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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12354
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget

European Parliament and EU Council are divided on level of expenditure for EU priorities in 2020

On Tuesday 22 October in Strasbourg, MEPs once again deplored the budget cuts made by the EU Council in the 2020 budget and are preparing to increase commitment appropriations as much as possible.

On Wednesday 23 October, the European Parliament will adopt its ambitious position on the EU budget for 2020, providing for a total level of appropriations amounting to €170.97 billion in commitment appropriations, an increase of €2.69 billion compared to the draft budget plan presented by...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Elements compound to bring things off course
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Croatia set to become 27th member country of Schengen area, according to European Commission
JHA: Bulgaria ready to be exempted from monitoring on state of corruption and justice, according to Commission
MIGRATION: European Parliament is not unanimous on issue of rescue at sea operations
DIGITAL: Finnish Presidency of Council of the EU consults on data economy
DIGITAL: EuroHPC - supercomputers expected in Europe by end of 2020
BIODIVERSITY: member State experts pave the way for ban on neonicotinoid pesticide thiacloprid
BIODIVERSITY: MEPs oppose “discount” proposal on pesticide risk assessment for bees
AGRICULTURE: progress in EU Council on some elements of 'strategic plans' for post-2020 CAP
ENERGY: China will be leader in photovoltaics by 2021, according to IEA report
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: new contradictory signal from British Parliament jeopardises orderly Brexit at end of October
COMMISSION: target of 40% of women in management positions has been exceeded
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: European Parliament and EU Council are divided on level of expenditure for EU priorities in 2020
BUDGET: MEPs criticise Finnish compromises on 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework
BUDGET: European Parliament approves continuation of 2020 EU funding for UK in no-deal Brexit scenario
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves extension of emergency measures in event of no-deal Brexit until end of 2020
CATALONIA: European Parliament rejects European left’s request for debate on condemnations of Catalan separatists
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament and EU Council agree on points to be reopened in interinstitutional negotiations on coordination of social security systems
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: five euro area countries invited to clarify their draft budgetary plan for 2020
TAXATION: country-by-country fiscal transparency, European Parliament puts pressure on EU Council
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Court of Auditors examines exceptional aid to milk producers
CATALONIA: Dunja Mijatović calls on Spanish authorities to investigate into violence against journalists
ENERGY: re-equipping of EU wind fleet at end of its life is 'crucial', according to IRENA
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs oppose authorisation of use of chromium trioxide, a carcinogenic substance
WOMEN: abortion and same-sex marriage legalized in Northern Ireland
FINANCE: European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council on taxonomy of sustainable finance
JUSTICE: EDPS receives Global Privacy and Data Protection Award
SEAS: EU makes 22 new commitments in favour of clean, healthy, safe oceans