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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12033

5 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / Korea
Federica Mogherini says positive momentum must be maintained around North Korea
Brussels, 04/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 1 June, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and South Korea's Foreign Affairs Minister Kang Kyung-wha agreed on the need to continue work towards the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

"High Representative Mogherini and Minister Kang stressed the need for (...) positive momentum to be maintained", the European External Action Service stated in a press release on 2 June.

During their phone conversation, the two political...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Ministers take another step towards comprehensive agreement on 'insolvency' directive
JUSTICE: Progress at Council in discussions about recasting Brussels II (a) regulation
JUSTICE: Electronic evidence – EU ministers torn between speed and quality
DIGITAL: Council negotiations on sales contracts still have long way to go before completion
DIGITAL: MEPs prepared to negotiate free movement of data
MIGRATION: Merkel wants consensus on European asylum reform even if it takes time to achieve
ENERGY: Study says that G7 countries are still spending more than $100 billion a year on subsidising fossil fuels
REGIONS: Mr Joulaud wants to create specific support fund for regions affected by Brexit
AGRICULTURE: Committee of Regions wonders about effectiveness of proposals on capping of aid
AGRICULTURE: Spectre of repatriation haunts new CAP
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOREA: Federica Mogherini says positive momentum must be maintained around North Korea
ACP: ACP-EU Council of Ministers wants strengthened post-Cotonou partnership, including global governance
CLIMATE: EU and ACP Group show solidarity on COP24 and also want to strengthen their voice in other UN fora
DEVELOPMENT: Putting women and girls at heart of sustainable development is central EDD theme
TRADE: Expiry review of anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese bicycles
TRADE: China defends its intellectual property policy against EU at WTO
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Favourable but cautious welcome for Angela Merkel's comments on future of EU and Eurozone
COMPETITION: Green light to ABB's acquisition of General Electric Industrial Solutions
INSTITUTIONAL
SLOVENIA: Janez Janša's nationalist party victorious in elections of 3 June
EP2019: With a year to go until European elections, Parliament promotes youth participation
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Angela Merkel hopes for agreement on 2021-2027 MFF before European elections of May 2019
TRADE: Review of EU anti-dumping duties on imports of tungsten electrodes originating in China
JUSTICE: Language question raised in ministerial discussions on setting up European Public Prosecutor's office
JUSTICE: European ministers discuss Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair behind close doors
IRAN: EU prolongs its sanctions linked to non-proliferation
MONTENEGRO: Federica Mogherini hails country's commitment to regional stability
FISHERIES: Commission able to negotiate new EU-Cape Verde fisheries agreement
FISHERIES: Council gives go-ahead for negotiation of new fisheries agreement with Madagascar
EP2019: Leinen hopes that German members of Parliament's EPP group will review their position on transnational lists in future
TRANSPORT: Liberal approach wins out at Parliament committee on social aspects of first mobility package
EUROPEAN LIBRARY
European Library: No. 1224