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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12228

4 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
New international association on ‘blockchain’
Brussels, 03/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

After a European partnership and observatory on ‘blockchain’, on Wednesday 3 April in Brussels, the European Commission launched a new international association to encourage global governance and the development of this storage and transmission technology. 

This new alliance, known as INATBA – International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications – will aim to develop a framework that promotes public-private collaboration, regulatory convergence, and legal predictability, as...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: for Mr Juncker, agreement on an orderly Brexit must be approved before 12 April if London wants to delay its exit from EU until 22 May
FUTURE OF EU: Stefan Löfven insists on defending fundamental values in EU
TRANSPORT: European Parliament will indeed decide on ‘mobility’ package I on Thursday 4 April
WOMEN: EU accession to Istanbul Convention, European Parliament ready to refer matter to Court of Justice
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Commission wants to strengthen its tools to monitor respect for Rule of law in Member States
POLAND: new infringement procedure concerning disciplinary measures taken against 'critical' judges
EP 2019: Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedoms will not have one Spitzenkandidat, but twenty-seven
SECTORAL POLICIES
CUSTOMS: Commission declines consequences of restoring customs controls with United Kingdom in event of no-deal Brexit
DIGITAL: “Prudent” guidelines on ethical dimension of artificial intelligence 
DIGITAL: new international association on ‘blockchain’
JUSTICE: European Parliament calls on Romania to stop obstructing process of selecting Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
JHA: MEPs confirm agreement reached with Council of the EU on post-Brexit visa-free regime for British citizens
AGRICULTURE: for Esther Herranz García, the compromise reached on the post-2020 CAP is “the best deal possible”
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: no agreement yet between EU Member States on trade mandates
TRADE: Commission clarifies its objectives for negotiations on electronic commerce
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: synthesis report on implementation of SDGs by EU and 28 Member States will be presented in New York in July
MEDITERRANEAN: ministers agree on four priority actions for employment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Commission paves way for new tranche of aid to be released
ECONOMY: composition of ‘Wieser’ group in charge of European financial architecture for development
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament awaiting proposal from EU Council to break deadlock on coordination of social security systems
SOCIAL: for European Court of Auditors, Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived lacks efficiency
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Single Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Financial Instrument, Linda McAvan regrets lack of agreement in Council on budgetisation of EDF
AGRICULTURE: Commission protects a geographical indication from Cambodia
BRUNEI: EU condemns entry into force of sentences amounting to torture
CITIZENSHIP: Commission registers European Citizens' Initiative on respect for rule of law
EMPLOYMENT: Jürgen Siebel appointed Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
ENTERPRISES: construction SMEs present their manifesto for the European elections
FRANCE: Paris expects a nominal deficit of 3.1% of GDP in 2019
INDUSTRY: European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee has followed 64 legislative acts over five years
LIBYA:  EU mobilises €6 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable populations
AUDIOVISUAL: conditions of access to advertisers deemed unequal by a new study