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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12237

17 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 38
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
At WTO, main palm oil producers tell EU to suspend biofuel sustainability measure
Brussels, 16/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

Malaysia, Indonesia, and three other palm oil-producing countries asked the European Union to suspend the implementation of a measure restricting the use of certain palm oils in biofuels during a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Goods Council on Monday, 15 April. 

Approved by the European Commission last March, this measure takes the form of a delegated act on raw materials with a high risk of inducing indirect land use change (ILUC) and on the certification of biofuels...

Contents

CULTURE - SOCIAL AFFAIRS
CULTURE: Europe ready to contribute to rebuilding of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral
CULTURE: European ministers take interest in creative sector
SOCIAL: European Commission wants to introduce qualified majority voting in Council of the EU in new policy areas
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: Additional time granted delays risk of a no-deal Brexit, but creates new uncertainties, warn MEPs
ROMANIA: Commission ready to use all means to induce Bucharest to respect independence of judges and fight corruption
LIBYA: in view of intensification of conflict, MEPs are concerned about fate of migrants
MIDDLE EAST: MEPs ask Ms Mogherini to advocate two-state solution
TRANSPORT: Uncertainties before the vote in the European Parliament on objection to delegated act on deployment of cooperative intelligent transport systems
SOCIAL: European Parliament supports Interinstitutional Agreement on European Labour Authority
SOCIAL: European Parliament gives green light to agreement reached with EU Council on improving working conditions
JUSTICE: European Parliament supports Parliament/EU Council agreement on whistleblowers by a very large margin
INDUSTRY: European Parliament supports agreement reached with Council of the EU on improving vehicle safety
TAXATION: According to the Commission and European Parliament, failure on digital taxation is yet another reason to abandon unanimity rule in Council
FINANCE: European Parliament adopts its position on creation of a market for sovereign bond backed securities
FINANCE: European Parliament seals agreement with Council of the EU on reform of European financial supervision architecture
FINANCE: European Parliament validates interinstitutional agreement on new prudential framework for investment firms
FINANCE: European Parliament green light for new rules to facilitate cross-border distribution of harmonised investment funds
BANKS: European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on risk reduction package
CUSTOMS: next European Parliament to negotiate with EU Council on 2021-2027 ‘Customs’ programme
JHA: European Parliament definitively approves new rules on interoperability of European information systems
JHA: European Parliament approves new rules on explosives precursors
FISHERIES: European Parliament adopts Interinstitutional Agreement putting an end to electric fishing from July 2021
TRADE: Parliament gives green light to international agreement on olive oil and table olives
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Delicate issue of role of future MEPs elected in United Kingdom until Brexit
EXTERNAL ACTION
LATIN AMERICA: Europeans propose revitalisation of the bi-regional strategic partnership to deal with Chinese competition
MIDDLE EAST: thirty-seven former ministers write to Mrs Mogherini
TRADE: At WTO, main palm oil producers tell EU to suspend biofuel sustainability measure
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Two Angolan companies taken off airline blacklist and several Moldovan carriers added
CLIMATE: Greta Thunberg, invited to appear before European Parliament’s Environment Committee, is a sensation before the European elections
NEWS BRIEFS
WTO: New version and new support for text on reform of notification system
CULTURE: LUMIERE VOD, first directory of European films online
WOMEN: #DigitalRespect4Her, a new awareness campaign against online violence
FINANCE: Maltese MEP Alfred Sant calls for not rushing to set up a European framework on blockchain technology
JUSTICE: Julian Assange, Yasmine Motarjemi and Rui Pinto win GUE/NGL Whistleblowers Award
WTO: Cambodia and Myanmar protest against tariffs on indica rice
SOCIAL: Cyprus details its application to host European Labour Authority
TRANSPORT: Commission extends mandate of Innovation and Networks Executive Agency Director
TRANSPORT: Launch of a consultation on electronic information used in inland waterway transport