertive' industrial policy for EU anticipated at end of 2019
CLIMATE: Twenty-Eight in favour of an EU long-term strategy, without setting a deadline for climate neutrality
UNITED KINGDOM: Faced with the risk of a no-deal Brexit, Twenty-Seven formally approve a delay until 12 April
EEA: Thirty-one countries of European Economic Area recall benefits of economic union celebrating its 25th anniversary
SOUTHERN AFRICA: leaders of Twenty-Eight assure victims of Cyclone Idai of continued European aid
UKRAINE: European Council reaffirms its non-recognition of annexation of Crimea
ECB: Philip Lane appointed as member of Executive Board
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: European Parliament and Council of the EU agree to strengthen consumer rights in digital age and against unfair practices
JUSTICE: MEPs in favour of extending powers of European Public Prosecutor's Office to fight against terrorism
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives green light to partial agreement on 'Rights and Values' programme for 2021-2027
AGRICULTURE: EU will join WIPO multilateral system for protection of geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: EU Agriculture Ministers concerned about patents on life sciences
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Brexit, mobility packages, time change, copyright and collective redress on MEPs' agenda
LOBBYING: Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament calls for ExxonMobil's access to Parliament to be banned
EXTERNAL ACTION
ISRAEL: Golan Heights are not part of Israeli territory, reminds the EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Phil Hogan hands over certificate registering Mexican Tequila as PGI
COMPETITION: conditional green light for acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson by Marsh & McLennan Companies
DEMOCRACY: six finalists selected for 2019 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Defence of Right to Information
GENDER EQUALITY: #MeTooEP collective puts pressure back on before a decisive meeting of European Parliament Bureau
MOZAMBIQUE: EU is increasing its support by providing civil protection facilities for victims of Cyclone Idai
TRANSPORT: Council of the EU gives green light to measures to be taken in rail transport in event of no-deal Brexit
VENEZUELA: EU denounces the arrest of Mr Guaidó's private secretary by SEBIN
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: 25/03 - 31/03/2019
Other events: until 7 April 2019