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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12227

3 April 2019
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
MEPs call for stronger market regulation tools
Brussels, 02/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Monday, 1 April, the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture strengthened the provisions regarding the post-2020 Common Market Organisation (CMO) in order to provide farmers with sufficient tools to adapt to crises or regulate certain sectors. 

The report by Eric Andrieu (S&D, France) on the CMO, which significantly amends the original proposal on one of the three proposals concerning the post-2020 CAP, was adopted in committee with 29 votes in favour, 7 against, and...

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