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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12224

29 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 28
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Culture
European Parliament calls for a substantial increase in funding for creative Europe after 2020
Brussels, 28/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament wants to set aside more funds for the Creative Europe programme after 2020. This is the thrust of a resolution adopted by a large majority of MEPs (501 to 51, with 42 abstentions) on Thursday 28 March (see EUROPE B12198A28). 

This report, drafted by Silvia Costa (S&D, Italy), constitutes the European Parliament's negotiating position on this sectoral programme. The financial amounts will be discussed in parallel in the context of the next multiannual financial...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FINANCE: European Parliament sets out its vision of European taxonomy on sustainable finance
INDUSTRY: Dieselgate – European Parliament regrets the wait-and-see attitude of Commission and Member States
MIGRATION: European Parliament rejects Commission's plan to make 'controlled centres' eligible for European funds
JUSTICE: European Parliament validates Interinstitutional Agreement on minimum harmonisation of business insolvency frameworks
VENEZUELA: European Parliament calls for additional EU sanctions against Maduro regime
ENVIRONMENT: drinking water Directive, European Parliament adopts its official position on safe, accessible water for all in EU
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament opposes proposed further authorisation of certain uses of DEHP phthalate and chromium trioxide
COHESION: European Parliament strengthens environmental dimension of European Regional Development Fund and 2021–2027 Cohesion Fund
BUDGET: European Parliament calls for “full transparency” on financing of European political parties
CULTURE: European Parliament calls for a substantial increase in funding for creative Europe after 2020
JHA: European Parliament confirms desire to see Kosovo accede to visa liberalisation regime
GMOs: European Parliament vetoes Monsanto's authorisation to place GMOs on market
EDUCATION: European Parliament adopts its position on terms of Erasmus programme after 2020
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Border and Coast Guard Agency will have 10,000 staff in 2027
COHESION: process of allocating funds after 2020 is more transparent, but still complex, according to European Court of Auditors
DIGITAL: 112 advertising tracking companies monitor EU citizens on public sector websites
HEALTH: more than half of Member States are joining forces to buy influenza vaccines
TRANSPORT: launch of a transport security platform and a transport blending facility
FISHERIES: several Member States, including Italy, asked to ratify International Convention on Training of Ship's Personnel
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU considers that it has won its complaint against US aid to Boeing
TRADE: trade defence policy, Commission recalls that EU is not “naïve”
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU forced to continue preparations for no deal in face of British impasse
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ESMA imposes a fine of more than €5 million on credit rating agency Fitch for breaching conflicts of interest rules
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: annulment of Commission's decision stating that 2012 German law on renewable energy involved State aid
EU LAW: Advocate General advances a broad interpretation of a Member State's failure to comply with its obligation to notify transposition measures
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CSDP: Council of Europe criticises reduction in naval resources for EUNAVFORMed Sophia operation
NEWS BRIEFS
DIGITAL: Huawei, a security risk detected in United Kingdom
ANIMAL HEALTH: Estonia has a good surveillance system for African swine fever