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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12042

16 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 35
EXTERNAL ACTION / Canada
Despite recent ratification by Austria, new government in Italy poses threat to continuity of CETA
Brussels, 15/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 14 June, Italy's new Agriculture Minister Gian Marco Centinaio warned that Italy does not intend to ratify the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) due to its insufficient protection of Italy's geographical indications. He thus cast doubt on the continuity of CETA, which needs to be ratified by the 28 EU member states before it can be fully implemented.

"We will not ratify the agreement with Canada because it only protects a small part of our...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: In Paris, Emmanuel Macron and Giuseppe Conte try to find common EU solutions
CLIMATE: CO2 from new cars and vans after 2020 - Council working group prepares ground well for ministers
CLIMATE: Petersberg Dialogue -  Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete in Berlin to prepare COP24
AGRICULTURE: CAP post-2020, Spanish olives and powdered milk on Council menu Monday 18 June
AGRICULTURE: Proposal for €468 million reduction in direct aid for financing crisis reserve
FISHERIES: Ministers discuss Fisheries Fund 2021-2027, monitoring and electric pulse fishing on Monday
JUSTICE: First areas of reflection at Council on electronic evidence
WEAPONS: Commission proposes more integrated approach to European policy on trafficking in illegal weapons
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Way opened for EU's imposition of customs duties on €2.8 billion of US exports by early July
CANADA: Despite recent ratification by Austria, new government in Italy poses threat to continuity of CETA
GEORGIA: MEPs call for end of Russian occupation
ACP: Counter-terrorism, humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and migration on agenda of ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
TRADE: MEPs call for ban on trade in ivory within EU
SOCIAL - EMPLOYMENT - EDUCATION - YOUTH
EDUCATION: Austrian Presidency of Council will focus on Erasmus+ programme post-2020
SOCIAL: Member states want derogations to directive on working conditions for certain civil servants
SOCIAL: Member states concerned at possible reduction of their competences due to future European Labour Authority
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: Collective action of interpreters at European Parliament enters its third week
BUDGET: MEPs concerned about how second tranche of financing of Facility for Refugees in Turkey
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Taxation of Internet giants will have been priority dossier under Bulgarian Presidency of Council of EU
ECONOMY: Annual inflation rate up to 1.9% and 2.0% in Eurozone and EU respectively in May
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Turkish civil society has doubts about European Court of Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
AUSTRALIA: European and Australian services industries want ambitious free trade agreement for their sector
CLIMATE: EU 'external action' post-2020 budget proposal neglects environment and climate, WWF bemoans
TRADE: BusinessEurope encourages EU to talk to China to address grievances over USA
ENERGY: Maros Sefcovic seeks to begin discussion with Russia and Ukraine in July on gas supplies
ENERGY: France welcomes European interinstitutional agreement on new 'renewables' directive
SPACE: GSA report says Galileo's performance exceeds expectations
JUSTICE: Bulgaria hands ECRIS-TCN on to future Austrian Presidency of EU Council
INDUSTRY: Small businesses feel the SME definition applying at EU level is viable
DIGITAL: Commission launches European artificial intelligence alliance and appoints group of experts
RESEARCH: Four new member states join international cooperation on high-performance calculation
PAKISTAN: European Union deploys fourth election observation mission
TRANSPORT: Car industry players sign an appeal for road safety
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 18/06 - 24/06
Other events: 18/06 - 1/07