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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12374

22 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / United states
European Union is staying on course, willingly or unwillingly, with the Positive Agenda of the transatlantic relationship
Brussels, 21/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

At a Meeting of the Trade Ministers of the Member States of the European Union on Thursday 21 November, at which several broad policy debates took place (see EUROPE B12373A5 and other news), the subject of transatlantic relations did not require extensive discussions. In essence, Europeans want to stay on course with the Positive Agenda between the EU and the United States, as identified by US President Donald Trump and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in July 2018. But this is...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: European Parliament will vote Wednesday 27 November on entire ‘von der Leyen’ College
EPP: fate of Fidesz party within European Christian Democrats will be decided in January 2020, announces Donald Tusk
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: ministers call on EU to take leading role in rescuing WTO
UNITED STATES: European Union is staying on course, willingly or unwillingly, with the Positive Agenda of the transatlantic relationship
MERCOSUR: in campaign against trade agreement, Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament will rely on its own impact assessment
LIBYA: Pedro Serrano states that EU checks on Libyan coastguard activities
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU adopts a crisis management concept for new EUAM RCA mission in Central African Republic
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD: ‘Green Deal’, first outline of new EU strategy for sustainable food
CLIMATE: European Parliament to vote on COP25 and environment and climate emergency in Europe on 28 November
TRANSPORT: Finnish Presidency of EU Council proposes compromises on electronic exchange of information in freight
TRANSPORT: Finnish Presidency of Council wishes to relaunch discussions on air passenger rights
DIGITAL: copyright, difficulties on application in France of neighbouring right for press go back to EU Council
COHESION: common provisions regulation, Member States want to deepen European Parliament's proposals
AGRICULTURE: opening of first invitation to tender for private storage aid for olive oil
AGRICULTURE: Commission monitors imports of japonica rice from Myanmar
FISHERIES: future of bigeye tuna stocks is being decided in Palma de Mallorca
JUSTICE: Member States recognise use of imprisonment should only be considered last resort
JUSTICE: US Department of Justice has reservations about transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence
SOCIAL - CULTURE
EYCS: competition from major platforms, main challenge of audiovisual policy
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, some Member States are tense faced with turn of negotiations with European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: taxonomy on sustainable finance, disagreement between European Parliament and EU Council on governance issues
TAXATION: tense situation in EU Council on country-by-country reporting
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Commission authorises project to extend Prado-Carénage road tunnel in Marseille
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: more than 140 MEPs urge UEFA to take action against racism in football
IRAN: EU denounces violence during protests
EPP: EPP elects its ten new vice-presidents
SINGAPORE: EU/Singapore Free Trade Agreement is in force