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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12184

1 February 2019
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SECURITY - DEFENCE / Weapons
Mr Stoltenberg once again urges Russia to comply with INF Treaty
Bucharest, 31/01/2019 (Agence Europe)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on Wednesday evening, 30 January, while the deadline set by the United States before it begins the withdrawal process is Saturday 2 February (see EUROPE 12174). 

“All NATO Allies agree that it is important that Russia comes back into compliance in a transparent, verifiable way. This is urgent, because the 60-day period will end this weekend”, he recalled on arriving...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: France, Germany and the United Kingdom officially launch Instex fund to continue trade with Teheran
VENEZUELA: High Representative Federica Mogherini announces creation of contact group
JAPAN: on 1 February, free trade agreement with Japan enters into force
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: European unity cannot replace transatlantic unity, recalls Stoltenberg
WEAPONS: Mr Stoltenberg once again urges Russia to comply with INF Treaty
CSDP: Member States want to keep and even strengthen EUNAVOR MED Operation Sophia, according to Ms. Mogherini
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRANSPARENCY: European Parliament endorses rule on publication of meetings between MEPs and lobbyists
FUTURE OF EU: Mr. Sipilä does not accept any compromise on respect for rule of law
VENEZUELA: European Parliament recognises Mr Guaidó as legitimate interim President
UNITED STATES: MEPs doubt that a common trade negotiation agenda can be identified
HUNGARY: MEPs call on EU Council to take seriously the rule of law procedure against Budapest
BUDGET: European Parliament celebrates reduction in EU budget fraud since 2014
WOMEN: quotas on boards of directors of listed companies, European Parliament puts pressure on Council
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs strengthen budget for Overseas Countries and Territories for 2021-2027 period
GMOs: European Parliament vetoes authorisation of four varieties of GMOs resistant to glyphosate or glufosinate
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament approves special rules on direct payments in 2019 and 2020
DIGITAL: MEPs approve agreement on '.eu' domain name
ECONOMY: green light for interinstitutional agreement on harmonisation of GNI calculation methods
COMPETITION: MEPs vote on annual report on competition policy
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: European Parliament ready to accept that Member States should reintroduce temporary controls in Schengen Area without a formal decision by EU Council
INTERNAL MARKET: interinstitutional negotiations on compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonisation legislation on products are at a standstill
TRANSPORT: European Parliament and Council hope to conclude negotiations on 7 February on support for maritime links in event of Brexit without agreement
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: no time to lose in implementing SDGs in EU according to NGOs and local authorities
ENVIRONMENT: air quality standards violated in EU and vicinity, according to joint audit report
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: commission sends objections to eight banks for possible distortion of competition in acquisition and negotiation of government bonds
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: European Liberal family’s team of top-class candidates will be selected on 21 March
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: for Advocate General, companies must introduce a system for measuring actual daily working time
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU must invest more in artificial intelligence, warns Ms Mogherini
PATENTS: Syngenta revokes its patent on tomatoes in face of massive opposition
BURKINA FASO: EU expresses its full support for fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso, which will chair G5 Sahel
CYPRUS: UN Peacekeeping Force mission extended by six months
TRADE: EU will impose anti-subsidy duties on imports of Argentinian biodiesel
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.2% and 0.3% respectively in euro area and EU in fourth quarter 2018
EMPLOYMENT: lowest unemployment rate since 2000 in EU, according to Eurostat