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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12356

25 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 33
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Environment
CJEU condemns France for non-compliance with air quality obligations
Brussels, 24/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

In a judgment delivered on Thursday 24 October (Case C-636/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has censured France for failing to fulfil its obligations under the EU's Air Quality Directive (2008/50).

This means that, with this decision, the CJEU upheld the action brought against France in 2015 by the European Commission as a result of the number of occasions on which the annual nitrogen dioxide limit values were observed to have been exceeded in numerous areas of France...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: “If I had not tried to talk to my old socialist and liberal friends, Mrs von der Leyen would not have had a majority ” in European Parliament, stresses Jean-Claude Juncker
COMMISSION: France proposes already controversial candidature of Thierry Breton to replace Sylvie Goulard
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SAKHAROV PRIZE: imprisoned in China, Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti wins 2019 Sakharov Prize
MIGRATION: MEPs fail to send message of solidarity on search and rescue operations for migrants at sea
TURKEY: MEPs call for targeted sanctions and arms embargo against Ankara
ENLARGEMENT: European Parliament denounces blockade on opening negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament opposes authorisation of use of chromium trioxide, a carcinogenic and mutagenic substance
INDUSTRY: European Parliament calls for more EU support for tourism industry and other victims of Thomas Cook bankruptcy
FINANCE: Adam Farkas case revives debate in European Parliament on improving rules on ‘revolving doors’ problem
TAXATION: European Parliament adopts its resolution on country by country reporting with flying colours
UGANDA: European Parliament concerned about situation of LGBTI people
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: 'determination to pursue mandate of Frankfurt Institute prevails over everything else', concludes Mr Draghi
FINANCE: Start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on taxonomy on sustainable finance, expected to be difficult
FINANCE: Mark Zuckerberg tries to defend his Libra cryptocurrency project before US Congress
STATE AID: European Commission approves UK’s Capacity Market scheme
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: despite favourable majority, unanimity still does not seem to be achieved in EU Council on Equal Treatment Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes reducing 40 quotas out of 72 in the Atlantic and North Sea by 2020
FISHERIES: EU and Seychelles conclude new bilateral agreement for tuna fisheries
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament and EU Council will meet on 18 November to negotiate Single Market Programme
DIGITAL: neighbouring right to copyright, French press publishers file a complaint against Google
ENERGY: four NGOs launch a campaign urging EU to move away from fossil fuels
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: CJEU condemns France for non-compliance with air quality obligations
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: 29% increase in EU agri-food trade balance
AGRICULTURE: producer organisations strengthen the position of farmers, study confirms
CLIMATE: $10 billion expected at the Green Climate Fund recapitalisation conference in Paris
COMMISSION: United Kingdom, if it is an EU Member on 1st November, will have to appoint a European Commissioner, says Mrs von der Leyen
CULTURE: Commission is promoting a pilot project for mobility of artists
WOMEN: wage transparency, European trade unions address their recommendations to Mrs von der Leyen
JHA: EU and Cape Verde open a new stage in facilitation of granting short-stay visas
DIGITAL: Wifi4EU, Commission announces results of its third call for expressions of interest
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts Regulation on emergency measures in event of a no-deal Brexit
UNITED KINGDOM: Boris Johnson calls for a general election on 12 December
SOCIAL: Globalisation Adjustment Fund, EU Council adopts emergency measures in event of a no-deal Brexit