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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12423

12 February 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
At COP26, Norway was first developed country to submit an upgraded NDC to UN
Brussels, 11/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

Norway, a country of the European Economic Area, was the first developed country to have submitted to the United Nations (UNFCCC secretariat) on Friday 7 February, a revised upwards Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for COP26. This country has committed itself to reducing its emissions “by at least 50% and towards 55%" by 2030 compared to 1990.

“As the first developed country to strengthen its Paris commitment, Norway is demonstrating the type of leadership needed to move the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs are largely counting on Charles Michel to quickly reach an agreement on 2021–2027 MFF
BUDGET: European Parliament negotiators hope for progress on MFF 2021-2027 on 20 February
PARLIAMENT: French delegation of ID group will do its utmost to keep national flags within European Parliament hemicycle
IMPROVED REGULATION: Thierry Breton gives assurance that ‘one in, one out’ principle will not be used to deregulate internal market
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: London must say how far it wants to move away from European regulatory model, says Michel Barnier
DIGITAL: European Parliament weighs in on future White Paper on Artificial Intelligence
ENERGY: European Parliament should approve controversial 4th list of projects of common interest
COMPANIES: Thierry Breton unveils part of future European strategy for SMEs
VIETNAM: EU/Vietnam trade agreements, comfortable support confirmed in European Parliament on eve of vote
MIDDLE EAST: MEPs divided over US peace plan
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Borrell says a maritime component to Operation Sophia is vital
NATO: Allies will be looking into future of their training mission in Iraq
EXTERNAL ACTION
AZERBAIJAN: EU says elections were not fair and equitable
HUMAN RIGHTS: Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos optimistic about EU accession to ECHR
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: several Member States advocate for a minimum European share of area for non-productive features
CLIMATE: At COP26, Norway was first developed country to submit an upgraded NDC to UN
ENVIRONMENT: European Green Week in June will be dedicated to biodiversity within Green Deal framework
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: German trade unions criticise their government's position on coordination of social security systems
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ‘Delcy Rodríguez’ case, European Commission reiterates that it has no jurisdiction
ECB: new internal task force on opportunities for creating a central bank digital currency
CAMBODIA: Hun Sen will not give in to EU pressure, despite likelihood of suspension of tariff preferences
COMPETITION: green light for acquisition of joint control of Roof Media by Rossel & Cie, SIPA, and Crédit Mutuel groups
DEFENCE: Commission is reflecting on its involvement in defence field
DEMOCRACY: European Commission confirms its intention to regulate hate speech
SPACE: Solar Orbiter probe has been successfully launched
DIGITAL: European Commission praises success of 112 emergency number
PARLIAMENT: Adrián Vázquez Lázara expected to chair European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs
CSDP: Marek Szczygieł, new head of EUMM Georgia mission