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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12045

21 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 36
NEWS BRIEFS / Ep2024
Angela Merkel supports creation of transnational lists for 2024 European elections

20/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – At the end of the French-German summit in Meseberg on Tuesday 19 June (see EUROPE 12044), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel supported the idea, promoted by France's President Emmanuel Macron, of creating a European constituency enabling the election of MEPs on transnational lists for the European elections in 2024.  The European Parliament itself has rejected this concept while advocating the designation of a lead candidate ('Spitzenkandidaten') by the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Summit preparatory meeting in Brussels on Sunday 24 June to make migration dossier less explosive
MIGRATION: Council postpones confirmation of progress made on various texts of 'asylum' package
JHA: EU Council has mandate to negotiate future visa policy
ENERGY: Inter-institutional agreement on revised energy efficiency directive containing 32.5% target for 2030
ENERGY: Inter-institutional agreement on energy and climate policy governance
DIGITAL: Green light from Parliament committee on copyright but persisting uncertainty regarding plenary decision
DIGITAL: inter-institutional agreement on the free flow of non-personal data
JUSTICE: Halt in interpreting services provokes Parliament committee vote postponement on insolvency directive
ANIMALHEALTH: Inter-institutional agreement on medicated feed
FISHERIES: Difficult task for Parliament to reach agreement on control regulation revision within year
CLIMATE: EU could raise 2030 emissions reduction target to over 45%, Cañete announces
CLIMATE: Parliament's environment and foreign affairs committees propose ways to step up EU climate diplomacy
TRANSPORT: Disputes in Parliament on rail passengers' rights and obligations
TRANSPORT: Mixed response from civil society to Parliament vote on negotiating mandates for first mobility package
COHESION: MEPs say that Northern Ireland should be included in European cohesion funds after 2020
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Engie ordered to pay €120 million corresponding to unlawful aid back to Luxembourg
ECOFIN: VAT, Banking Union and European Semester on ministerial agenda
BANKS: MEPs ready to negotiate 'risk reduction' package with member states
FINANCE: Council ready to negotiate proposed pan-European personal pension products
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Entry into force of EU rebalancing measures on 22 June in response to US taxes on steel and aluminium
USA: EU warns US withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council risks undermining country's role as champion of democracy
TRADE: Commission calls for EU agricultural aid in WTO 'orange box' to be limited as much as possible in post-2020 CAP
SECURITY - DEFENCE
TERRORISM: Eurojust welcomes declaration in favour of creating European judicial counter terrorism register
CSDP: Civilian EU missions must cooperate more with civil society and local populations, says EPLO
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU and UK make some progress on separation issues but Ireland remains source of concern
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Parliament employment committee puts forward amendments for plenary on mobility package
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Council to request fast-track examination of proposals on 2021-2027 MFF
COHESION: Stairway to Excellence initiative extended in support of regional level innovation
CLIMATE: Mogherini convenes international conference on climate change, peace and security on 22 June
COMPETITION: Member states give green light to inter-institutional agreement reinforcing resources available to national competition authorities
ENTERPRISE: UEAPME concerned by Brexit impact on SMEs' business activity
INTERNAL MARKET: Member states give green light to agreement on Single Digital Gateway
MOLDOVA: EPP group at European parliament regrets invalidation of local elections in Chişinău
OLAF: Ville Itälä made Director General of European anti-fraud office
EP2024: Angela Merkel supports creation of transnational lists for 2024 European elections
THAILAND: EU asks government to reverse moratorium on death penalty