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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12416

1 February 2020
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BREXIT / Parliament
Changes to European Parliament following departure of British MEPs
Brussels, 31/01/2020 (Agence Europe)

The balance within the European Parliament has been upset by 'Brexit’. There will only be partial compensation for the 73 British MEPs who have left. The number of MEPs will decrease from 751 to 705, as decided by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in June 2019.

46 of the 73 seats will be reserved for future enlargement, and the remaining seats will be shared between the member states, with France and Spain “coming out best” with five seats each, followed by Italy and...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Brexit is starting point for 'a new dawn for Europe', promise Mrs von der Leyen, Mr Michel and Mr Limassol
BUDGET: EU European Affairs Ministers to discuss new draft 2021-2027 MFF on 17 February
DEMOCRACY: action plan will be broader than fight against disinformation, says Jourová
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Auf wiedersehen, pet
BREXIT
PARLIAMENT: changes to European Parliament following departure of British MEPs
PARLIAMENT: cross-Channel negotiations, European Parliament wants to optimise democratic control and efficiency of work
COUNCIL OF THE EU: Working Party chaired by the General Secretariat will manage negotiations in 2020
EUROPEAN AGENCIES: long preparation for Brexit
COMMISSION: EU opens 143rd Delegation in London
COURT OF JUSTICE: unlike three British judges, Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston will continue to sit on bench once Brexit is enacted
BREXIT: what future in store for British EU officials?
BREXIT: for Andrew Duff, pragmatism will replace Brexit ideology and “trust will grow back” between the two partners
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD: draft of Sustainable Food Action Plan takes shape at European Commission
FOOD SAFETY: Greek salmonella control system can be improved, say EU experts
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission suspends imports of Ukrainian poultry meat to EU
FISHERIES: according to Fisheries Control Agency, there is widespread non-compliance with rule on fish landing obligation
CONSUMERS: two thirds of online shopping sites in EU do not respect basic rights of European consumers
RESEARCH:  Commission prepared to urgently invest €10 million in research on Chinese coronavirus
RESEARCH: ministerial informal meeting will focus on future of European Research Area and 'brain circulation'
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: despite divisions, contours of unified approach to digital taxation emerging at OECD
BANKS: EU-wide banking stress test exercise 2020 begins
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: Borrell plans EU representative for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue
JAPAN: EU-Japan trade agreement celebrated its first anniversary on 1 February 2020
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SLOVENIA/CROATIA: Court of Justice of the EU declares it lacks jurisdiction to arbitrate in border dispute
CONSUMERS: references to beneficial effects of food on health must be justified by scientific evidence, rules CJEU
NEWS BRIEFS
ALBANIA: S&D welcomes postponement of vote on ‘anti-defamation package’
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: EPP and PES candidates for presidency of Committee of the Regions are now known
COMPETITION: Commission reportedly considering opening an investigation into EssilorLuxottica’s bid for Grandvision
ECONOMY: annual inflation up to 1.4% in January in euro area
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.1% in both euro area and EU in 4th quarter of 2019
ENERGY: Commission underlines 'remarkable potential' of renewable energies for job creation in EU's coal regions
WOMEN: European Parliament sets out its expectations regarding gender equality and pay transparency
YEMEN: there is an urgent need for restraint, says EU
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 03/02 to 09/02/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 16 February 2020