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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12188

7 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 33
SECURITY - DEFENCE / Fyrom
Skopje signs NATO accession protocol
Brussels, 06/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the 29 NATO allies - including Greece - signed the country's protocol of accession to the organisation on Wednesday 6 February.

"Today (February 6; Editor's note) is a special day (...) it is a historic day for your country and a day of pride for all of us”, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated at a press conference with Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, after the signing ceremony. Mr Dimitrov also described the day as...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission derails Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom
COMPETITION: Commission vetoes proposed acquisition of Aurubis Rolled Products and Schwermetall by Wieland
FINANCE: agreement in principle in Council on reform of three European financial supervisory authorities
ECONOMY: Thomas Wieser to chair expert work on European financial architecture for development aid
SECTORAL POLICIES
WOMEN: #MeTooEP appeals to future MEPs to take a stand against sexual harassment
HEALTH: Commission recommends further progress on exchange of computerised files
ENERGY: Romanian Presidency of Council expects a mandate from Council on 8 February on gas directive
INDUSTRY: European industry experts recommend strengthening strategic value chains of EU industry
RESEARCH: Member States are working on five innovation missions to be carried out under Horizon Europe
TRANSPORT: No significant progress between European Parliament/Council on road infrastructure safety management
CLIMATE: CO2 from heavy-duty vehicles, new mandate given to Romanian Presidency of Council to negotiate with European Parliament on 12 February
ENVIRONMENT: socially vulnerable populations in Europe are those most exposed to pollution, according to EEA
AGRICULTURE: EU agricultural organisations call for unilateral contingency measures in event of Brexit without agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: according to Mr Lambertz, a long-term, systematic dialogue must be established with European citizens drawn by lot
FUTURE OF EU: political body of Committee of the Regions adopts a first version of Bucharest Declaration for Sibiu Summit
UNITED KINGDOM: Taoiseach ensured support of the Twenty-Six regardless of Brexit scenario
COMMISSION: detailed guidance for Commissioners participating in European Parliament elections
COMMISSION: appointment of two new Directors-General
TRANSPARENCY: States have become channels for corporate influence, according to Corporate Europe Observatory
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: Pristina criticises EU's position on Trepča mines
TRADE: according to UNCTAD, trade tensions between Washington and Beijing will not penalise Europeans
SECURITY - DEFENCE
FYROM: Skopje signs NATO accession protocol
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: social partners adopt work programme for 2019-2021 period
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: Austria's action against a German charge for use of motorway network must be dismissed, according to Advocate General
NEWS BRIEFS
CYPRUS: meeting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders in second half of February
TRADE: electronic commerce, the Commission shall consult civil society with a view to launching negotiations rapidly
COMMISSION: target of minimum of 40% women in management positions is almost achieved
DEFENCE: No European Parliament/Council Interinstitutional Agreement on European Defence Fund 2021-2027
ECONOMY: Vote postponed in European Parliament on European Monetary Fund draft interim report
EDUCATION: parliamentary committee supports continuation of ongoing funding of Erasmus+ exchanges in the event of no-deal Brexit
TRIBUTE: part of Committee of Regions building soon to be renamed in honour of Paweł Adamowicz
JHA: agreement between EU and Montenegro to deploy staff of European Coast and Border Guard Agency
NATO: London will host Alliance Summit in December 2019