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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12329

18 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 25
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Ecb
MEPs support Mrs Lagarde’s nomination to head of ECB
Brussels, 17/09/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 17 September, the European Parliament approved Christine Lagarde’s nomination to the European Central Bank (ECB) presidency by a comfortable majority (394 votes in favour, 206 against, 49 abstentions). She will assume the post on 1 November.

Romanian MEP Dacian Cioloș, who chairs the liberal group Renew Europe, believes that Mrs Lagarde is “the right person” for this high-profile position. He noted that, in particular, the former French finance minister will have to...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: majority of MEPs want an EU leader at New York climate and SDG summits
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: MEPs call for a real strategy for sustainable management of EU forests
PLANTS: plants obtained by biological processes should not be patentable, says European Parliament
DEMOCRACY: four main groups in Parliament agree on importance of combating foreign interference and disinformation
ECB: MEPs support Mrs Lagarde’s nomination to head of ECB
HONG KONG: MEPs reiterate their support for peaceful demonstrators
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Executive Vice-Presidents of European Commission to be heard by relevant European Parliament committees
COMMISSION: Christian Democrats in European Parliament are only ones who support Mrs von der Leyen in her desire to protect European way of life
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs are set to ask London and Twenty-Seven to do their utmost to avoid a no-deal exit
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties has a stronger mandate to monitor state of fundamental rights in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: green light for creation of a standing subcommittee of European Parliament on tax issues
FINANCE: civil society makes its recommendations for Mrs von der Leyen’s ‘European Green Deal’
COMPETITION: conditional green light for E.ON's takeover of Innogy
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Mr Tusk reiterates support for opening of EU accession negotiations with Skopje and Tirana
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: member States will take stock on Thursday 19 September of their position in negotiations on European Chief Prosecutor
JHA: temporary agreements on disembarkation of migrants cannot replace a reform of Dublin Regulation, according to Mr Avramopoulos
ENERGY: natural gas makes no contribution to climate protection, says Energy Watch Group
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: Finance Watch deplores weak conditions imposed on EBA’s Adam Farkas’ as he leaves to join AFME
INDUSTRY: European industry is maintaining itself despite uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a study
JHA: own-initiative report on European arrest warrant will be dealt with on 8 October by Committee on Civil Liberties
S&D: Matteo Renzi's departure from Partito Democratico should not significantly affect S&D group, according to García Pérez
HEALTH: Hans Kluge's candidature considered for post of Director of WHO European Office
SOCIAL: AGE welcomes creation of a portfolio dedicated to Democracy and Demography in next European Commission
VENEZUELA: any national dialogue must include country’s representative political forces, according to EU
VIETNAM: European Parliament's vote on trade agreements is unlikely to take place before 2020