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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12406

18 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 24
CORRIGENDUM / Parliament
Clarification on 5-Star Movement

17/01/2020 (Agence Europe) – Following the publication of the article on the internal debates within the Greens/EFA group to join the5-Star Movement (see EUROPE B12405A2) on Thursday 16 January, the 5-Star Movement states that it has never been linked to financial scandals or judicial investigations. “Reimbursement of part of MEPs' salaries is a free choice and an internal rule of the Movement”, adds its press service in reference to suspicions of misappropriation of parliamentary...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Sahel, Libya, Middle East, Latin America and climate diplomacy on agenda of EU ministers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ‘soft power’ is not enough for EU, acknowledges Josep Borrell
TRADE: state of play of EU bilateral negotiations
VIETNAM: positive vote expected on EU/Vietnam trade agreements in European Parliament committee
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: number of returns of illegal migrants carried out by Frontex increased slightly in 2019
JUSTICE: Commission answers Member States’ questions on its proposal concerning law applicable to opposability of assigned claims
ENERGY: where does gas fit into Just Transition Mechanism?
DIGITAL: Commission wants to ensure ethical use of artificial intelligence
FISHERIES: François-Xavier Bellamy MEP calls for assistance for fishermen affected by Brexit
FISHERIES: EU fish processing industry doing well, says EU Scientific Committee
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission acts to prevent spread of avian flu
ENVIRONMENT: Luxembourg, first Member State to ban glyphosate
COHESION: European Parliament Committee on Regional Development will be responsible for legislative monitoring of Just Transition Fund
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: digital taxation and the European Green Deal on agenda for European Finance Ministers
ECONOMY: European Commission to present its ideas on simplifying European fiscal rules in early February
NEWS BRIEFS
BULGARIA: Bulgaria is making good progress in area of governance and transparency of state-owned enterprises
CHINA: BusinessEurope urges EU to take measures to address Chinese impact
COURT OF JUSTICE: since 2010, the Article 255 Committee has issued an unfavourable opinion on 20% of candidates for a first term as judge
JUSTICE: Mr Georgios Rouskas, new President of Notariats of Europe
EPP: Simon Busuttil, new Secretary General of Christian Democratic Group in European Parliament
CORRIGENDUM
PARLIAMENT: clarification on 5-Star Movement
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Here we go again
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 20/01 to 26/01/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 2 February 2020