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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12402

14 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 20
NEWS BRIEFS / Malta
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat hands over reins to lawyer Robert Abela

13/01/2020 (Agence Europe) – Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who is closely involved in the investigations into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, was due to step down on Monday 13 January following the election on 11 January of a new leader of the Malta Labour Party. It is lawyer Robert Abela who was elected to the post by party activists and who is set to take over from the controversial former prime minister on 13 January. But the new Prime Minister's term of...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU welcomes announcement of ceasefire, still under negotiation in Moscow
IRAN: E3 leaders to consider a long-term nuclear strategy
SAHEL: meeting in Pau for Barkhane Summit before discussion at Foreign Affairs Council on 20 January
AUSTRALIA: bush fires, MEPs express solidarity and call on Australian authorities to recognise climate change
UNITED STATES: GAFA tax, Airbus litigation, trade negotiations and Chinese challenge to Phil Hogan’s ambitious agenda in Washington
INSTITUTIONAL
CATALONIA: Sassoli officially announces vacancy of seat of Catalan pro-independence leader Oriol Junqueras
PARLIAMENT: numerical composition of parliamentary committees
BUDGET: Xavier Bettel calls for matching actions and words
POLAND: issue of disciplinary regime for judges not yet officially put on agenda of European Commission
COMMISSION: European College of Commissioners makes a solemn undertaking before EU Court of Justice
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: taxation of digital sector is back on agenda of Ecofin Council
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: regeneration of particulate filters in new diesel cars causes extreme peaks of pollution according to T&E
TRANSPORT: more than half of all travellers are unaware of EU passenger rights
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: position of European Commission on Conference on Future of Europe expected on 22 January
PATENTS: EPO hopes for a rapid implementation of unitary patent
EGYPT: Michel calls for a strengthening of relations with EU
UNITED STATES: German and Italian steel products subject to anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations
MALTA: Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat hands over reins to lawyer Robert Abela
TAIWAN: EU welcomes record turnout in presidential elections
TRANSPORT: European Aviation Safety Agency recommends banning flights below 25,000 feet over Iran