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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12372

20 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 35
NEWS BRIEFS / Transport
Allowing airports to invest is prerequisite for decarbonisation, insists ACI Europe

19/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – It is essential to allow European airports to invest in order to meet their objective of carbon neutrality by 2050, according to a press release from ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe), which was published on Tuesday 19 November. “Giving airports the freedom and authorisation to invest is a prerequisite for their decarbonisation", said Olivier Jankovec, the Director General of ACI EUROPE. According to this organisation, Europe will face an...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Council and European Parliament reach agreement on EU 2020 budget
BUDGET: Finnish Presidency of the Council will soon present a quantified compromise on 2021–2027 financial framework
RULE OF LAW: in absence of EU Council conclusions, Finland is supported by majority of Member States to strengthen annual dialogue in EU
FUTURE OF EUROPE: MEPs fine-tune their approach to Conference on Future of Europe
COMMISSION: European Green Deal, first political marker of von der Leyen team 
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: climate neutrality by 2050, Finnish Presidency is optimistic for December European Council
CLIMATE: oceans at risk, EU Council invites Commission to propose emergency measures
CLIMATE: little headway made at IMO to reduce ship speed, NGOs deplore
ENERGY: European legislation in gas sector needs to be updated, according to European Energy Regulators
ENERGY: increasing renewable gas production in EU can create around 2 million jobs by 2050, according to a Gas for Climate study
ENERGY: Commission publishes EU-Africa platform recommendations on sustainable energy investments
JUSTICE: Ombudsperson’s powers for Privacy Shield remain insufficient, according to European Data Protection Board
JUSTICE: EDPS welcomes update of Microsoft’s privacy policy
DIGITAL: new 3-month respite for American companies trading with Huawei
AGRICULTURE: €200 million for promotion of EU agricultural products in 2020
ANIMAL HEALTH: European ministers are concerned about bee mortality in Europe
WOMEN: Evelyn Regner considers level of violence against women in Europe to be “alarming”
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: European ministers will discuss future investment architecture for sustainable development on 25 November
ENLARGEMENT: six additional Member States ask Commission to present a proposal to reform EU accession process
HONG KONG: European Union urges all parties to exercise restraint and remain calm
ISRAEL: EU opposes US position on colonies
RWANDA:  EU mobilises 10.3 million euros to help Rwanda host in transit refugees fleeing Libya
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies should make space an operational domain for NATO
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: French Council of Economic Analysis pleads for greater ambition and simplicity in reform of international taxation
COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Metallo by Aurubis
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of security systems, talks between European Parliament and EU Council at a standstill
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: neighbouring right for newspaper publishers and von der Leyen Commission on EU Council’s agenda
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: Court sets out elements to be examined in order to assess independence of disciplinary chamber of Polish Supreme Court
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves new protected designation of origin for wines from the Netherlands
STATE AID:  Commission approves €80 million Dutch rescue aid to AEB Holding
COMPETITION: green light for acquisition of ExxonMobil's oil and gas upstream business by Eni and HitecVision
SPACE: Bienkowska confirms imminent readiness of action plan to implement recommendations of Inquiry Board into Galileo
JHA: agreement between EU and Serbia to allow Frontex to operate in Serbian border areas of EU
PARLIAMENT: two names emerging for Chair of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
TRANSPORT: allowing airports to invest is prerequisite for decarbonisation, insists ACI Europe