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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12235
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Libya

Agreement of Twenty-Seven on a joint declaration calling for an end to fighting

The 28 EU Member States agreed on Thursday evening, 11 April, on a joint statement calling for an immediate end to all military operations. 

The day before, a first attempt at a declaration had failed following comments from France (see EUROPE B12234A22), which was taken into account in this second declaration, according to a French source. 

Thus, the High Representative's statement, on behalf of the Twenty-Eight, calls on “all parties to immediately cease all military operations”....

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: Member States clarify their position on future cohesion policy post-2020
COHESION: last bittersweet debate between MEPs and Commissioner Crețu
JUSTICE: in Washington, Commissioner Věra Jourová calls for a “global coalition” on data protection
JUSTICE: no agreement in sight for digitising cooperation of taking evidence on civil matters under Romanian Presidency of Council of the EU
FISHERIES: European Parliament to approve, on Tuesday 16 April, text on ban on electric fishing from 1 July 2021
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: in behalf of bio-economy and climate, Committee of the Regions wants a properly funded post-2020 forest strategy
TRANSPORT: second edition of European Startup Prize for mobility honours ten companies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Ministers reiterate their commitment to combat inequalities between men and women at work
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Romania, Brexit and a multitude of validations of interinstitutional agreements, on agenda of very busy final plenary
BUDGET: European Parliament could remove report on OLAF investigations from plenary agenda
EDP: party members adopt their manifesto for European elections
PES: PSD Romania’s suspension, pending possible exclusion
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: agreement of Twenty-Seven on a joint declaration calling for an end to fighting
SUDAN: military council does not meet the Sudanese people's expectations for change, says Ms Mogherini
CAMBODIA: Cambodia challenges safeguard clause on rice before Court of Justice of EU
TURKEY: S&D group demands that HDP mayors be given their mandate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: further postponement of Brexit increases chances of finding an orderly solution, according to Commissioner Dombrovskis
COMPETITION: conditional green light for acquisition of Whirlpool's refrigeration compressors business by Nidec
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: climate removed from agenda of Agriculture Council on 15 April
STATE AID: green light for a Spanish measure to support households affected by the reallocation of television spectrum
IRAN: EU activates Copernicus and supports victims of devastating floods in Iran
FISHERIES: 2018 was an intense year for European Fisheries Control Agency
FISHERIES: next European Parliament will resume work on monitoring fishing activities
TRANSPORT: ten States still apply exemptions from rights of passengers travelling by bus or coach
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Will Brexit ever happen?
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 15/04 to 21/04/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 28 April 2019