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NEWS BRIEFS / Future of eu

Tusk endorses Macron's message on a Europe that protects

18/05/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 17 May, European Council President Donald Tusk endorsed the rhetoric of newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron on a Europe that protects its citizens and businesses (see EUROPE 11788).  "Millions of Europeans see your victory as a sign of hope", Tusk stated.  "Hope for a Europe that protects, (...) for a Europe that looks to the future", he said before his meeting with Macron in Paris. "A strong EU, capable of being sovereign in...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When – at last – mutual trust returns
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: Parliament ready to negotiate on audiovisual services and Council could follow soon
MIGRATION: European Parliament calls on Commission to take action against member states failing to relocate asylum seekers
TRANSPORT: European Parliament opposes total liberalisation of cabotage
COHESION: European Parliament wants more local autonomy in mobilisation of ESI funds and financial instruments
SOUTH KOREA: European Parliament hails FTA results with EU but criticises Seoul on sustainable development
EEA: Parliament approves EFTA countries' solidarity contributions for 2014-2021
CHECHNYA: European Parliament urges Chechen authorities to stop homosexual persecution
SYRIA: MEPs say EU must be more actively involved on Syria
MIDDLE EAST: Parliament calls for European peace initiative
ECB: Independence of monetary institute debated at European Parliament
FINANCE: European Parliament calls for global EU plan to stimulate financial technology
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Maltese Presidency of the EU Council confident for legislative work on energy efficiency
ENERGY: Initiative on clean energy transition for EU islands launched
HEALTH: Commission again delays vote by member states on endocrine disruptors
COHESION: MEPs abandon their opposition to macro-conditionality for granting structural funds
AGRICULTURE: Climate change and water management on Malta meeting agenda
AGRICULTURE: Young European farmers' views on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: Parliament AGRI committee to vote on 30 May on greening of aid delegated act
TRANSPORT: No changes to ban on laptops for Union planes
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Facebook fined €110 million for providing incorrect information when it acquired WhatsApp
COMPETITION: Altice suspected of breaching European rules when it acquired PT Portugal
TAXATION: Country-by-country tax transparency – discussions stuck at technical level
FINANCE: BusinessEurope opposes change in structure of European Supervisory Authorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Commission and EEAS say 2016 saw progress in reactivating EU/Neighbourhood countries' relations
DEVELOPMENT: Way is clear for Council's unanimous adoption of European Consensus on 19 May
CLIMATE: EU and ACP countries press everyone to implement Paris Agreement
UNITED NATIONS: Antonio Guterres 'counting on EU' to develop broad alliances for applying Paris Agreement
ECUADOR: Quito terminates bilateral investment treaties with seven EU countries
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SYRIA: Fund-freezing measures against cousin of Bashar al-Assad upheld
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Study reveals shortcomings in conservation of genetic resources
ALGERIA: Support for rural civil society
FUTURE OF EU: Tusk endorses Macron's message on a Europe that protects
BALKANS: Mogherini to dine with prime ministers of Balkan countries in Brussels on 24 May
JHA: EU's priorities to fight crime adopted for the period 2018-2021
LIBYA: Libya Quartet meeting in Brussels on 23 May
CORRIGENDUM
MONEY LAUNDERING: Spelling correction
INTERNAL MARKET: European Federation of Cleaning Industries also concerned by electronic 'services' card project