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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12375

23 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 30
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit / The b-word
Taking back control

At least one election will no longer be dominated by Brexit: pending a parliamentary vote next week, the new European Commission is set to be sworn in on 1 December (see EUROPE B12374A1).

EU lawyers appear to have found a way to allow the Commission to function with 27 members, so even if the UK fails to nominate a commissioner by midnight on Friday – the deadline set under an infringement procedure launched last week (see EUROPE B12369A4) – it will not derail the new executive.

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