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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12344

9 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 23
EXTERNAL ACTION / Human rights
Brazilian activists, Restorers, and Ilham Tohti are finalists for 2019 Sakharov Prize
Brussels, 08/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

During a secret vote on Tuesday, 8 October, MEPs on the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees selected the finalists for the 2019 Sakharov Prize (see EUROPE B12338A14).

The first finalists were Brazilian: Chief Raoni, an emblematic figure in the fight against deforestation in the Amazon; Claudelice Silva dos Santos, an environmentalist and human rights defender; and, posthumously, Marielle Franco, an LGBTIQA human rights activist, who was murdered in March 2018. They were...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Frans Timmermans, first Executive Vice President appointed to European Green Deal, makes an impression during his hearing
DIGITAL/COMPETITION: Margrethe Vestager pledges 'to make Europe more like itself'
FINANCE/EURO AREA: Valdis Dombrovskis promises to work to strengthen European economic sovereignty
AGRICULTURE: MEPs support Janusz Wojciechowski's candidacy after a more convincing performance
INTERNAL MARKET: Sylvie Goulard undertakes in writing to resign in case of conviction, but not in case of indictment
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: ‘Malta Agreement’ on allocation of migrants struggles to bring together a majority of EU countries
JUSTICE: agreement between United Kingdom and United States on access to electronic evidence raises serious concerns
FISHERIES: Commission proposes a 10% reduction in fishing effort in Mediterranean in 2020
ENERGY: development of wind energy in Europe remains uncertain, warns WindEurope
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: experts recommend streamlining EU’s external financial interventions for sustainable development
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: Brazilian activists, Restorers, and Ilham Tohti are finalists for 2019 Sakharov Prize
KOSOVO: EU calls for quick formation of a government
JORDAN: according to Mrs Mogherini, 3rd macrofinancial assistance package should be disbursed at beginning of 2020
ACP: MEPs will not silently accept disappearance of Joint Parliamentary Assembly in post-Cotonou partnership
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: ‘coordinated maritime presence’ will increase EU’s political and operational influence, according to Mr Fradin
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Court of Auditors of the EU detects a slightly higher level of error of 2.6% for 2018 expenditures
UNITED KINGDOM: tempers are flaring up ten days before a major European summit on Brexit
CULTURE
CULTURE: Paris among most creative and cultural cities in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Josep Borrell's candidacy for the post of High Representative the Union receives green light from MEPs
COMMISSION: unanimous green light from European Parliament’s political groups for appointment of Věra Jourová as Vice-President for Values and Democracy
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: successful test for Ylva Johansson, approved by coordinators to be Commissioner for Home Affairs after her written answers
CLIMATE: Miguel Arias Cañete in Costa Rica to participate in pre-COP 25
TERRORISM: a new voluntary protocol to combat dissemination of extremist content online