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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12391
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NEWS BRIEFS / Malta

Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders calls for establishment of an independent judiciary in Malta

16/12/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, called on Monday 16 December, in a letter to the Maltese Minister of Justice, Owen Bonnici, for a rigorous investigation without political interference in the Caruana Galizia case (see EUROPE 12389/6). In this letter, consulted by Reuters, Mr Reynders called on Malta to quickly put in place a reform agenda to ensure the independence of its judicial system. The issue of the rule of law in Malta will be debated on Tuesday 17 December at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. A resolution will then be voted on Wednesday, not Thursday as originally planned. (AC)

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BEACONS
BEACONS: In the right direction…
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: several ministers support strengthening of rules on origin labelling of products
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers call for a sufficient post-2020 CAP budget to address climate challenges
CLIMATE: disappointed, EU considers that missed meeting at COP25 makes European Green Deal more necessary than ever
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: fight against deforestation, EU Council invites Commission to implement its action plan in framework of Green Deal
FISHERIES: Commission does not support EU Council’s compromise text on aid to fishermen in Baltic
FISHERIES: an agreement has reportedly been reached between EU and Norway on fisheries quotas for 2020
ENERGY: Member States divided on nuclear issue
DISINFORMATION: EU DisinfoLab updates a vast network of fake websites designed to influence Brussels and Geneva
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Member States remit an amended compromise text to European Parliament for taxonomy on sustainable finance
INSURANCE: agreement to be reached in Council of EU on revision of Motor Insurance Directive
COMPETITION: Dutch proposal welcomed by European Commission
STATE AID: green light for maritime transport support schemes in Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Poland and Sweden
INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Helsinki will continue its exchange of letters with Budapest regarding alleged breach of confidentiality rules
COUNCIL OF THE EU: in light of Brexit, revision of population weighting data of Member States to obtain a qualified majority
EUROPEAN LEFT: Heinz Bierbaum, new President of Party of the European Left
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: according to EDA, Member States spend more, but not enough in key areas
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Beijing positions itself as EU privileged partner
INDONESIA: palm oil, EU remains confident despite Jakarta's complaint to WTO
WTO: in 2019, $747 billion worth of goods affected by trade restrictions
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Poland remains deaf to recommendations of expert group against corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council conclusions on the fight against food fraud
ASIA: EU and Asia need each other more than ever, says Mr Borrell
CAMBODIA: suspension of tariff preferences, Commission analyses Phnom Penh's response
INDUSTRY: Michael Manley elected ACEA President
JUSTICE: Whistleblower Directive enters into force
MALTA: justice Commissioner Didier Reynders calls for establishment of an independent judiciary in Malta
PAYMENTS: entry into force of rules on alignment of costs of cross-border payments in euros
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts 2020 fishing opportunities in Mediterranean and Black Sea
UNITED KINGDOM: draft EU withdrawal agreement to be presented on Friday to new British Parliament
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU Council calls for further developing animal welfare legislation