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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12222

27 March 2019
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
Member States are calling for a less restrictive 'green architecture' for post-2020 CAP
Brussels, 26/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

Experts from EU Member States on Monday 25 March called for more flexibility in the implementation of the proposed 'green architecture' provisions of the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (see EUROPE B12216A6). 

The Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) prepared on Monday for the 15 April debate in the EU Council on the important topic of 'green architecture' of the future CAP. 

Many delegations (France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and others) welcomed the...

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BEACONS
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INSTITUTIONAL
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COMMISSION: for Günther Oettinger, appointment of Mr Selmayr as Secretary General is legal and irrevocable
EP2019: Frenchwoman Nathalie Loiseau is at top of “Renaissance” list
EP2019: European Parliament projections on composition of next chamber will be interrupted on 23 April
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: European Parliament approves copyright reform
DIGITAL: massive support from European Parliament on sales contracts
TRANSPORT: major uncertainties on eve of vote in Parliamentary plenary session on mobility package I
TRANSPORT: green light for European Parliament over interinstitutional agreement on aerodynamic cabins in lorries
SOCIETY: European Parliament confirms that it wishes to end time change in 2021
CONSUMERS: European Parliament supports minimum rules allowing a European collective redress procedure
TAXATION: MEPs call for establishment of a European Financial Investigation Unit
FINANCE: Greens/EFA, S&D, and GUE/NGL groups in European Parliament have not yet said their last word on European taxonomy on sustainable finance
FINANCE: European Parliament validates interinstitutional agreement on creation of benchmarks aligned with Paris Agreement
BUDGET: Commission is invited to clarify conflict of interest involving Czech Prime Minister
ENERGY: European Parliament approves legislative package strengthening European electricity market
SWITZERLAND: as have Member States, European Parliament calls on Bern to approve institutional framework agreement with EU
UZBEKISTAN: enhanced cooperation agreement must not be provisionally applied without our approval, say MEPs
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament confirms Interinstitutional Agreement on simplification of ‘reporting’ obligations in environmental legislation
COHESION: European Parliament adopts position on Interreg regulation for 2021–2027
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: European Parliament/EU Council ambitious agreement on general vehicle safety... but with extendible deadlines
AGRICULTURE: Member States are calling for a less restrictive 'green architecture' for post-2020 CAP
DIGITAL: Huawei – European Commission recommends a risk analysis at national and European level
EXTERNAL ACTION
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VENEZUELA: EPP Group in European Parliament calls for additional EU sanctions against Maduro regime
AFGHANISTAN: country is at a critical moment in its history, warns Ms Mogherini
ECONOMY - FINANCE
BANKS: Elke König advocates harmonisation of alternative measures that a national deposit insurance scheme can take in event of bank failure
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: CJEU specifies conditions for granting an EU residence permit to a European citizen’s other family members
INSTITUTIONAL: Court points out that discrimination based on language is in principle prohibited in selection of staff for EU institutions
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Mr. Domecq urges Member States to invest more in research
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: high-tension meeting of ambassadors on Regulation on coordination of social security systems
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers will discuss climate neutrality by 2050 on 15 April
COHESION: local leaders consider creation of new macro-regional strategy in event of Brexit
COMPETITION: conditional green light for Danish Agro to acquire Konekesko’s Baltic and Finnish ‘agrimachinery businesses’
SPACE: MEPs give green light to Interinstitutional Agreement on 2021-2027 Space Programme
UNITED STATES: David O'Sullivan appointed Special Advisor to Commission President
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ISRAEL: five EU Member States in UN Security Council oppose United States on Golan Heights
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for a reduction in tensions
THAILAND: EU calls for resolution of all irregularities identified during parliamentary elections
TRANSPORT: MEPs give green light to provisional partial interinstitutional agreement on Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027