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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12054

4 July 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 38
NEWS BRIEFS / Regions
RegioStars Awards 2018 launched

03/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 July, the European Commission launched the RegioStars Awards 2018. Voting for the 21 finalists begins today. The awards will be made for five categories: promoting a low carbon lifestyle; making public services better and more accessible; achieving industrial transition; dealing with migration in the long term; and preserving the EU's cultural heritage. On this occasion, the Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Creţu, met the finalists at the...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: What we need to do is go back to the spirit of the Resistance – urgently
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EU2018AT: Austrian Presidency priorities on migration divide MEPs
MIGRATION: MEPs very unhappy with results of European summit
DEFENCE: Parliament approves agreement on EDIDP industrial development programme
RESEARCH: Parliament adopts its opinion on joint EuroHPC undertaking in super computers domain
CLIMATE: Parliament suggests ways for EU to step up climate diplomacy before COP24
TAXATION: Parliament calls for simple and effective administrative cooperation in VAT matters
SOCIAL: MEPs approve agreement for EU aid to retrain former Air France workers
AGRICULTURE: Parliament endorses inter-institutional agreement on agricultural statistics
TRANSPORT: Satellite radio navigation cooperation agreement between EU and Africa approved
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Parliament calls on EU to better protect indigenous peoples
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Austria wants to guard against effects of latest migration measures planned by Germany
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc takes a position against total or no application of posting rules in international transport
JUSTICE: Parliament and Commission representatives look at what lessons should be learnt from Cambridge Analytica affair 
JUSTICE: MEPs set out their position on insolvency directive
DIGITAL: Copyright – European Data Protection Supervisor gets involved
DIGITAL: British audiovisual market share in EU scrutinised
COHESION: Commission proposals for the next budgetary cycle lack strategic vision according to European Policies Research Centre
ENVIRONMENT: Only 40% of rivers and lakes in sound health, says Environment Agency
AGRICULTURE: Cereal production in EU forecast to fall by 6% in 2018
ENERGY: Romania underlines commitment to BRUA project and promotion of Black Sea resources
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: In Athens, Pierre Moscovici welcomes 'solid and credible' agreement over exit from third bailout plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: EU and Bulgaria sign new €41 million financial agreement to support reforms
MERCOSUR: New session of talks for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement on 9 July
TRADE: Faced with trade war, French Council of Economic Analysis asks EU to rely on bilateral agreements
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: No progress on MEPs' allowance for general costs
PARLIAMENT: Tajani meets representatives of Parliament's interpreters
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: General Court upholds fine of €57.69 million for Sanitec Europe and its subsidiaries
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Two names, including PGI 'Choucroute d'Alsace', registered
PATENTS: António Campinos begins mandate as head of European Patents Office
ENERGY: Polish gas group PGNiG welcomes Stockholm tribunal ruling in dispute with Gazprom
JAPAN: Signature of EU-Japan free trade agreement expected at Brussels summit on 11 July
PARLIAMENT: Bureau improves reform to end unpaid Parliament internships
EP2019: Parti de gauche leaves European Left
REGIONS: RegioStars Awards 2018 launched
SOCIAL: Group of NGOs calls on member states to resume negotiations on equal treatment directive
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA updates recommendations on pesticide residues to protect infants
TURKEY: European Parliament's ENF Group supports Austrian Presidency of EU Council on stopping EU accession negotiations