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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12355
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NEWS BRIEFS / United kingdom

Michel Barnier at the head of a future working group on United Kingdom to launch forthcoming post-Brexit relationship

23/10/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission set up a Working Group for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF) on 22 October. Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator for the United Kingdom's withdrawal deal, will take the lead. The UKTF will include the current TF50 ('Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU') and the Brexit Preparation Unit of the General Secretariat of the EU Council. It will coordinate all the Commission's work on all strategic, operational, legal and financial issues related to Brexit and will be responsible for finalising the negotiations under Article 50, as well as the preparations for future relations with the United Kingdom. The decision will take effect on 16 November 2019, regardless of developments in the United Kingdom, the Commission stresses. (SP)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Member States give themselves a few days to decide whether or not to grant London a further 3-month extension
FUTURE OF EU: “It is imperative that we take the time to negotiate an action plan focused on climate and social justice”, says Pierre Larrouturou
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BIODIVERSITY: European Parliament urges Commission to reconsider its position on risk assessment of pesticides for bees
CLIMATE: While waiting for European Green Deal, MEPs are addressing climate and ecological emergency
BUDGET: MEPs adopt an ambitious position on EU's 2020 budget which Council of EU considers unrealistic
BUDGET: MEPs refuse to approve 2017 accounts for European Asylum Support Office and EU Council
TAXATION: Finnish EU Council Presidency makes no promises to European Parliament regarding country by country reporting
SOCIAL: MEPs want to put horizontal directive on equal treatment back on track
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Privacy Shield scheme passed its third review, according to the Commission
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament and EU Council negotiators discussed water quality parameters of Drinking Water Directive
BIODIVERSITY: EU Pollinators Initiative, MEPs want to know future Commission’s intentions
AGRICULTURE: French liberals in European Parliament ask for help for winemakers affected by US sanctions
FISHERIES: Fisheries Control Agency plans to strengthen cooperation between countries in 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Beijing wants to believe that timetable for bilateral negotiations can still be respected
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: co-legislators aim to reach agreement on crowdfunding regulation by year end
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: Isabel Schnabel proposed to replace Sabine Lautenschläger on Executive Board of Monetary Institute
COMMISSION: Thierry Breton reportedly considered to replace Sylvie Goulard as Commissioner
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Commissioner for Human Rights welcomes legalization of abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
UNITED STATES: sanctions on European cars, “some other form of negotiation” could be considered by Washington
JUSTICE: Věra Jourová wants an agreement on access to electronic evidence with United States “as soon as possible”
JUSTICE: EU Council’s green light for conclusion of a cooperation agreement between Eurojust and Serbia
DIGITAL: new calendar on electronic communications confidentiality and competence centre
DIGITAL: entry into force of neighbouring right in France
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier at the head of a future working group on United Kingdom to launch forthcoming post-Brexit relationship
ERRATUM
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: coordination of social security systems - co-legislators intend to negotiate on issue of business travel, not bond