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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11800
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Defence

France and Germany want to 'serve' the European approach through their bilateral work

Ahead of the European conference on defence on 7 June, Germany and France confirmed their resolve on Thursday 1 June to progress on concrete projects as part of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PSC), as well as to progress towards joint missions in the Sahel.

It was France's armed forces minister, Sylvie Goulard, who stated this and who repeated it at the end of a meeting in Berlin with her German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen.  "The bilateral work between France and Germany must...

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BEACONS
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UKRAINE: European Parliament backs EU's additional trade preferences, with exceptions
SRI LANKA: MEPs call for Colombo's GSP+ commitments to be closely monitored
DEVELOPMENT: Parliament backs European Consensus on Development though it disappoints many MEPs
DIGITAL: Parliament offers decisive support for 5G development
SEA: Parliament expects much from forthcoming UN ocean conference
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Agreement in principle between Commission and Italy over restructuring of MPS bank
COMPETITION: Commission opens investigation into Romania's restrictions on gas exports
BANKING: Andrea Enria calls again for European solution to non-performing bank loans
FINANCE: ESMA says that it is prepared to take on new supervisory duties
ECB: 41 MEPs call for more transparency on CSPP programme to acquire private bonds
TAXATION: Businesses say public opinion has no role in fighting tax optimisation
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Internet giants making progress against hate speech, but efforts vary
JHA: 18 member states already on track to join European Prosecutor's Office
DEFENCE: France and Germany want to 'serve' the European approach through their bilateral work
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament's Greens go to Court of Justice over lack of transparency on glyphosate
FISHERIES: Inter-institutional agreement on Atlantic tuna conservation measures
AGRICULTURE: Parliament agriculture committee backs increased supply of organic fertilisers
HEALTH: France delays vote on endocrine disruptors
REGIONS: Germany wants to scrap regional categories after 2020
TRANSPORT: Commission's 'mobility' package proposals receive rather positive response
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: EU hails election of new government
EGYPT: EU criticises new law on NGOs
NEWS BRIEFS
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FINANCE: ESMA fines rating agency Moody's
TAXATION: Huge majority in European Parliament for reduced rates on e-books
JHA: European Parliament endorses new model visa to tackle fraud
UNITED KINGDOM: National ambassadors to EU will hold meetings of 27 twice a month