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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12357

26 October 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 26
SECTORAL POLICIES / Regions
European Parliament adopts amendments to EUSF fund in the event of a no-deal Brexit
Brussels, 25/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 24 October, the European Parliament adopted by a solid majority (511 votes in favour, 64 against, 66 abstentions) the report by Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, France) aimed at amending the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to deal with the consequences of a no-deal Brexit.

The purpose of this proposal is to add the case of a no-deal Brexit to the circumstances listed in the Regulation to trigger a disbursement of the Fund, which, as a reminder, currently only covers financial...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU Council adopts its position on revision of MRV regulation for ship emissions
CLIMATE: success for first replenishment of Green Climate Fund, with $9.8 billion pledged
ENVIRONMENT: rewriting Drinking Water Directive, endocrine disrupters, a bone of contention between European Parliament and EU Council negotiators
TRANSPORT: six Member States call on EU to reassess proposals related to ‘mobility I’ package
FOOD SAFETY: EU identifies problems in US system for monitoring residues in animal products
REGIONS: European Parliament adopts amendments to EUSF fund in the event of a no-deal Brexit
JUSTICE: Commission makes a positive assessment of European judicial training strategy
ENERGY: election of first Board of Directors of Batteries Europe
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Ursula von der Leyen meets Hungarian and French candidate Commissioners
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: white smoke of agreement has not been spotted at EU Council on fiscal transparency by country
FINANCE: Commission lacks vision and methodology to develop pan-European venture capital, according to European Court of Auditors
STATE AID: opening of an investigation into Polish support for renovation of district heating networks
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: reconciling trade and climate policy will pose extremely difficult challenges, Commission acknowledges
SINGAPORE: implementation of free trade agreement with Singapore imminent
CHINA: negotiations of EU/China agreement on geographical indications likely close to their conclusion
DEVELOPMENT: green light from Member States for estimated contributions to be paid to 11th EDF
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: reference for a preliminary ruling on evidence obtained in breach of right to respect for private life considered inadmissible
NEWS BRIEFS
BOLIVIA: EU recommends holding second round of presidential elections
ENERGY: negotiations on Russian gas transiting through Ukraine to enter their fourth phase
HEALTH: Commission guidelines on clinical trials of innovative medicinal products
PALESTINE: EU ready to sign agreement allowing Palestinian Authority to participate in certain programmes
FOOD SAFETY: France can improve its control system for tuna products
PLANTS: Italy invited to improve control of Red neck longhorn beetle, a pest
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Stop all the clocks
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 28/10 to 03/11/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 10 November 2019