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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12051
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Defence

European Council gives further boost to Europe of Defence

On Thursday 28 June, the heads of state and government called for further measures to strengthen the EU's strategic autonomy, while complementing and strengthening the activities of NATO.

"On this sovereign Europe of defence, things are moving forwards and over the past year in an unprecedented way, if I look at the previous five decades", France's President Emmanuel Macron stated.

In their conclusions, the leaders scan many security and defence files.  The European Council thus "calls...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIGRATION: Twenty-Eight hammer out 'European' solution based largely on voluntary approach
FYROM: Zoran Zaev imagines his country in EU in 2025
RUSSIA: European leaders agree to prolong economic sanctions
DEFENCE: European Council gives further boost to Europe of Defence
DIGITAL: End of legislative cycle as new objective for putting single market into practice
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May hopes to dial up intensity of relations on post-Brexit relations with EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Draft 'Rozière' report significantly strengthens protection for whistleblowers
JUSTICE: On question of electronic evidence, member states examine service providers' appropriate level of responsibility
CLIMATE: Rules for implementation of CORSIA system - Commission commends progress at ICAO but NGOs are disappointed
ENVIRONMENT: Toxicity of pesticide additives is not assessed in member states, says special Parliament committee, PEST
ENERGY: Baltic States and Poland sign roadmap for synchronisation of Baltic electricity network with continental system
ENERGY: Talks on revised regulatory framework for EU electricity market are on track
TRANSPORT: Hopes for inter-institutional agreement at end of November on competition in aviation sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU denounces General Haftar's statement on transferring management of oil to national oil corporation
MALDIVES: EU calls for real dialogue between government and opposition
NEIGHBORHOOD: Moldovan co-presidency of Euronest assembly assesses Eastern partners' progress on European path
TRADE: Ghent carries off European inaugural Fair and Ethical Trade City Award
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RULE OF LAW: Execution of European arrest warrant can be postponed due to deficiencies in judicial system of country of issuance, says Advocate General
EMPLOYMENT: Advocate General holds that family assistants cannot benefit from directive on working time
CONSUMERS: Advocate General clarifies currency in which prices for flights within EU must be advertised
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Commission tells MEPs of legitimacy of its action on rule of law
BUDGET 2018: Parliament to approve €500 million for 2018 in favour of refugees in Turkey on 4 July
BUDGET 2019: Parliament to broadly defend Commission's draft budget
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: As part of Azerigate, 14 former PACE members have access to Council of Europe stripped for life
NEWS BRIEFS
URBAN AGENDA: Eurocities calls for 'humane response' to European level migration flow management
AGRICULTURE: Two-thirds of 10.3 million farms in EU use under 5 hectares
PATENTS: European Patents Office inaugurates new premises in Netherlands
INDUSTRY: UEAPME calls for more support for European industry during next budget cycle
IRAN: EU denounces execution of under 18-year old, contrary to Iran's international obligations