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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12417

4 February 2020
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Space
ESA Director General Jan Wörner does not wish to extend his mandate
Brussels, 03/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Jan Wörner, announced in an internal message that he does not want to ask for an extension of his mandate by another 2 years, according to the French daily La Tribune, in an article published on Sunday 2 February.

The mandate of Mr Wörner, who has been at the head of the Agency since the end of 2014 (see EUROPE B11221A15), was extended in 2018 until 30 June 2021 (see EUROPE B12074A17). The aim would be to put an end to...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU and London unveil mandate and negotiating strategy for future partnership
BUDGET: fifteen Member States unite once more to defend EU Cohesion Policy
PARLIAMENT: after Brexit, Renew Europe group will welcome most new MEPs
PARLIAMENT: talks in European Parliament for creation of special parliamentary committees
FUTURE OF EU: an “independent” personality should preside over Conference on Future of Europe, according to Croatian EU Council Presidency
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: air passenger rights, Croatian EU Council Presidency sends first proposals to Member States
ENERGY: for sake of environmental protection, Greens/EFA group in European Parliament hopes to have 4th PCI list rejected in plenary
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: first outline of action plan for circular economy 2.0 expected 4 March
ENVIRONMENT: bee-killing neonicotinoids - Commission prohibits unjustified emergency authorisations for Bulgaria and Lithuania
CIVIL PROTECTION: coronavirus, EU supplies equipment to China and supports repatriation of 447 Europeans
INDUSTRY: Thierry Breton wants to move on from Dieselgate
SPACE: ESA Director General Jan Wörner does not wish to extend his mandate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: EU rules should not be revolutionised, says Yon-Courtin
TAXATION: fight against tax fraud remained an important area for reform in 2019, according to Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Mr Borrell criticises US peace plan
JORDAN: Borrell pledges continued EU support for Amman
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Sebastian Kurz refusing return of ships in Operation Sophia
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: climate law is expected on 26 February, 2030 biodiversity strategy on 31 March
BOLIVIA: EU calls on interim Bolivian authorities to respect Rule of law in all circumstances
DEFENCE: Olli Ruutu, Acting Chief Executive of European Defence Agency
MIGRATION: Dunja Mijatović calls for “emergency” suspension of Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya
SYRIA: Council of Europe call for repatriation of children of jihadis
CITIES: new initiative to accelerate digital transformation launched by European, national, regional, and local stakeholders
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