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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12435

28 February 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 29
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Environment
Greece fined for prolonged infringement of EU law on nitrate pollution
Brussels, 27/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ordered Greece to pay a lump sum of €3.5 million for having been slow in implementing EU law on the protection of waters against nitrate pollution from agricultural sources in a judgment delivered on Thursday 27 February (Case C-298/19).

In April 2015, the Court found Greece to be in breach for the first time (Case C-149/14). The Greek authorities had failed to designate as vulnerable zones several areas - including the Plain of Thessaly and...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, the mismatch trap (2)
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: European and African Union Commissions determined to strengthen EU/AU Strategic Partnership
UNITED KINGDOM: London on offensive in view of upcoming trade negotiations with EU
TURKEY: EU sanctions two people linked to illegal drilling activities in Eastern Mediterranean
TURKEY: David McAllister calls for intensified dialogue
MONTENEGRO: Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee co-chairs call for opposition’s boycott to end
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU ministers concerned about impact of green transition on EU industrial competitiveness
COMPETITIVENESS: economic impact of coronavirus on agenda of informal meeting on 20 March
MIGRATION: future Pact on Migration will have to respond to crisis situations such as those in Greece today, Ylva Johansson tells MEPs
AGRICULTURE: private storage system for olive oil has proved its worth, according to Commission
ENVIRONMENT: 48 MEPs urge Commission to resist trade pressures threatening EU pesticide legislation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Greece fined for prolonged infringement of EU law on nitrate pollution
CONSUMERS: requiring a borrower to domicile their income in an account of bank which provided a loan infringes EU law, according to Advocate-General
CONSUMERS: flight delay resulting from a passenger's violent conduct does not trigger right to compensation, decrees Advocate General
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CYBERSECURITY: ENISA, ECB, Europol and financial institutions join forces to protect Europe's financial system
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Commission against Racism is alarmed at situation in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
EAST AFRICA: EU provides a further €10 million in aid to combat locust invasion
AGRICULTURE: EU favours Serbian accession to the Grains Trade Convention
STATE AID: €134 million of public support to promote rail transport interoperability in Czech Republic given green light
STATE AID: establishment of Dutch Venture Initiative did not violate EU rules
EIB: Poland’s Teresa Czerwińska appointed Vice-President of European Investment Bank’s Management Committee
BELARUS: cancellation of meeting between European Parliament delegation and Belarusian MEPs
CLIMATE: some 40 stakeholders call on Commission to include an emission reduction target of at least 55% by 2030 in its ‘climate law’
CLIMATE: a dozen civil society organisations call on EIB to stop financing fossil fuels
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU calls for an end to crackdown on civil society
JHA: Reintroducing internal EU border controls to deal with Covid-19 would be counterproductive, say European experts
FISHERIES: study to assess existing outlets for unwanted fish catches
RUSSIA: five years after murder of Boris Nemtsov, EU is still calling for a transparent investigation
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Mr Várhelyi confirms that Mr Lajčák will indeed be EU Special Representative