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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11963

17 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 27
CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
19/02-25/02

 

Monday 19 February

  • Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Agriculture and Fisheries’ Council. *Agriculture: – Exchange of views on the communication of the Commission on the future of food and agriculture. – Coupled support: direct payments, environmental payments, rural development. – EU strategy for the bio-economy: the role of agriculture in the framework of the revision of the strategy for the bio-economy (economy of resources, sustainability, innovation and reduction of emissions)...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
EU-NATO: NATO remains foundation for collective defence, Mogherini stresses
EXTERNAL ACTION
BALKANS: Johannes Hahn optimistic about resolving Macedonia name issue by end of June
SYRIA: EU reiterates support for political process in Syria
TURKEY: Federica Mogherini calls on Turkey to show restraint in military operation in Afrin
BURMA/MYANMAR: Several MEPs call on EU to review its policy
MERCOSUR: Decisive week for an EU-MERCOSUR trade deal before election campaigning starts in Brazil
MEXICO: Decisive stage for talks on trade section of updated EU-Mexico global agreement
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Council of EU makes further step towards future network of European universities
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EUROPE: Spain wants CAP to be at the heart of the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: Joint German-French paper pours cold water on services e-card
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to continue deliberations on future of CAP
AGRICULTURE: Further increase in land and organic farming and organic market in 2016
ENERGY: Šefčovič confident that Southern Gas Corridor will carry Caspian region gas to EU from 2020
ENVIRONMENT: Pivotal week for chair and name of Parliament special committee on pesticides
JUSTICE: How EU bodies deal with personal data, Bulgarian Presidency's ideas for resolving deadlock
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Green light to Belgian certification system for electricity produced from renewable sources and high-efficiency cogeneration
COMPETITION: In-depth investigation opens into planned merger between Praxair and Linde
ECONOMY: EESC calls for austerity policies to be limited in event of future asymmetric shock
ECOFIN: Budget and sustainable finance on ministers' agenda
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Thorbjørn Jagland calls for state of emergency to be lifted
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU calls again for release of Gui Minhai
ENVIRONMMENT: Green cities at forefront of European Green Week in May
SPACE: Bulgarian Presidency postpones until 29 May the Competitiveness Council on space
UNITED KINGDOM: London offers to grant post-Brexit rights for Europeans to EEA citizens
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Beware the Ides of March
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 19/02-25/02
Other events: 19/02-04/03