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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12365

8 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Enlargement
Refusal to open EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia already having consequences, says Hahn
Brussels, 07/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday, 7 November, Johannes Hahn, the European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations, told the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs that the European Council's refusal to open EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania in October was already having a negative impact.

“The refusal to start negotiations has already affected our work in the region. But we must maintain our efforts nevertheless”, he said. “Our influence is now weaker. Not opening...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Catalans counting on European solidarity (2)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: growth in European Union is slowing down without any hope of rebound
EIB: new showdown in EU Council on phasing out of financing of fossil fuels
FINANCE: EU does not refrain from banning cryptocurrencies if their identified risks exceed opportunities
TAXATION: nine Member States ask Commission to work on specific tax measures for air transport sector
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: hearings process in European Parliament for Commissioners-Designate from France, Hungary and Romania clarified
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament’s Industry and Research Committee in search of a new President
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
PARLIAMENT: General Court of the European Union annuls, on ground of lack of impartiality, a request for ADDE party to reimburse European Parliament
CONSUMERS: according to EU Court of Justice, boarding an open access train without a valid ticket establishes a contractual relationship between passenger and carrier
ENVIRONMENT: publication of an authorisation decision on Internet cannot justify, in certain circumstances, refusal of an appeal, according to European judges
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: European Parliament is trying to tackle issue of repatriation of children of European jihadists gone in combat
JHA: decision to extend European PNR system to transport other than air transport will not be taken this year
TRANSPORT: second European Parliament/EU Council negotiating session on social and market aspects of 'mobility 1' package
TRANSPORT/ENERGY: Court of Auditors highlights shortcomings concerning Connecting Europe Facility
ENERGY: around 100 organisations call on EU to further promote green electricity
CLIMATE: with its ambition for COP25, European Parliament Environment Committee wants to put pressure on European Council
COHESION: CEMR worried about direction of budgetary negotiations on post-2020 cohesion policy
CONSUMERS: MEPs call for signature on Citizens' Initiative calling for an EU-wide ‘Nutri-Score’ on food labelling
GMO: MEPs say “no” to importing four varieties of glyphosate-resistant GMOs into EU
AGRICULTURE: first invitation to tender for private storage aid for olive oil should start on 21 November
AGRICULTURE: European wine sector remains optimistic and hopes to conquer new markets
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAQ: Europeans call for freedom of assembly to be respected
ENLARGEMENT: refusal to open EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia already having consequences, says Hahn
UKRAINE: MEPs give go-ahead to agreement on poultry meat imports
WTO: according to Cecilia Malmström, we should not expect too much from June 2020 WTO ministerial meeting
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
EDUCATION: joint discussion with finance ministers on EU Council agenda
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: Eurogroup supports Isabel Schnabel’s application for position of member of ECB’s Executive Board
COMPANIES: domestic demand, weak exports and a lack of skilled workers are main challenges for companies
JHA: European Parliament ready to negotiate with Council of the EU on new role for Frontex in 'False and authentic documents online' register
YOUTH: 20,000 transport tickets available to young people as part of discoverEU project
NATO: according to Emmanuel Macron, Alliance is 'brain dead'
REGIONS: launch of a new intercultural network of regions
SOCIAL: French proposal to combat social dumping has been dropped