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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12181

29 January 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 29
INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2019
Nico Cué and Violeta Tomič elected Spitzenkandidaten for European Left
Brussels, 28/01/2019 (Agence Europe)

Belgian trade unionist Nico Cué and Slovenian Violeta Tomič (member of the Levica party, Slovenian Ecosocialist Party) were elected to become the 'co-spitzenkandidates' for the presidency of the future European Commission on behalf of the European Left (EL), following a vote (70 votes to 2, 4 abstentions) by members of the EL Executive Board on Saturday 26 January in Brussels. 

Former Secretary General of the Wallonia-Brussels Metalworkers of the Belgian General Federation of Labour...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Member States are calling for flexibility in new post-2020 CAP delivery model
AGRICULTURE: about ten countries are opposed to drastic reduction in rural development appropriations for 2021-2027
AGRICULTURE: France formally submits its proposals on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: divergences between Member States on varieties of wines that may be used after 2020
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission will present on Wednesday 30 January a joint Reflection paper on a sustainable Europe by 2030
ENVIRONMENT: Member States’ experts have approved harmonised pesticide risk indicators
CLIMATE: German coal exit plan in 2038 is necessary, but insufficient, according to NGOs
JUSTICE: First considerations of EU Council on electronic evidence directive
JUSTICE: ‘Privacy Shield’ scheme, European Data Protection Board welcomes US efforts but points out remaining concerns
JUSTICE: Facebook wants to better manage political advertising on its network in preparation for European elections
DIGITAL: copyright reform, still no timetable agreed in EU Council
DIGITAL: intermediation platforms, European Parliament/Council agreement expected on 12 February
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Nico Cué and Violeta Tomič elected Spitzenkandidaten for European Left
TRANSPARENCY: EPP, S&D and ALDE groups want to block way for 'artificial' political groups in European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: EU Foreign Ministers will discuss a possible recognition of Mr Guaidó on Thursday 31 January
NICARAGUA: European Parliament delegation calls on Nicaraguan government to resume dialogue with opposition
UN: Europeans in Security Council call for enhanced cooperation
TRADE: Commission is launching a WTO complaint against US duties on Spanish olives on Tuesday 29 January
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Mario Draghi calls for strengthening of EMU
COMPETITION: Application of competition rules ensures access to affordable and innovative medicines, according to Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Council of the EU takes stock of the 'double quality level' of products
STATE AID: Green light for Polish aid to support construction of an electric vehicles battery plant
BRAZIL: EU ready to help after dam collapse
TRADE: EU Member States adopt horizontal regulation on safeguard measures
INDUSTRY: British employers are developing a 'toolkit' to prepare companies for consequences of Brexit
WTO: EU wishes to finalise as soon as possible its decision to allow United Kingdom accession to Government Procurement Agreement
ARMENIA: EU calls for an investigation into death of political opponent Mher Yegiazarian
TRANSPORT: several civil society actors call on EU co-legislators to protect vulnerable road users
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1243