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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12331

20 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 35
EXTERNAL ACTION / Sakharov prize
European Parliament political groups announce their candidates for 2019 Prize
Brussels, 19/09/2019 (Agence Europe)

Several political groups in the European Parliament announced on Wednesday 18 September the names of their candidates for the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

The S&D group, like the GUE/NGL group, have decided to name three Brazilians “symbols of resistance against human rights violations in Brazil”, according to the GUE/NGL. These are Chief Raoni, an emblematic figure in the fight against deforestation in the Amazon, Claudelice Silva dos Santos, a defender of human rights...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Europe’s autumn - part planning, part improvisation
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Mrs von der Leyen awaits outcome of hearings to review portfolios allocated to Commissioners-designate
UNITED KINGDOM: London sent Commission written ideas to replace Irish backstop
GREENS/EFA: European Parliament environmentalists examine possibility of an alliance with M5S
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Laura Codruţa Kövesi obtains support of Member States to take over leadership of European Public Prosecutor's Office
MIGRATION: France and Italy advocate mechanism for automatic distribution of migrants with sanctions for non-compliant countries
DIGITAL: despite American measures, Huawei is trying to look to future
ENERGY: Maroš Šefčovič welcomes progress in trilateral gas negotiations
ENERGY: National Energy and Climate Plans and climate neutrality on EU Council's agenda on 24 September
TRANSPORT: MEPs vote against referring social and market aspects of 'mobility' package I to Commission
TRANSPORT: discussions continue in EU Council on road charges
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca’s contribution to EU climate action
RESEARCH: nearly a hundred European associations are asking for a budget of 120 billion euros for Horizon Europe
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament calls on Member States to implement EU rules properly
TURKEY: European Parliament urges Ankara to reinstate opposition mayors to office
MYANMAR: Parliament urges Myanmar to end violence against Rohingya
IRAN: European Parliament calls for release of imprisoned European dual nationals
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament overwhelmingly adopts its resolution on importance of European remembrance
PLANTS: European Parliament calls on EU to take action to ensure non-patentability of products obtained from essentially biological processes
SOCIAL: Mrs Thyssen says status of volunteer firefighters may be subject to derogations from ‘Working Time’ Directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
SAKHAROV PRIZE: European Parliament political groups announce their candidates for 2019 Prize
AFRICA: EU mobilises €34.2 million in emergency aid for vulnerable Great Lakes populations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Germany and France coordinate to consolidate European Union's fiscal and economic foundation
STATE AID: green light for Greek measure to protect households at risk of losing their homes
STATE AID: Commission approves Slovak project for partial compensation of energy-intensive companies
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Malta to drop posthumous charges against a journalist
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: German Peter Jahr appointed European Parliament rapporteur on 'strategic plans' for post-2020 CAP
STATE AID: Commission authorises Lithuania to modify financing of the liquefied natural gas terminal at Klaipėda
CLIMATE: GUE/NGL Group in European Parliament is still negotiating to request a parliamentary committee on climate emergency
CITIZENSHIP: Commission shall not be entitled to receive a citizens' initiative if it requires a proposal for a joint decision
INDUSTRY: gas-powered trucks pollute much more than diesel-powered ones, according to a T&E study
SEAS: EU organises a record number of beach cleaning actions worldwide
MERCOSUR: one after another, Member States take a position against EU/Mercosur trade agreement
CSDP: Christopher Reynolds appointed Head of mission EUCAP Somalia
TRANSPORT: Airports want aviation security to be a priority for next Commission