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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11734
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Maltese Presidency given mandate for negotiating final agreement on organics with MEPs

On Monday 27 February, the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU noted the existence of a qualified majority in favour of its draft compromise on organic farming (see EUROPE 11730).

The delegations from the Special Agriculture Committee (CSA) granted the Maltese Presidency a renewed mandate for negotiating with the European Parliament a final agreement on organic farming. The next trilogue meeting on this issue takes place on Wednesday 8 March.  The Council Presidency submitted a...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Council supports objectives of green energy package, but calls for reality check over deadlines and respecting national specifics
ENERGY: New assurances from Commission that EU does not support Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
COHESION: According to most recent Regional Competitiveness Index, southern regions' situation has stabilised
AGRICULTURE: Trade agreements with three non-EU countries reported to have boosted EU agri-food exports by €1 billion
AGRICULTURE: Maltese Presidency given mandate for negotiating final agreement on organics with MEPs
ETS: Difficult equation to be solved at Council between climate-ambitious and supporters of as many free quotas as possible
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA consultation on risk assessment of substances present in food intended for infants
FISHERIES: European Commission does not have reliable fish biomass data
MIGRATION: Possible recommendations for states to speed up implementation of return decisions for illegal migrants
JHA: Definitive adoption of visa-free regime for Georgia and revised transversal visa suspension mechanism
AUDIOVISUAL: Commercial broadcasters sound alarm
RESEARCH: Commission changes Horizon 2020 rules linked to researchers' pay
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: Belgrade opens two negotiation chapters and closes one provisionally
FYROM: Hahn calls on president to give Zoran Zaev mandate to form new government
NORTH KOREA: EU imposes new sanctions on Pyongyang
LIBYA: EU hails ceasefire agreement in Tripoli
BURKINA FASO: EU commits €117 million for food security and sustainable agriculture
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: National experts examine conditions for accession to future European deposit insurance system
MONEY LAUNDERING: Publication of beneficial owners of shell companies re-tabled by European Parliament
FINANCE: Equivalence system for third-country rules works but could be more consistent, says Commission
FINANCE: Still many obstacles to cross-border investment, Commission concludes
COMPETITION: LSE/Deutsche Börse merger hits choppy waters
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Content for European pillar of social rights beginning to take shape
SOCIAL: Commission strengthens its defence in suspected conflicts of interest at SCOEL
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU extends arms embargo and sanctions on four people for a year
GEORGIA: EU criticises announcement of closure of two crossing points between Georgia and Abkhazia
JHA: Data protection – Trump administration promises not to affect Europeans' rights under Privacy Shield
PHILIPPINES: EU calls for rule of law to be upheld after Leila de Lima's arrest
TRANSPORT: Commission launches public consultation on multimodal transport passenger rights
UNITED KINGDOM: An end to automatic rights for Europeans in UK after triggering article 50?
CIVIL PROTECTION: Commissioner Stylianides attends DEMA emergency response agency exercise in Denmark
EUROPEAN LIBRARY
European Library: N. 1172