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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11944
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Commission launches public consultation on rural development in preparation of future CAP

On Monday 22 January, the European Commission opened a public consultation (open till 20 April) on rural development in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will feed into the discussions on the future of the post-2020 CAP. This consultation seeks to “assess the Performance of Rural Development Programmes of the 2007-2013 period” in an effort to improve and simplify this second pillar of the CAP.

There are 20 or so questions put to stakeholders and the public at large, including:...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Abbas urges Europeans to recognise state of Palestine as quickly as possible
SYRIA: Mogherini warns that Turkish operation could undermine peace negotiations
IRAQ: EU Council adopts new strategy on Iraq
NORTH KOREA: EU adopts sanctions against 17 North Koreans
VENEZUELA: EU imposes sanctions on seven individuals including Minister for Interior
MEDITERRANEAN: Two shores want to highlight young people
ZIMBABWE: EU ready to work with the new government and awaits reforms and democratic elections
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European ministers somewhat favourable to proposal of mandate for post-Cotonou negotiation with ACP
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European ministers reiterate support for integrated approach
DRC: Didier Reynders calls on EU to be very attentive to elections in December 2018
TRADE: WTO support, bilateral agreements and EU response to unfair trading are priorities of Bulgarian presidency
CHILE: Publication of EU negotiating directives with view to updating EU/Chile association agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Conditional green light to payment of new tranche of financial aid to Athens
STATE AID: Green light to Croatian state guarantee for Uljanik
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Major manoeuvres begin at European Parliament on post-2020 multi-annual financial framework
GERMAN: Tough negotiations for a coalition government after SPD gives blessing to marriage of convenience with CDU
POLAND: Rule of law - Poland prepared for dialogue to avoid triggering of 'article 7' procedure
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: MEPs support Ms Revault d’Allonnes-Bonnefoy's draft report on revised 'Eurovignette' directive
JUSTICE: Bulgarian Presidency of Council of EU takes up fight against fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash payments
INDUSTRY: Heated European Parliament debate on primacy of politics over industry in defence domain
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches public consultation on rural development in preparation of future CAP
AGRICULTURE: European spirits drinks sector wants smooth Brexit transition
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Italian Socialist Michele Nicoletti elected President of PACE against backdrop of crisis with Russia
NEWS BRIEFS
GERMANY: Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel recommend deeper Franco-German cooperation
EUROGROUP: Hans Vijlbrief is elected head of Eurogroup working group
TAXATION: Berès criticises decision to remove Panama from European black list of tax havens
SOCIAL: First intensive inter-institutional negotiations under Bulgarian Presidency of Council on question of posted workers
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1206