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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12034

6 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 33
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Emu
Mario Centeno reiterates his commitment to progress in institutional reforms
Brussels, 05/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

At the Brussels Economic Forum on Tuesday 5 June, the chair of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno, reiterated his intention of progressing with reforms on deepening Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).

Although he welcomed the return to good results currently seen throughout the EU (see EUROPE 12014), Centeno stressed that the “institutions are still incomplete”.

Referring to the Eurozone summit to be held in Brussels on 28 and 29 June, he said: “we have a choice to either remain vulnerable to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Chances of compromise on European asylum system reform at end of June remain slim
MIGRATION: Dimitris Avramopoulos says Theo Francken's proposal to push migrants back can never be applied in Europe
MIGRATION: MEPs recognise key role of Niger
TERRORISM: European Commission authorised to negotiate cooperation agreements between Europol and eight third countries
AGRICULTURE: Future CAP budget worries numerous EU agriculture ministers
FISHERIES: Public consultation on evaluation of fleet entry-exit scheme
TRANSPORT: Supporters of liberalisation of market and social rules win first set in Parliament
DIGITAL: Crucial week for Parliament's judicial affairs committee on copyright directive
DIGITAL: 2020 connectivity targets at risk of being missed, Court of Auditors warns
JUSTICE: MEPs and experts take a closer look at what went wrong in Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair
ENERGY: Use of renewables lagging behind globally in transport and heating-cooling
ENERGY: Eurelectric calls for further electrification of EU economy to meet climate demands
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Moscow proposes alliance with EU against US customs tariffs on steel and aluminium
BELARUS: Natalia Radzina says dialogue between EU and Belarus only possible under strict conditions
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Pier Antonio Panzeri calls for release of human rights campaigner Ahmed Mansoor
DEVELOPMENT: At opening of EDD 2018, UN/EU/Africa appeal for women to be given a place in society they deserve
BURKINA FASO: EU to provide €50 million in support for country's security and development
TRADE: EU may implement safeguard measures for steel sector from July, says Malmström
MEXICO: Parliamentary delegation mission to analyse trade section of revised global agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: Interpreters initiate almost unprecedented strike action
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Administrator of a fan page on Facebook and the social network are jointly responsible for processing visitors' data
CITIZENSHIP: Notion of 'spouse' within meaning of 'freedom of movement' directive includes same-sex spouses, Court rules
BUDGET: Advocate General proposes cancelling act of adoption of 2017 EU budget whilst maintaining its effects
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Mario Centeno reiterates his commitment to progress in institutional reforms
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: EU and Mexico sign competition cooperation agreement
ENVIRONMENT: Pesticides - EFSA, ECHA and Professor Portier to appear before special PEST committee on 7 June
SPACE: GSA enthusiastic about first smartphone on the market to fully use Galileo frequency
JUSTICE: Parliament's work on 'whistleblowers' directive begins to take shape
MALI: EU calls for peaceful, credible and inclusive presidential election on 29 July
EP2019: Maroš Šefčovič is Social Democrat group leadership contestant
FISHERIES: Sofia ministerial declaration on Black Sea fisheries
FISHERIES: Fish processing sector passes fitness check with flying colours
SOCIAL: Range of studies reveals that social economy is having to confront serious difficulties in Western Balkans