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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12369

15 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 22
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
Progress in eliminating overfishing is too slow, says ClientEarth
Brussels, 14/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

Some Member States (France, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium and Portugal) have "demonstrably been more vocal than others in pushing for TACs (Total Allowable Catches) to be set above scientifically advised levels", deplores the ClientEarth organisation, in a report published on Thursday 14 November on progress made in stock management according to maximum sustainable yield (MSY).

According to ClientEarth, which estimates that progress is too slow to reach MSY by 2020 in fish stock...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
INTERNAL MARKET: after a successful hearing, Thierry Breton receives strong support from European Parliament
ENLARGEMENT/NEIGHBOURHOOD: insufficiently convinced, MEPs ask Olivér Várhelyi to answer additional written questions
TRANSPORT: despite self-confessed lack of experience, Adina-Ioana Vălean receives green light from MEPs
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: infringement proceedings against United Kingdom for refusal to appoint a Commissioner
BUDGET: EU Council and European Parliament to seek a compromise on EU 2020 budget
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: Croatian practices denounced during debate in European Parliament on situation of migrant camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina
GMO: European Parliament objects to authorisation to import glyphosate-resistant GMOs
EBOLA: Commissioner Stylianides assures MEPs that EU is putting lessons learned from 2014 epidemic into practice
BOLIVIA: support in European Parliament for sending an EU Election Observation Mission to upcoming presidential elections
CHILE: MEPs draw attention to human rights situation
TAXATION: European Parliament opinion on VAT implementation rules for e-commerce
BUDGET: European Parliament green light for €1.6 million aid for former Belgium Carrefour employees
SOCIETY: MEPs denounce Polish draft law on criminalisation of sex education
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: European Court of Auditors reports a risk of further cost overruns for ITER reactor project
AGRICULTURE: on Monday 18 November, Council will discuss transitional measures for common agricultural policy
FISHERIES: General Fisheries Commission for Mediterranean has adopted several management plans
FISHERIES: progress in eliminating overfishing is too slow, says ClientEarth
ENVIRONMENT: restriction of microplastics, NGOs write to Twenty-Eight Member States to prevent any undue derogation
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: list of rapporteurs of European Parliament Committee on International Trade finally published
ENERGY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on new European tyre labelling rules
FISHERIES: NGOs call for measures to protect mako sharks in Mediterranean
UKRAINE: EU calls for annulment of conviction of six Ukrainian citizens in Russia