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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12231
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INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2019

In Milan, Matteo Salvini officially invites a merger of ECR, ENF and EFDD groups to European Parliament

The Italian Minister of the Interior and patron of the Lega, Matteo Salvini, on Monday 8 April in Milan, called for the largest possible group to be set up in the European Parliament (see EUROPE B12228A7) after the European elections in May. 

"We are now expanding our family, our community for a new European dream. Because for many people, for many citizens today the EU is a nightmare", he began. 

Together with Jörg Meuthen of the Alternative Party for Germany (AfD), Olli Kotro of the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU Council calls for resumption of political negotiations
AFGHANISTAN: EU Council calls for direct negotiations between Afghans as soon as possible
VENEZUELA: EU to intensify its work regarding holding of presidential elections
RWANDA: EU joins in commemoration of Rwandan genocide and assures country of its support
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier reassures Dublin of support of Twenty-six two days before Extraordinary Summit on Brexit
TRANSPARENCY: EU institutions renounce closing an agreement on transparency register
EP2019: in Milan, Matteo Salvini officially invites a merger of ECR, ENF and EFDD groups to European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: MEPs approve in committee removal of terrorist content on Internet within an hour
JUSTICE: European Data Protection Supervisor opens an investigation into Microsoft software used by European institutions
DIGITAL: ethical dimension of artificial intelligence, Commission has one year to consider an alternative to self-regulation
AGRICULTURE: A no-deal Brexit would cause 'major disruption to certain agricultural markets', says Mr Hogan
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Agriculture Committee completes its work on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU Council in search of flexibilities on 'green' architecture of post-2020 CAP
SEAS: Commission is empowered to sign Declaration on an EU/Canada Ocean Partnership
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt objection to delegated act on deployment of cooperative intelligent transport systems
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: High-Level Expert Group makes recommendations on impact of digital technology on work
SOCIAL: major changes made by EU Council to ESF+ 2021-2027
ECONOMY - FINANCE
COMPETITION: a €52 million fine against General Electric for providing incorrect information when LM Wind was acquired
FINANCE: Romania isolated in its perception of challenge of workforce mobility within EU
TAXATION: European ministers seeking coordination to speak with one voice at international level on digital taxation
NEWS BRIEFS
CYBER SECURITY: G7 advocates self-regulation and better cooperation
UNITED STATES: EU denounces revocation of ICC Prosecutor's visa
HUNGARY: Parliament wants to be formally heard by EU ministers on Article 7 procedure against Budapest
IRAN: EU extends sanctions for human rights violations by one year
DIGITAL: Commission asked to explain its relationship with Huawei
CIVIL DEFENCE: ‘CresModex2019’ effectiveness of EU's response to forest fires in a test case in Croatia
CSDP: EU is ready for end of United Kingdom's participation in missions
SOCIAL: European trade unions call on International Labour Organisation to modernise
SUDAN: EU expects immediate reforms from Khartoum to respond to demonstrators' desire for change
TRANSPORT: European Road Haulers Association sees European Parliament vote on ‘mobility’ package I as a compromise for sector between harmonisation and liberalisation
TRANSPORT: trade unions welcome European Parliament’s green light for Interinstitutional Agreement on training of seafarers