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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12339

2 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 32
INSTITUTIONAL / Commission
Trade commissioner-designate Phil Hogan approved by a hair by MEPs
Brussels, 01/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

MEPs were left wanting after a hearing with Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan of Ireland on Monday 30 September (see EUROPE B12338A1). Mr Hogan will not have been accepted into his position until the day after his hearing, thanks to a vote at a meeting of the group's coordinators on Tuesday 1 October, where he obtained the necessary two-thirds majority.

The day after the Commissioner-designate's hearing, there was a certain scepticism among some groups in the Parliamentary...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson does not expect concrete proposals within first 100 days to break deadlock on reform of EU asylum system
DEVELOPMENT: Jutta Urpilainen succeeds in her great oral communication to serve sustainable development and effective partnerships
EMPLOYMENT: according to Nicolas Schmit, European salvation will be achieved through economic and social convergence
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski failed his hearing and must provide additional information to convince MEPs
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides presents herself as candidate for consensus
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Bucharest proposes Dan Nica replace Rovana Plumb as European Commissioner
COMMISSION: Trade commissioner-designate Phil Hogan approved by a hair by MEPs
UNITED KINGDOM: Boris Johnson will make real proposals to EU on Irish border very 'soon'
BUDGET:  Parliament Committee increases draft 2020 budget for climate protection by almost €2 billion
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Airbus dispute, EU Ministers could bulk up their response to Washington in event of tariff sanctions
AUSTRALIA: Kevin Andrews calls for strengthening relations with EU
HONG KONG: EU calls for further efforts to restore confidence
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU Finance Ministers invited to express their views on idea of a European body dedicated to combatting money laundering
COMPETITION: Commission conditionally authorises Novelis' acquisition of Aleris
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission adopts new ecodesign rules
ENERGY: Joint Research Centre says converting 1% of land to solar farms would be enough to meet EU’s electricity needs
ENVIRONMENT: climate neutrality, COP 25, circular economy on agenda of European ministers, 4 October
PLANTS: farming and civil society organizations opposing once again patentability of plants and animals
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Court confirms validity of regulation on placing on market of plant protection products
DIGITAL: Court held that storage of cookieson a user's computer requires user's consent
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: PACE wants to go further than EU directive in protection of whistleblowers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Europe's sovereignty depends on EU's accession to European Convention on Human Rights, says Mr Macron
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Bayer commits to shaping a more sustainable food system
BUDGET: Viktor Orbán criticises Finland for proposal linking EU budget and respect for rule of law
ECONOMY: inflation down to 0.9% in euro area in September
SPACE: Europe remains world's leading market for commercial satellites, according to Eurospace
TAXATION: Switzerland is about to leave EU list of third countries with tax risks
INNOVATION/YOUTH: Mariya Gabriel confirmed 'a priori'
JUSTICE: Commissioner-designate Didier Reynders, is subject of a second complaint, on eve of his hearing at European Parliament
PARLIAMENT: Fidesz MEP Andrea Bocksor finally elected 4th Vice-Chairwoman in Committee on Culture
SOCIAL: unions want to rename Nicolas Schmit's portfolio and amend its missions
CORRIGENDUM
ENERGY: Kadri Simson was never elected to European Parliament