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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12408

22 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 35
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
European Parliament Environment Committee opposes allowing lead in recycled PVC
Brussels, 21/01/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 21 January, MEPs on the European Parliament Committee on the Environment acted to protect human health and the environment by vetoing a European Commission proposal to allow special dispensation for lead in recycled PVC.

The objection, drafted by MEPs Bas Eickhout (Greens-EFA, Netherlands), Marie Arena (S&D, Belgium) and Martin Hojsík (Renew Europe, Slovakia), was adopted by 42 votes to 22, with four abstentions.

The objection involves the Commission’s proposed amendment to...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: At the heart of the EU, the slow suicide of a founder State (1)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Member States take stock of digital tax reform before next OECD meeting
TAXATION: without a new proposal on FTT, Austria threatens to withdraw from enhanced cooperation
ECONOMY/BUDGET: lines are not moving in Council of EU on financing modalities of Just Transition Fund
PORTUGAL: Eurogroup calls on Lisbon to take budgetary measures to comply with Stability Pact in due course
CROATIA: Zagreb continues reforms to move closer to euro area
COMPETITION: Robert Schuman Foundation sets out avenues for reform of EU competition policy
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Stoltenberg offers Alliance assistance for monitoring arms embargo on Libya
SPACE: space is a strategic issue, acknowledges Josep Borrell
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: European Commission and EIB put €200 million on table to support space sector
COHESION: European Parliament Committee on Regional Development freezes negotiations with EU Council until end of February
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament Environment Committee opposes allowing lead in recycled PVC
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: Croatian Presidency wants June Council vote on climate law
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament committee calls for measures to stop illegal trade in cats and dogs
FISHERIES: Croatian Presidency of EU Council to work to prevent support that increases fisheries capacity
HEALTH: Milan Kujundžić wants EU to address issues of organ donation and ageing population
JHA: strategic discussions on future policies on agenda of informal ministerial meeting in Zagreb
DIGITAL: European Commission dispels rumours and finally shows its support for ‘ePrivacy’ proposal
DIGITAL: industry giants make their voices heard
TRANSPORT: European Parliament Transport Committee approves provisional agreement on 'mobility I' package
TRANSPORT: Croatian EU Council Presidency presents its priorities to European Parliament committee
TRANSPORT: European pilots call on EU to urgently find solutions to reduce risk of downing airliners
ENERGY: more than 80 civil society organisations call on MEPs to reject 4th list of projects of common interest
EXTERNAL ACTION
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: more political commitment is needed, says Ms Eichhorst
EU2020HR: Europe's credibility as a global player depends on its success in its own neighbourhood, Radman warns
SWITZERLAND: Von der Leyen reformulates EU’s demands to Berne
VIETNAM: MEPs back trade deals with Hanoi by a comfortable majority
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Commission wants to publish its first annual report before July 2020
BUDGET: ‘friends of cohesion’ summit in Portugal on 1 February
FUTURE OF EU: European Federalist Movement advocates creation of a permanent mechanism for consulting citizens
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: European Parliament rapporteur on Just Transition Fund will come from EPP
JUSTICE: EU Council adopts its position on review of General Data Protection Regulation
FISHERIES: European Parliament committee approves acts on EU/Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement
UNITED KINGDOM: London will decide whether or not territory of Gibraltar can join Schengen area after Brexit
TRANSPORT: European Parliament committee approves agreement with EU Council on electronic exchange of information in freight transport