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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12395

21 December 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 21
INSTITUTIONAL / Catalonia
Catalan separatists Puigdemont and Comín authorised to be accredited as MEPs
Brussels, 20/12/2019 (Agence Europe)

Catalan independence fighters Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín were authorised by the European Parliament on Friday 20 December to be accredited to sit as MEPs.

"Today is a historic day. The Catalan conflict has strengthened European democracy: the citizens' decision has prevailed over the dominant voracity of some states", said Carles Puigdemont, former independence president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and now a happy MEP, in the European Parliament, alongside Belgian MEP Assita Kanko...

Contents

CHRISTMAS: we wish our subscribers and loyal readers a merry Christmas and a very happy 2020! We are closed from December 23 to January 2 inclusive. EUROPE 12396 will be dated 4 January 2020
BEACONS
BEACONS: Top secret: How to make a success of 2020 – a note to the EU governments
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament decides to freeze large parts of negotiations with EU Council on financial framework 2021-2027
UNITED KINGDOM: UK Parliament takes concrete step towards EU withdrawal on 31 January
CATALONIA: Catalan separatists Puigdemont and Comín authorised to be accredited as MEPs
EUROPEAN LEFT: 'The European Left was not able to present itself as a real political alternative', according to Heinz Bierbaum
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Member States approve by a narrow majority provisional agreement on ‘mobility I’ package
JUSTICE: new proportionality guidelines from European Data Protection Supervisor
ENVIRONMENT: informal European Parliament/EU Council agreement on recast of Drinking Water Directive will be analysed by Member States no earlier than 22 January
ENERGY: “agreement in principle” on Russian gas in transit through Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOROCCO: Commission announces €389 million of new aid
CHINA: Beijing must provide sureties to conclude bilateral investment talks by 2020
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BURKINA FASO: European Parliament calls on government to protect religious minorities better
AFGHANISTAN: European Parliament calls for eradication of ‘bacha bazi’
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Coface and AGE dismayed at absence of European Parliament intergroup dedicated to demographic change and intergenerational solidarity
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Don’t mention the B-word
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises 8 million euros in emergency aid for vulnerable populations in Eastern Ukraine
BANKS: Banco Popular resolution, final decision on compensation for former shareholders to be made soon
ECB: Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel officially appointed members of ECB’s executive board
SOUTH KOREA: expert panel will deliver its report on rights of Korean workers at end of March 2020
POLAND: Commission calls on Warsaw to consult international organisations before proceeding further with its judicial reforms