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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12302

24 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 28
INSTITUTIONAL / Parliament
European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development elects its entire bureau
Brussels, 23/07/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 23 July, Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development (REGI) elected Cristian Ghinea (RE, Romania), Adrian-Dragoș Benea (S&D, Romania), and Isabel Benjumea (EPP, Spain) the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Vice-Chairs of the REGI Committee, respectively.

Mr Ghinea and Mr Benea were elected by acclamation. In contrast, the last Vice-Chair was elected by secret ballot due to support for the extreme right-wing Identity and Democracy (ID) party candidate, Italian...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission presents a framework for action to step up fight against global deforestation
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: degree of ambition of Finnish Presidency of Council of the EU satisfies most MEPs in European Parliament Committee
FISHERIES: Commission bans fishing for cod in Eastern Baltic until 31 December 2019
FISHERIES: it will be necessary to digest effects of Brexit before changing fisheries policy, according to João Aguiar Machado
AGRICULTURE: post-2020 CAP and EU/Mercosur trade agreement at heart of MEPs' concerns
AGRICULTURE: Spanish MEP Mazaly Aguilar elected third Vice-Chair of European Parliament committee
INDUSTRY/SINGLE MARKET: Finland's EU Council Presidency's climate ambitions leave some MEPs puzzled
DIGITAL: data economy at heart of Finland's six-month Presidency of EU Council
DIGITAL: Commission updates its notice on .eu domain name post Brexit
SPACE: causes of Galileo failure will be known in autumn
MIGRATION: support for the agreement on a stable mechanism for disembarkation in the EU of migrants rescued at sea
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: with Mauritius Leaks, new calls to review international tax rules
FINANCE: Finance Watch in turn raises alarm on Facebook's Libra currency
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: France ratifies CETA, free trade agreement with Canada
TRADE: Mercosur, Vietnam, United States, WTO on agenda of meeting between MEPs and Commissioner Malmström
UKRAINE: European Union welcomes progress of elections
GULF: EU is closely monitoring creation of a naval force in Strait of Hormuz
AFRICA: additional EU aid of €800 million to support African Union's efforts for peace and security
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU congratulates Boris Johnson, new British Prime Minister, but expresses caution
PARLIAMENT: Antonio Tajani elected to head of Conference of Committee Chairs of European Parliament
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development elects its entire bureau
NEWS BRIEFS
LATIN AMERICA: new European humanitarian aid worth €18.5 million, mainly to prevent natural disasters
CULTURE: European Parliament unveils three films shortlisted for LUX Prize
UNITED STATES: Sabine Weyand in Washington to identify a negotiated solution to Airbus-Boeing dispute
MOLDOVA: EU resumes budgetary support to Republic of Moldova
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development pays tribute to Mr Bradford
VENEZUELA: Panama joins International Contact Group on Venezuelan Crisis
CORRIGENDUM
PARLIAMENT: clarification on name of MEP whose candidacy for Vice-Chair of Committee on Culture and Education was rejected