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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12377

27 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 28
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Algeria
Debate between political groups on a specific European Parliament resolution
Strasbourg, 26/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

A so-called urgent resolution on the situation in Algeria, to be voted on Thursday, divides the political groups in the European Parliament. A presidential election is scheduled for 12 December in the country.

As such, the S&D, supported by Renew Europe and the GUE/NGL, wants a resolution calling for democratic transition in Algeria, on repression and on imprisoned activists. “The European Parliament has not had a word to say about the 8 months of massive and peaceful demonstrations in...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: High representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy… (2)
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: political groups at the European Parliament arrange themselves in order of battle before vote on Commission
FUTURE OF THE EU: Franco-German position on Conference on Future of EU welcomed by European Parliament
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: next draft compromise on 2021-2027 financial framework will be disappointing, admits Tytti Tuppurainen
TAXATION: European Parliament gives green light for VAT exemption for supplies to armed forces involved in a European defence effort
CLIMATE: an agreement by EU leaders on EU's climate neutrality by 2050 would be a minimum for most MEPs
CLIMATE: climate emergency between reality, wording subtleties and communication to European Parliament
COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament approves partial renewal of Court members
ALGERIA: debate between political groups on a specific European Parliament resolution
UKRAINE: Ukrainian poultry imports, European Parliament validates agreement to correct EU’s “naiveté”
SAKHAROV PRIZE: Oleg Sentsov finally receives his 2018 award in person
JHA: European Parliament calls for repatriation of children of jihadists to Europe
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Member States invited to take a public stance on country-by-country reporting
JUSTICE: Wojciech Wiewiórowski to be next European Data Protection Supervisor
JUSTICE: EMCDDA and Europol warn against rapid development of EU drug markets
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on social and market aspects of ‘mobility I’ package are at a deadlock
DIGITAL: conference in Helsinki discusses key data economy principles
FISHERIES: ICCAT reduces catches of bigeye tuna, but fails to agree on shortfin mako
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Advocate general clarifies concept of employer in international road transport
JHA: Advocate General specifies provisions relating to maximum length of a sentence laid down in European arrest warrant
JHA: judicial authority issuing a European arrest warrant must be fully independent, stresses Advocate General
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: superficial modification of certain steels would allow Chinese exporters to circumvent anti-dumping measures
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: France says ‘yes’ to OECD proposal on pillar I of international tax reform
STATE AID: Greece reintegrates into list of ‘marketable risk' countries for short-term export credit insurance
NEWS BRIEFS
COMMISSION: Commission appoints a senior adviser to its Publications Office
IRAN: Joint Committee will meet on 6 December
JUSTICE: series of resignations in Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s entourage amidst probe into murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
WTO: MEPs support European Commission’s efforts to save Appellate Body