login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12375

23 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 30
NEWS BRIEFS / Commission
Orbán boasts of winning neighbourhood and enlargement portfolio for Hungary

22/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed on Friday 22 November that having a Hungarian Commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement in the person of Olivér Várhelyi was "Hungary's greatest diplomatic success in the last ten years". In an interview with Hungarian public radio Kossuth Radio, Mr Orbán said it would be the "most important" position in the next five years. With this portfolio, Hungary will be able to "strengthen their influence on...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU publishes its proposal on conformity assessment as a sign of its goodwill towards Washington
INDONESIA: new WTO dispute to ensure access of EU steel sector to Indonesian raw materials
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU is increasing its emergency aid by €40 million in response to Afghan humanitarian crisis
YOUTH
YOUTH: “We don't have a planet B”, state Belgian authorities
YOUTH/SPORT: Zagreb details priorities of its future presidency rotation of Council of the EU
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: vote on von der Leyen Commission, COP25, Lux Prize and Oleg Sentsov on MEPs’ agenda
FUTURE OF THE EU: conflict of jurisdiction in European Parliament on managing the Conference on the Future of the EU
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament still furious at not being involved in EU Council’s work on Article 7 procedure against Hungary
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: agreement in sight at EU Council on digitising cooperation in taking of evidence in civil matters
JUSTICE: Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Member States’ favourite candidate for post of European Data Protection Supervisor
DIGITAL: Member States do not agree on ePrivacy Regulation
WOMEN: Helena Dalli says she will make fight against gender violence “a priority”
COHESION: negotiations on Interreg programme between European Parliament and EU Council are progressing well
CLIMATE: ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly calls on major economies to strive for COP25
ENVIRONMENT: recast of Drinking Water Directive, European Parliament and EU Council negotiators to meet 3 December
ENVIRONMENT: a T&Estudy denounces Uber’s environmental impact
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Christine Lagarde calls for a new European economic policy mix
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: roadmaps favoured by EBA to implement its mandate from risk reduction package
COHESION: regions launch initiative to promote contribution of regional parliaments to European Commission's work programme
TRADE: historical peak of trade restrictions among G20 economies
COMMISSION: member states confirm list of 26 Commissioners of 'von der Leyen' team
COMMISSION: Orbán boasts of winning neighbourhood and enlargement portfolio for Hungary
ENLARGEMENT: nine additional Member States request reflection on EU accession process
ENERGY: green light from Member States to European Parliament/EU Council agreement on tyre labelling
FINANCE: Council and Commission statement on stablecoin soon to be adopted
EPP: Fidesz can leave Christian Democratic family on its own, Viktor Orban reiterates
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: Denmark is in favour of a Directive to combat discrimination as long as it is clearly formulated
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Taking back control
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: from 25/11 to 01/12/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 7 December 2019