login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12364
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

France and China reaffirm irreversible nature of Paris Agreement

On the occasion of the second state visit to China by French President Emmanuel Macron, France and China jointly reaffirmed their full support for the Paris Climate Agreement on Wednesday 6 November in Beijing – which they consider to be “an irreversible process”.

This message was the response of both partners to the formal notification of the United States’ request for unilateral withdrawal from this global agreement concluded in 2015 (see EUROPE B12363A9). Without mentioning the...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Catalans counting on European solidarity (1)
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Member States called upon to decide, on 22 November, on confidentiality of electronic communications
DIGITAL: Commission plans a consultation on digital services in early 2020
MIGRATION: Greece calls again for solidarity from Member States as situation on Aegean islands deteriorates
JUSTICE: green light from member states for selection procedure for European Data Protection Supervisor
AGRICULTURE: EU countries open to Finland's ideas on post-2020 CAP climate spending
BIODIVERSITY: MEPs say EU should promote global agreement similar to Paris climate agreement at COP15 in 2020
CLIMATE: France and China reaffirm irreversible nature of Paris Agreement
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament renews its commitment to improve its environmental performance
ENERGY: regulatory frameworks must be established to support electrification of transport in Europe, according to SolarPower Europe
TRANSPORT: European port organisations call on EU to strengthen port-rail connectivity
COHESION: Mr Lambertz makes suggestions to European Parliament to strengthen cooperation with Committee of the Regions
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Ms von der Leyen assigns Transport portfolio to Ms Vălean, Commissioner-designate of Romania
BUDGET: Commission calls on Member States to stop thinking in terms of ‘fair return’
RULE OF LAW: Hungary and Poland oppose draft EU Council conclusions
RULE OF LAW: concept of Rule of law must be given new framework, says Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: European satisfaction with agreement concluded with Beijing on protection of geographical indications
VIETNAM: ratification of trade agreements with Hanoi, European Parliament remains divided on strategy to be adopted
YEMEN: EU welcomes agreement between government and separatists of Southern Transitional Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: a ministerial progress meeting before decisions are taken in December on expansion of euro area
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, Finnish Presidency of EU Council obtains a controversial mandate to negotiate with European Parliament
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: public consultation on system of geographical indications
CLIMATE: MEPs want EU to commit at COP25 target of zero net emissions by 2050
EDUCATION: a European prize for secondary schools that teach about Europe
UNITED STATES: European Parliament should prepare a resolution condemning US sanctions against EU agricultural products
TAXATION: Czech Republic authorised to apply generalized reverse charge mechanism for VAT
MIGRATION: Caritas publication highlights positive effects of migration
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, evaluation list to reopen in mid-December
PALESTINE: EU disburses €16.5 million for Palestinian officials
PARLIAMENT: Manon Aubry denounces sanctions imposed by David Sassoli against her
UNRWA: Christian Saunders replaces Pierre Krahenbuhl as head of UN agency