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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12030

31 May 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / Acp
ACP countries adopt their negotiation mandate for post-Cotonou, Europeans continue their consultations
Brussels, 30/05/2018 (Agence Europe)

Meeting in Lomé for its 107th session on Wednesday 30 May, the Council of Ministers of the group of 79 ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) countries formally adopted its negotiation mandate for a renewed and updated post-Cotonou partnership with the EU when the Cotonou Agreement expires in February 2020.

The decision was adopted without debate, in time for the joint ACP-EU ministerial meeting that starts in the capital of Togo on Thursday 31 May.  This negotiation mandate was approved by...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUTURE OF THE EU: Europe's political integration is only way of meeting global challenges, says Bettel
BUDGET: Parliament opposes budget cuts after 2020 that will change objectives of traditional policies
AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for CAP budget to be increased or maintained in constant euro after 2020
FISHERIES: Imported and EU fisheries products should be treated equally, Parliament stresses
GMO: European Parliament vetoes authorisation of maize resistant to glyphosate
JHA: Parliament denounces extended Schengen area internal border controls
TRADE: Parliament opens way to early June entry into force of new EU trade defence rules
TRADE: Parliament submits proposals for a more effective and fairer EU trade policy
LIBYA: European Parliament calls for elections this year if new constitution in place
COLOMBIA: Juan Manuel Santos thanks EU for its help in strengthening peace
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Parliament urges member states to take a position on reform of European asylum system
JUSTICE: Support for civil society at heart of new justice, rights and values fund
FISHERIES: Commission proposes strengthening controls on fishing activity
ENVIRONMENT: Quality of EU bathing waters is still excellent despite slight drop last year
SOCIAL - EDUCATION - CULTURE - YOUTH
SOCIAL: Commission confirms post-2020 strengthening of link between ESF+ and European Semester
EDUCATION: Commission proposes doubling of Erasmus + programme's funding
CULTURE: Creative Europe budget increase after 2020 except for trans-sectoral section
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Cecilia Malmström repeats that EU wants permanent exemption from taxes on steel and aluminium, but expects quotas
MERCOSUR: Next round of EU-Mercosur free trade talks in early June could be decisive
TRADE: Emmanuel Macron proposes that EU, US, Japan and China plus G20 put together basis of WTO reform
ACP: ACP countries adopt their negotiation mandate for post-Cotonou, Europeans continue their consultations
AFRICA: EU releases €467 million to combat root causes of irregular migration
EGYPT: EU calls for respect of freedom of expression
CSDP: Creation of logistical platform to accelerate deployment of EU crisis management missions
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: €181 million to step up fight against fraud over period 2021-2027
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Divisions in Parliament over future face of framework for equivalence decisions for third countries
COMPETITION: White smoke regarding reinforcement of resources for national competition authorities
COMPETITION: New green light to conditional acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Germany seeks to reassure Ukraine about impact of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline for transiting gas through Ukraine
JUSTICE: No agreement between co-legislators on mutual recognition of decisions for freezing criminal assets
JUSTICE: Whistleblower Christopher Wylie to be heard on 'Cambridge Analytica' affair on Monday 4 June
JUSTICE: Parliament's GUE/NGL group rewards journalist Ján Kuciak and whistleblower Raphaël Halet
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for immediate halt to rocket fire from Gaza
REGIONS: MEPs approve EUSF for Greece, Spain, France and Portugal
SOCIAL: Almost 40 MEPs change their vote on posted workers directive
SYRIA: EU denounces establishment of diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia
TRANSPORT: Unions call on MEPs to improve lorry drivers' social conditions