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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11803
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Fyrom

EU sends experts group to help new government on rule of law

On Wednesday 7 June, European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn announced that the Commission would send a group of independent experts "to help and advise the new government on systemic rule of law issues" in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).  The new government, led by Social Democrat Zoran Zaev, was elected by the parliament on 1 June.

The experts group will visit the country soon to carry out an analysis of the current situation, follow-up on...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DEFENCE: Commission launches European Defence Fund
TRANSPORT: Road safety and road and maritime transport qualifications on Council agenda
JHA: Ministers to formally launch European Prosecutor's Office and take stock of failure to reform asylum system
TERRORISM: EPP and ALDE groups at European Parliament highlight need to set up special committee
DIGITAL: Political agreement expected at Telecommunications Council on cross-border parcel deliveries
FISHERIES: Parliament to set out measures to safeguard fisheries in Mediterranean
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to discuss organic farming and agricultural markets on Monday
ENERGY: Importance of CCS highlighted
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Commission approves plan to resolve Spanish bank Banco Popular by sale
BANKS: Differences of opinion over Maltese report listing progress made on reducing and pulling financial risks
MONEY LAUNDERING: Compromise takes shape over transparency of beneficial owners
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Revision of 'posted workers' directive continues to divide EPP group at European Parliament
EMPLOYMENT: European Network of Public Employment Services working well, says Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: EU sends experts group to help new government on rule of law
UNRWA: EU and UNRWA reaffirm their mutual commitment
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU provided with a strategy to favour resilience of vulnerable societies
DEVELOPMENT: EDD opens with a plea for investment in Africa, a pledge of shared prosperity
DEVELOPMENT: European Consensus on Development is signed for guiding future EU policy
CAR: EU commits €382 million to support economic and social development
ECONOMY: OECD calls for new approaches to make globalisation work for all
TRADE: Intense WTO negotiations on agriculture ahead of Buenos Aires conference
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EGC: EU ordered to pay Guardian Europe more than €650,000 in damages
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CORRUPTION: Council of Europe notes increasing number of scandals and calls on EU to join GRECO
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Commission approves €7.28 million aid plan for Italian airport
ENERGY: EIB loan for cross-border electricity link in West Africa
ETS: UK election causes delay in ETS reform talks
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Commission registers 'Stop Extremism' ECI
OECD: International signature of multilateral convention for OECD's BEPs project
STATISTICS: Inter-institutional political agreement on extending European Statistical Programme until 2020
TRANSPORT: European pilots call on EU member states to fight against precarious working conditions