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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12425
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Agriculture

MEPs call for farmers to be fully involved in ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy

During a debate held in Strasbourg on Thursday, 13 February, at the request of members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, many MEPs warned that the future ‘Farm-to-Fork Strategy’ must not go against the interests and wishes of EU farmers.

This Farm-to-Fork Strategy, planned for the end of March, is expected to set targets for reducing the use of plant protection products, fertilisers, and antibiotics as well as reopen discussions on the use of processed animal...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European Union is trying to maintain its calm and unity in face of coronavirus outbreak
TRANSPORT: Commission reaffirms its reservations about provisional agreement on ‘mobility I’ package
TRANSPORT: Croatian Presidency of Council proposes to exempt Gibraltar from Regulation on air passenger rights
INDUSTRY: European Commission impact assessment study suggests making USB-C connectors mandatory 
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Economic growth will continue at a moderate pace until 2021
BANKS: third set of EBA recommendations to strengthen framework for national deposit guarantee schemes
TAXATION: international tax reform would generate $100 billion in additional taxes each year, according to OECD
TAXATION: Cayman Islands should join European 'black' list of uncooperative jurisdictions
MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission consults on roadmap for its future action plan on money laundering
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MONEY LAUNDERING: after Luanda Leaks scandal, MEPs call for stricter rules
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for farmers to be fully involved in ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy
SOCIAL: European Commission and European Parliament in sync on need to strengthen social dimension in digital age
MIGRATION: Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups call on EU to stop violence inflicted on refugees on Croatian border
JHA: European Parliament adopts update of European system of false and authentic documents online
GUINEA: European Parliament calls on government to urgently guarantee freedom to demonstrate
MADAGASCAR: MEPs call on authorities to take action to eradicate child labour in mines
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: all political issues remain to be settled on single financial instrument Neighbourhood/Development
WTO: in a report, Washington questions Appellate Body’s legitimacy
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament will not accept to be confronted with a 'fait accompli' on MFF 2021-2027 say presidents of EPP, S&D, Renew Europe and Greens/EFA groups to Charles Michel 
EPP: EPP Group in European Parliament sets up four internal think-tanks to reflect on its future and that of EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies agree to strengthen training mission in Iraq
NATO: Alliance adapts to end of Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Alok Sharma to preside over Glasgow COP26
PARLIAMENT: Nicola Danti moves from S&D group to Renew Europe group in European Parliament