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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12342

5 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 33
NEWS BRIEFS / Energy
Next negotiations on Russian gas transiting through Ukraine will be held at end of October

04/10/2019 (Agence Europe) – The Vice-President of the European Commission for the Energy Union, Maroš Šefčovič, was pleased to announce on Friday 4 October that the fourth round of trilateral negotiations (Russia, EU and Ukraine) on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukrainian territory will take place on 28 October. According to him, after having obtained convergences of positions during the last discussions, dating from 19 September, in particular on the fact of basing the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: COP 25, Environment Council fails to commit to 2020 increase of EU's 2030 target
CLIMATE: climate neutrality, ministerial considerations developing on measures and incentives to support the just transition
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Environment Ministers want EU to move up a gear
ENVIRONMENT: European Ministers ask Commission to present 8th Action Programme as soon as possible
AGRICULTURE: Commission expects cereal production to increase by 8% in 2019
FISHERIES: North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation reopens shrimp fishery
ENERGY: T&E calls on Member States to increase use of renewable electricity for transport
MIGRATION: Commission, France and Germany call on Turkey to continue to monitor migration flows to EU
COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament submits a series of supplementary questions to Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: hearings in European Parliament, a rather positive provisional result for future von der Leyen Commission
COMMISSION: Commissioner-designate Dubravka Šuica rescued by “non-aggression pact”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: ESAs are concerned about weakness of anti-money laundering controls by financial institutions
ECOFIN: money laundering and financial architecture for development on agenda of European ministers
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: according to Mr Rutte, Europe cannot guarantee its own security
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Ankara should discuss EEZ issue with Cyprus, EEAS says
EGYPT: EU calls for respect for fundamental rights
VIETNAM: doubts persist in European Parliament on ratification of trade agreements with Hanoi
TRADE: UNCTAD calls for a Global Green New Deal
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: including 'climate refugees' in Geneva Convention would open a Pandora's box, warns Council of Europe
DEMOGRAPHY: PACE calls for measures to address labour migration from Eastern Europe to rest of EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves new Romanian Protected Geographical Indication
STATE AID: green light for €47 million aid to Greek port of Igoumenitsa
COMMISSION: green light from MEPs to Vice-President designate Margaritis Schinas
COMMISSION: Janez Lenarčič's candidacy receives green light from MEPs
COMMISSION: Johannes Hahn's candidacy approved by MEPs
TRADE: imports of Chinese ironing boards subject to definitive anti-dumping duties
ENERGY: next negotiations on Russian gas transiting through Ukraine will be held at end of October
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU platform discusses animal transport and pig welfare on 7 October
SENEGAL: signing of three cooperation programmes for a total amount of €27.5 million
SOCIAL: European Commission announces €1.6 million in aid for workers made redundant from Carrefour in Belgium
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Looks like we’re in for stormy weather
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 07/10 to 13/10/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 20 October 2019