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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12414

30 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / Consumers
New companies ready to voluntarily commit to safety of their products sold online by third party sellers

29/01/2020 (Agence Europe) – On the occasion of the annual Consumer Summit hosted by the European Commission in Brussels (30-31 January), two new companies - C-Discount (France) and Allegro (Poland) - will formally commit, on a voluntary basis, to ensure that no unsafe products are sold online by third party sellers. The European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and a representative of each of these companies will take part, on Thursday 30 January, in the signing ceremony of a...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs endorse agreement on orderly Brexit
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: “Brexit is the beginning of a total reconfiguration of how Europe is organised”, says Nigel Farage
UNITED KINGDOM: European Social Democratic family already wants to believe in a return of British to EU
COMMISSION: European Commission innovates and proposes multiannual programme common to all three institutions
GREENS/EFA: Catalan separatists will not join environmental and regionalist group
EPP: Donald Tusk maintains suspension of Fidesz from European Christian Democrat family
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU refuses to de facto exclude Huawei from its 5G market
HEALTH: an emergency meeting of EU ministers is planned to coordinate EU response to new coronavirus
FISHERIES: if UK refuses EU a good fisheries deal, it will not get a good trade deal, says President of European Fisheries Alliance
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union sets out its vision for structural reform and investment support programme
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU Member States agree on strengthening of air and satellite assets to monitor arms embargo
MIDDLE EAST: Europeans very cautious about US peace plan
UKRAINE: EU and Ukraine recall importance of their relationship
WESTERN BALKANS: Speakers of Croatian and Western Balkan parliaments and President of European Parliament call for an unambiguous message on enlargement
PHILIPPINES: first meeting of Joint Committee reviews cooperation
UNITED STATES: Washington extends steel and aluminium tariffs to derived products
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: new procedure in response to serious violations of Council of Europe values by a Member State should become effective in spring
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament’s wine intergroup to discuss US sanctions on 13 February
CONSUMERS: new companies ready to voluntarily commit to safety of their products sold online by third party sellers
ENERGY: Germany’s Council of Ministers approves controversial coal exit plan
EUROGROUP: Eurogroup Working Group is looking for a new president
FINANCE: a second, more substantial European Parliament/EU Council meeting expected on 11 February on framework for resolving CCPs
JUSTICE: European Parliament reaffirms its commitment to strengthen recognition of historical and current anti-Romani sentiment
PERU: EU welcomes successful holding of early parliamentary elections
ANIMAL HEALTH: ‘End the Cage Age’ ECI presented to European Economic and Social Committee
TRANSPORT: European Aviation Safety Agency withdraws its recommendations to avoid Iraqi and Iranian airspace
TRANSPORT: more than half of Uber and taxi users are prepared to pay more for an electric car journey