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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12354

23 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 28
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget
European Parliament approves continuation of 2020 EU funding for UK in no-deal Brexit scenario
Brussels, 22/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament approved on Tuesday 22 October in Strasbourg the emergency measures to guarantee, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, payments from the EU budget in 2020 to British beneficiaries such as universities, local communities, farmers and young people participating in the Erasmus+ programme (see EUROPE B12349A7).

This decision is contingent on the United Kingdom paying its share into the EU budget. The European Commission is also considering a proposal on emergency measures in...

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