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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12232
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INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2019

Spitzenkandidaten for seven European political parties committed to supporting Transparency International matters of priority

On Tuesday 9 April, Transparency International (TI) announced the support of seven European political parties for its matters of priority. 

Fourteen Spitzenkandidaten from the European People's Party (EPP), the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), the European Green Party (EGP), the European Left (EL), the European Free Alliance (EFA) and DiEM25/Printemps européen have therefore committed themselves to supporting Transparency...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven will continue to require Ms May to meet strict conditions for an extension of Article 50
BUDGET: member states reiterate their differences on CAP and cohesion after 2020
RULE OF LAW: several countries want a formal hearing for Hungary on Article 7 procedure after European elections
COURT OF JUSTICE: EU Council adopts new rules on treatment of certain appeals
COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control rejects nomination of Romanian candidate Viorel Ştefan
EP2019: Spitzenkandidaten for seven European political parties committed to supporting Transparency International matters of priority
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: China commits to work on issue of industrial subsidies at WTO
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission would like to end unanimous vote in Council of EU on energy taxation
ENERGY: EU must further develop renewable energy and save more energy
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: accelerating implementation of SDGs must be an absolute priority for future of Europe, according to General Affairs Council
JUSTICE: no white smoke for resumption of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on appointment of European Chief Prosecutor
JUSTICE: Commission hopes to launch negotiations on a transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence in June
CONSUMERS: under pressure, Facebook committed to more clarity on use of its users' data, says Commission
DIGITAL: political advertising, Facebook must comply with national law
DIGITAL: Member States commit themselves to better support digital transition
AGRICULTURE: Council of the EU adopts new Directive banning certain unfair trading practices
TRANSPORT: Member States in favour of flexibility in road charges
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: revision of Regulation on coordination of social security systems is at a crossroads
SOCIAL: Commission wants Twenty-Seven to act to protect social rights of citizens in event of a no-deal Brexit
SOCIAL: Commission and European stakeholders are seeking answers facing challenges of digitising labour
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Commission actively working on new list of high-risk non-Member States
NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTHERN AFRICA: EU announces €12 million in emergency aid for victims of cyclone Idai
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts Regulation on spirit drinks
CITIZENSHIP: EU Council agrees to revision of rules governing European Citizens' Initiative
ECONOMY: EU Council agrees to creation of Group of Wise Persons on European Financial Architecture for Development
HONG KONG: EU sees conviction of leaders of “umbrella revolution” as having a potentially detrimental effect on democracy
JHA: visa-free arrangements for British citizens receives final approval from Council of EU
MALAWI: EU will observe Malawi general elections on 21 May
TRANSPORT: formal green light from EU Council to two interinstitutional agreements
TRANSPORT: World Road Transport Union takes note of European Parliament vote on ‘mobility’ package I