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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12005
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Internal market

Commission publishes best practice to support retail trade

On Thursday 19 April, the European Commission published a series of best practices to help member states to open up their national retail trade sectors to the rest of Europe. This communication comes with a guide to breathe new life into city centres through small shops and a Retail Restrictiveness Indicator.

The Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for Employment and Growth, Jyrki Katainen, explained that his institution had identified best practices in the member...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EUROPE: Angela Merkel begins her tacit response to Macron's proposals on Eurozone
UNITED KINGDOM: House of Lords wants United Kingdom to be able to stay in customs union
BUDGET: Agreement on simplified financial rules confirmed at member state level
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Bulgarian Presidency hopes to conclude inter-institutional negotiations on clean energy legislation by end of June
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission publishes best practice to support retail trade
MIGRATION: Work continues at EU Council on reform of European asylum system without guarantee of agreement by June
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MEDIA: Parliament demands better protection of investigative journalists in EU
MONEY LAUNDERING: Parliament sets fifth revision of European rules to tackle money laundering in stone
BUSINESS: MEPs losing patience with Council's inertia regarding country by country tax transparency reporting
INDUSTRY: European Parliament gives get-go for institutional agreement on regulating motor vehicle type approval and market monitoring
ENERGY: European Parliament negotiating mandate with Council is confirmed on Nord Stream-2 amendment to gas directive
AGRICULTURE: Plenary gives go-ahead to new text on organic farming
COMPETITION: MEPs call for end to aggressive tax planning
AUSTRALIA: European Parliament approves partnership agreement and backs upcoming launch of trade talks with EU
UN: Parliament calls on EU to support future global pact on safe, orderly and regular migration
TURKEY: Parliament calls for release of two Greek soldiers
MIDDLE EAST: Parliament calls for restraint in Gaza Strip
PHILIPPINES: Parliament calls for end to extrajudicial executions
BELARUS: Parliament says any backtracking on democracy should bring about EU response
JUSTICE: European Parliament makes formal request for financial instrument to promote fundamental values in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: EU ready to react through 'appropriate' measures to any attack on democracy
MONTENEGRO: Duško Marković hopes to open last negotiation chapters by end of year
TRADE: Chinese e-bike industry rejects allegations of dumping on European market
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Parliament and Council hoping for rapid agreement on increasing resources for national competition authorities
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Marianne Thyssen calls on member states to support social dimension in multiannual financial framework post 2020
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: A commercial agent's right to compensation applies even if agency terminates contract during trial period
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Danish measure to reduce waste water charges
WESTERN BALKANS: Federica Mogherini underlines importance of regular meetings between six countries
NORTH KOREA: EU imposes sanctions on four more people linked to nuclear and ballistic programme
MIGRATION: EU28 granted international protection to 538,000 people in 2017