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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12370

16 November 2019
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SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: political agreement for rail passenger rights on EU Council horizon
SPACE: governance of European Galileo programme on radar of an independent Inquiry Board
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on recast of Drinking Water Directive before end of year would be quite a feat
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, too many derogations granted by EU countries, according to harmonised risk indicators
GMO: initiation of legal proceedings against authorisation in EU of glyphosate- and glufosinate resistant maize
MIGRATION: future reform of asylum must continue to find its way between supporters and opponents of mandatory solidarity mechanisms
FISHERIES: EU fails in its attempt to cap mackerel catches in international waters
ENERGY: European Parliament/Council of the EU agreement on tyre labelling provides for possibility of abrasion reference
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: sensitive discussions expected at EU Council on annual evaluation of respect for the rule of law
BUDGET: Commission asks EU Council to be flexible on 2020 budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB: environmentalists and civil society welcome decisive step forward represented by EU Bank's new climate strategy
STATE AID: commission gives green light to €2.6 billion in public support for Irish National Broadband Plan
STATE AID: in-depth investigation into tax exemptions for Italian ports
STATE AID: Spain will subject its ports to corporate tax as from 2020
ECONOMY: GDP and employment up by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively in euro area in third quarter
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: from spring 2020, a tool will help SMEs make better use of free trade agreements
WTO: WTO members annoyed by uncertainty surrounding Brexit
ISRAEL: EU refutes accusations of discrimination regarding labelling of foodstuffs originating from settlements
COLOMBIA: EU brings its dispute with Bogota over its frozen fries to WTO
UNITED STATES: US idea of a trade agreement with EU limited to lobster is unlikely to happen
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: civil partnership is beginning to yield results
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: NGOs take European Commission to General Court for 'funding segregation of disabled persons in Bulgaria'
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: German climate law passed by Bundestag
TRADE: BRICS advocate multilateral trading system
ECONOMY: inflation down to 0.7% in euro area in July
FINANCE: Commission will propose to extend equivalence decision for UK-based clearing houses
EUROPEAN LEFT: PEL Conference to be held near Malaga from 13 to 15 December
REGIONS: Atlantic Arc Regions adopt a declaration setting out their vision for fisheries activities after Brexit
UKRAINE: Normandy format summit on December 9
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: A vicious Brexit circle
Replicatio
REPLICATIO: Reaction to Mr Denuit's editorials on Catalonia
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 18/11 to 24/11/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 1st December 2019
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