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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12428

19 February 2020
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NEWS BRIEFS / Competition
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Brittany Ferries get green light to acquire joint control of Condor shipping group

18/02/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 18 February, the European Commission approved the acquisition of joint control of the Guernsey-based Condor Group by UK-based Columbia Threadneedle Investments (CTI) and France-based Brittany Ferries (BF). Condor operates passenger and freight ferry services between the Channel Islands and the United Kingdom and between the Channel Islands and France. CTI is a global asset manager and the asset management division of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: we must 'get back to a real social market economy', says Nicolas Schmit
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: four new additions to European ‘black’ list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
ECONOMY: euro area countries advocate a “more supportive” fiscal response if economic downturn
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD SAFETY: without radical reform of CAP, 'farm to fork' strategy will be ineffective, fear MEPs
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament and EU Council quickly adopt promotion measures in wine sector
FISHERIES: greater ambition needed to implement Regulation on eels, says European Commission
DIGITAL: what type of responsibility for online platforms, an issue at heart of future act for digital services
ENERGY: MEPs call on Commission to ensure that 5th list of PCIs complies with Paris Agreement
INTERNAL AFFAIRS: EU Council authorises Commission to negotiate a PNR agreement with Japan
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: MEPs are struggling to agree on creation of special committees, including one on artificial intelligence
BUDGET: EU Council adopts its guidelines for 2021 EU budget
BUDGET: CPMR is concerned about budget cuts for most developed regions proposed by Charles Michel
UNITED KINGDOM: London recalls that fundamental objective of Brexit is to no longer follow rules of European Union
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: UN welcomes EU decision to establish new monitoring mission for arms embargo
NORTH MACEDONIA: EU welcomes adoption of several important laws
EAST AFRICA: EU releases €1 million initial emergency aid to contain locust invasion
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: progress is needed in implementation of permanent structured cooperation
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Union’s agricultural regions oppose cut in funding for rural development
CANADA: narrow margin for CETA agreement by Dutch Lower House
COMPETITION: Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Brittany Ferries get green light to acquire joint control of Condor shipping group
ECONOMY: postponement of European Parliament vote on 'European Semester' budget process for 2020
ENVIRONMENT: agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on revised ‘Drinking Water’ Directive approved in Parliamentary committee
MONEY LAUNDERING: new proposal soon for EU 'black' list of high-risk non-Member States
TAXATION: Council adopts three pieces of legislation on VAT
INDUSTRY: M5S delegation to European Parliament denounces German lobbying to protect its car manufacturers
DIGITAL: copyright, new stakeholder meeting on 30 March
PARLIAMENT: César Luena and Dan-Ştefan Motreanu elected Vice-Chairs of European Parliament ENVI Committee
EPP: Viktor Orbán calls on his political family to regenerate ideologically and to return to Right
REGIONS: French regions and French State working on simplifying use of post-2020 European funds
TRANSPORT: Mobility I package, nine Member States opposed to European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement call on Commission to take concrete steps