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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12053

3 July 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 31
SOCIAL - CULTURE / Culture
Official Lux Prize shortlist announced
Brussels, 02/07/2018 (Agence Europe)

The names of the 10 films selected for the 2018 LUX Film Prize competition were revealed at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Sunday 1 July. 

These include Border/Gräns by Ali Abbassi (Sweden, Denmark); Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa (Germany, France, Ukraine, Netherlands, Romania); Girl by Lukas Dhont (Belgium, Netherlands); Happy as Lazzaro / Lazzaro felice by Alice Rohrwacher (Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany); Mug / Twarz by Małgorzata Szumovska (Poland); Styx by...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Commission opens infringement proceedings against Warsaw over Supreme Court law
2019 BUDGET: Member states to try to reach position on 11 July
TRANSPARENCY: MEPs prepared to commit to meet only registered lobbyists
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Merkel in trouble as European summit agreement fails to convince
TRANSPORT: Parliament rifts still just as entrenched with two days to go until plenary vote on 'mobility 1' package
ENERGY: Lithuania still concerned at safety of Belarusian nuclear plant at Astravyets
ENERGY: Bulgaria and Greece agree on swift implementation of gas interconnection
DIGITAL: Member states at Council are divided on final Bulgarian compromise provisions on SatCab
FISHERIES: Proposals on new EU-Côte d’Ivoire fisheries agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: SMEs will occupy an important place under Austrian Presidency of Council
SPACE: Space industry encouraging enhanced institutional support for European launchers
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: EU's comments on US customs duties on vehicle imports
USA: MEPs and members of US House of Representatives say transatlantic partnership must be promoted in face of Russia and China
PALESTINE: EU extends EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah mandates until 30 June 2019
ALBANIA: Mogherini and Hahn ask Tirana to keep same determination in reforms
VENEZUELA: EPP Group advocates new elections respecting democratic standards
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Federica Mogherini wants EUNAVFOR Med Sophia operation to monitor action of Libyan coastguard more
DEFENCE: Green/EFA makes final attempts to tighten up EDIDP framework
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Tax justice – Greens/EFA group calls on Austria to take its responsibilities
MONEY LAUNDERING: Maltese prudential authority asks ECB to withdraw banking licence from Pilatus
SOCIAL - CULTURE
SOCIAL: Few agreements in sight in social arena under Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU
CULTURE: Official Lux Prize shortlist announced
NEWS BRIEFS
BREXIT: Italy fails in bid for temporary suspension of relocation to Amsterdam of European Medicines Agency
CUSTOMS: Customs union celebrates 50 years
ENERGY: Council of EU endorses inter-institutional agreement on energy-climate governance
MALI: EU to observe presidential elections of 29 July
FISHERIES: Proposal on codification of regulation on Vigo-based fisheries control agency
EP2019: Matteo Salvini considers union of populist parties for European elections of May 2019
MIDDLE EAST: EU consults with Israel and Palestinian Authority over commitment to two-state solution
RUSSIA: European Parliament's S&D Group says inter-parliamentary relations must be maintained
TRANSPORT: European Union railway passenger security platform set up