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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12227

3 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 36
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mediterranean
UfM must move forward in coming years, argues Mr Kamel
Brussels, 02/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Nasser Kamel, said in an interview with EUROPE on Monday 1 April that it is necessary for Mediterranean cooperation to move forward in the coming years. 

“It's almost fate that we have to move forward in the coming years”, he explained. According to Mr Kamel, “Europe, with its eastern and southern neighbours, is destined to become a significant bloc in an increasingly integrated world”. "Without its two neighbourhoods,...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: ‘Summa cum laude’ for ERASMUS ? (2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture opts to postpone future CAP strategic plans until 2022
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for stronger market regulation tools
TRANSPORT: MEPs open way for votes on hundreds of amendments in European Parliament plenary session on ‘mobility’ package I
TRANSPORT: Romanian Presidency of EU Council puts forward a first draft compromise on road charges
DIGITAL: guidelines on ethical issues in artificial intelligence are becoming clearer
JHA: European Parliament and EU Council reached provisional agreement on exempting British citizens from visas after Brexit
JUSTICE: MEPs leave fate of electronic evidence regulation in hands of next European Parliament
REGIONS: 25 ”major” infrastructure projects will be supported with €4 billion from the EU budget
ENERGY: European ministers provided guidelines on future of EU's energy transition 
ENVIRONMENT: half of chemicals assessed under REACH are used under unsafe conditions, warns EEB
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: time for London to choose how it will withdraw from EU, says Michel Barnier
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors highlights risks for future EU-funded projects arising from rising budget backlog
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ITALY: Italy's sluggish economic growth worries Jean-Claude Juncker
FINANCE: Commissioner Dombrovskis discusses with MEPs past and future progress for Capital Markets Union
BANKS: Commission assures it is open to “voluntary” support from deposit guarantee schemes for failing banks
STATE AID: Commission is asking London to recover amounts equivalent to tax benefits for certain multinationals
STATE AID: opening of an in-depth investigation into a Slovak tax regime in the food retail sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM must move forward in coming years, argues Mr Kamel
UKRAINE: EU expects a second round of “free, fair and transparent” presidential elections
DEVELOPMENT: some 113 million people experience food insecurity, according to global report presented by EU and UN
TRADE: EU refers two trade disputes with India and Turkey respectively to WTO
TRADE: MEPs approve international agreement on olive oil and table olives
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves a new protected designation of origin for Bulgaria
BANKS: Elke König estimates deficit in equity capital available in event of a bank resolution at more than €170 billion
BREXIT: Mr Juncker settles his accounts with David Cameron
CHILE: publication of new trade negotiations texts
ENERGY: Sixth high level group meeting on Connectivity in Central and South-Eastern Europe
UNITED STATES: permanent representatives seek agreement on trade mandates
INDUSTRY: MEPs validate agreement between European Parliament and Council of the EU on vehicle safety
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives green light for partial Interinstitutional Agreement on ‘Justice’ Programme for 2021-2027
LIBYA: EU extends by six months sanctions against Mr Saleh Issa, Mr al-Ghawil and Mr Abusahmain
MIGRATION: MEPs confirm agreement on reform of European Border and Coast Guard Agency
RESEARCH: MEPs support Interinstitutional Agreement on Horizon Europe
SINGAPORE: City-state has established its register of geographical indications
CITIES: eleven European conurbations are committed to achieving objectives of Paris Agreement by 2030