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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12203

28 February 2019
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Commission calls on Member States to maintain course of structural reforms and budgetary consolidation
SLOVENIA: European Commission asks Ljubljana to respect its European budgetary commitments
FINANCE: European Parliament and Council agree on a prudential framework for investment firms with strengthened equivalence rules
FINANCE: European Parliament/Council agreement on pan-European framework for covered bonds
TAXATION: European Parliament's ‘TAX 3' commission advocates creation of a European financial police force
COMPANIES: in light of European elections, SMEunited puts principle of 'Think Small First’ back on table
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Laura Codruţa Kövesi dubbed by European Parliament for position of Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
JUSTICE: Whistleblowers, still no European Parliament/Council agreement over legal basis and prioritisation of reports
JHA: reform of Schengen Borders Code on reintroduction of internal border controls may not come into being during this legislature
JHA: visa-free regimes for the United Kingdom, still no solution on reference to Gibraltar
SPACE: European Parliament/Council agreement on 2021-2027 Space Programme despite Commission's dissatisfaction
TRANSPORT: discussions resume in EU Council on realisation of Trans-European Transport Network
INTERNAL MARKET: seventeen Heads of State and Government put forward seven priorities for future of Single Market
AGRICULTURE: Member States reiterate their differences on future CAP strategic plans
AGRICULTURE: a study confirms new opportunities for European vegetable protein market
GMOs: Testbiotech warns against authorisation of two Bayer maize variants resistant to four herbicides
ENVIRONMENT: Member States are far from meeting requirements of EU water legislation, according to Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: EU to sanction seven new ministers of Bashar al-Assad regime
LEBANON: Ms. Mogherini insists on security cooperation
UKRAINE: misappropriation of funds, EU removes Andriy Klyuyev from its list of sanctioned individuals
SENEGAL: EU calls on all actors to remain calm while awaiting the final results of the presidential election
HUMAN RIGHTS: Didier Reynders urges Belarus to abolish death penalty
WTO: allocation of EU tariff rate quotas after Brexit is not going well in Geneva
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Franco-German duo sets its conditions for extension of negotiation deadline on Brexit
EP2019: increased weight in European Parliament of right-wing populist movements could threaten EU climate action, according to Adelphi
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Procedure for selecting the seat of the European Labour Authority presented to Council
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, horizon is clear for Romanian Presidency of Council of the EU
SOCIAL: according to trade unions, upcoming European elections will be crucial for future of EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Court confirms validity of most of conditions imposed reprivatisation of the Portuguese company, TAP
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Member States approve technical amendments to Energy Efficiency Directive due to Brexit
CLIMATE: MEPs endorse European Parliament/Council agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from new heavy goods vehicles
FINANCE: Member States ready to negotiate with European Parliament on new rules to facilitate listing of SMEs
FINANCE: green light from Council for interinstitutional agreement on cross-border distribution of investment funds
INDIA/PAKISTAN: for Ms Mogherini, resumption of diplomatic contacts is 'essential'
NEW ZEALAND: trade negotiations continue at a sustained pace
PACIFIC: EU commits €50 million to support sustainable development of region's small island states
TRANSPORT: green light from Member States to two interinstitutional agreements
TRANSPORT: two organisations welcome interinstitutional agreement on Road Infrastructure Safety Management
UKRAINE: EU-US joint visit to Odessa
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: Correction on position of certain Member States on export of unemployment benefits in Regulation on coordination of social security systems

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