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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12032

2 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / Belarus
EU launches communication campaign
Brussels, 01/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 31 May, the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced the EU would launch its first communication campaign in Belarus.

"The EU is launching a first country-wide communication campaign focusing on the benefits of EU-Belarus cooperation for the Belarusian people and highlighting concrete results of EU-funded projects in the fields of economic growth, energy efficiency and health", the EEAS announced in a press release, following a meeting in Brussels between High...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission unveils proposal to reform CAP beyond 2020
AGRICULTURE: France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Finland and Greece come together in support of CAP budget post-2020
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to discuss young farmers and future of CAP in Sofia
ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to increase post-2020 budget of LIFE programme for environment and climate
BIODIVERSITY: Commission proposes EU initiative to stop decline of wild pollinators
TELECOMS: Council may consider capping prices for intra-EU calls in the code
JHA: Member states invited to take a position on possible success or failure of reform of European asylum system
JUSTICE: Ministers' views eagerly awaited on several questions of civil, commercial and criminal justice
TRANSPORT: MEPs to vote on tricky social issues in the mobility package
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU refers American tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium to WTO
TRADE: EU launches WTO case against forced transfer of technology to China
CHINA: EU and China intend to strengthen cooperation on foreign policy
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls on Israel to overturn its announcement of new settlements and demolition of a Bedouin village
BELARUS: EU launches communication campaign
ARMENIA: Provisional application of comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement
SUDAN: European Parliament calls on authorities to commute death penalty for Noura Hussein Hammad
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Council's 'code of conduct' group looks at new criteria for European black list of tax havens
FINANCE: New rules to encourage insurance companies to invest in standardised securitised products
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Court to rule soon on whether Polish legal system meets criteria inherent to rule of law
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Work-life balance, opinion from Parliament's gender equality committee sets maternity/paternity pay at 80% of gross pay
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: Court extends passengers' right to compensation for significant delay of an international flight
FINANCE: Court clarifies level of sanction applicable in event of infringement of obligation to declare sums of cash leaving the EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Dunja Mijatovic calls on Budapest not to criminalise NGOs that assist migrants
NEWS BRIEFS
SPAIN: Appointment of Pedro Sanchez hailed
JUSTICE: EU-Japan data protection dialogue kicks off
SYRIA: EU pushes for Syrian opposition to remain united
TRANSPORT: Car industry stakeholders welcome Parliament vote on manipulation of odometers
TRANSPORT: Romanian road transporters reject idea of posting of workers system applying to drivers
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit talks hit crisis point
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 04/06 - 10/06
Other Events: 4/06 - 17/06