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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12099

20 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 33
INSTITUTIONAL / United kingdom
Michel Barnier is willing to improve EU proposal on Irish issue
Brussels, 19/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 18 September, Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU, reiterated his invitation to de-dramatise the question of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Speaking after the General Affairs Council (meeting in “Article 50” format), Barnier also said that the European Commission was ready to improve on its February proposal regarding the “backstop” (or safety net solution) intended to prevent the return...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: What if common sense returned to the fore?
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Commission considers that Luxembourg did not give McDonald's a selective fiscal treatment
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Agreement on post-2020 MFF will be hard to conclude before May 2019, says EESC rapporteur
POLAND: Postponement of European Court of Justice referral regarding Polish Supreme Court
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier is willing to improve EU proposal on Irish issue
CITIZENSHIP: Commission registers two new European citizens' initiatives
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: Member states question legal basis of specific implementing programme for Horizon Europe
RESEARCH: UEAPME seeks to strengthen SME's place within Horizon Europe framework programme
JUSTICE: Austrian Presidency of the Council puts two options on the table with regard to legal conflicts with a third country when obtaining electronic evidence
AGRICULTURE: Derogations are adopted in favour of EU farmers hit by drought
AGRICULTURE: Debate in Council continues on unfair trading practices
ENVIRONMENT: Mercury pollution is major threat requiring more robust response, says EEA
CLIMATE: BusinessEurope advocates status quo for EU's 2030 objective, much to Greenpeace's indignation
EXTERNAL ACTION
ASIA: Commission presents its vision to bring EU and Asia closer together
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU to launch international initiative to promote human rights through a positive narrative
SYRIA: European institutions spent more money than pledged to help Syria and region
KOREAN PENINSULA: EU hails concrete commitments taken at inter-Korean summit
AFRICA: AU urges Matteo Salvini 'to retract his derogatory statement about African migrants' for a constructive dialogue
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECURITY: Member states work on 'common messages' to speed up EU's diplomatic response in event of cyber attack
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: European arrest warrant system will apply to the United Kingdom until Brexit, Court confirms
SOCIAL: Court clarifies notion of 'night worker'
STATE AID: Court of Justice asks General Court to re-examine whether an unlimited implicit guarantee can constitute State aid
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: New loans guarantee mechanism in Italy
EDUCATION: European Parliament preparing to reach a position on digital education
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European beet growers call for emergency measures
STATE AID: Preliminary Commission investigation into possible abuse of dominant position by Amazon in use of personal data
BUDGET: European Parliament's draft report on 2021-2027 MFF may be presented on 8 or 9 October
COHESION: ECR group at CoR holds its first summit dedicated to 'localism'
COMMISSION: New directors appointed to Budget, Human Resources department, and Joint Research Centre
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: API-IPA asks Belgian authorities to clarify situation on new charges linked to security control
EP2019: Christian Kern seeks support for candidacy to Social-Democrat Spitzenkandidat nomination
SLOVAKIA: European Parliament's civil liberties committee concerned at corruption in country
SYRIA: Mogherini calls for Turkish-Russian agreement on demilitarised zone to be implemented