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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12330

19 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 26
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget
European Parliament endorses mobilisation of €293.5 million from the EU Solidarity Fund

18/09/2019 (Agence Europe) – In Strasbourg on Wednesday 18 September, the European Parliament approved proposals to release a total of almost €293.5 million in aid in 2019, following floods in Italy (€277.2 million), Romania (€8.1 million) and Austria (€8.1 million) in summer and October 2018. EU Solidarity Fund aid was approved in plenary by 645 votes to 18 against, with 30 abstentions(see EUROPE B12319A2). The report by John Howarth (S&D, UK) on the amending budget for 2019 that...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament makes further postponement of BREXIT subject to conditions
CLIMATE: forest fires in Amazon, MEPs call on EU to take urgent action
DEMOCRACY: joint resolution emerges in European Parliament on importance of European remembrance for future of Europe
HEALTH: EPP Group proposes creation of a special parliamentary committee to fight cancer
KASHMIR: MEPs call for an end to violence and for dialogue
COLOMBIA: MEPs call on EU to redouble its efforts to preserve peace process
BUDGET: European Parliament approves a €100 million increase in research and Erasmus funding for 2019
BUDGET: European Parliament approves budgeting of €1.8 billion surplus in 2019
BUDGET: European Parliament endorses mobilisation of €293.5 million from the EU Solidarity Fund
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: names of heads of cabinet are becoming clearer
COMMISSION: liberals in European Parliament doubt Rovana Plumb's integrity
SECTORAL POLICIES
SINGLE MARKET: Finland's EU Council Presidency report on sustainable growth is being debated
TRANSPORT: Ministers will consider on September 20 options to protect environment
CLIMATE: member states agree to defend EU ETS sovereignty, despite CORSIA
ENERGY: Maroš Šefčovič expects progress on 19 September with transit of Russian gas through Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Member States want more flexibility in direct payments after 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
ISRAEL: EU condemns approval of a new colony
TUNISIA: EU welcomes holding of first round of presidential election
UNITED STATES: President Trump “will ultimately make the decision” to apply tariff sanctions against EU, according to Mr Sondland
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: a simple overview of situation expected on FTT, in EU Council's working party
ECONOMY: stable annual inflation rate in euro area and EU in August
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU calls for direct talks between government and Taliban
INDUSTRY: 51 million 'dirty' diesel cars are currently on EU roads, says T&E
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves the corrected version of the Whistleblower Directive
NORTH MACEDONIA: Karl-Heinz Lambertz supports opening of EU accession negotiations
VENEZUELA: Pilar del Castillo Vera calls for new European sanctions against Maduro regime