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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12242

26 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 21
INSTITUTIONAL / European commission
Europa+ informal group working on “post-Juncker” period
Brussels, 25/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

The informal group Europa+, which brings together former Director-Generals of the European Commission, European officials, consultants and representatives of economic interest groups, has developed a new organisational architecture of the European Commission to follow on from the 'Juncker' Commission. Its aim: to contribute to the European Union's assertion of its sovereignty on the international stage. 

“We must collectively affirm our common sovereignty in all areas where we want to...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: at dawning of Reiwa, Europeans and Japanese promote harmony in multilateral relations
UKRAINE: EU denounces Russian decision to issue Russian passports in parts of Donetsk and Lugansk
TRADE: EU is preparing for tough negotiations on e-commerce
SECURITY - DEFENCE
TERRORISM: EU and United Nations strengthen their partnership against terrorism
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Romanian Presidency of EU Council submits a first draft compromise on rail passengers’ rights
AGRICULTURE: Phil Hogan announces two initiatives to further develop EU Forest Strategy
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Miguel Arias Cañete calls for more support for forestry sector in fight against climate change
CLIMATE: Carbon Market Watch sets out solutions for a carbon-neutral European energy-intensive heavy industry by 2040
ENERGY: EU countries must free themselves from Russian nuclear energy dependence, according to a study commissioned by Greens/EFA group of European Parliament
MIGRATION: Italian request for an action plan for migrants in Libya should be addressed to Member States instead, says Commission
JUSTICE: legal experts examine options available for judicial and police cooperation with United Kingdom after Brexit
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Europa+ informal group working on “post-Juncker” period
FUTURE OF EU: more than 60% of European citizens consider that their country's accession to EU was a “good thing”
UNITED KINGDOM: EPC fears persistent political paralysis with a likely new request for the extension of Article 50 in October
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
PAYMENTS: EBA specifies criteria for determining nature of passport notifications from agents and distributors of electronic money
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: climate action and migration policy reform will be Mr Macron's two European “battles”
ENLARGEMENT: 85 civil society organisations ask Donald Tusk not to delay opening of negotiations with Skopje and Tirana
EMPLOYMENT: employment rate of 20-64 year olds reached a record 73.2% in EU in 2018
FINANCE: OTC derivatives, several Japanese prudential rules considered equivalent to those of EU
MIGRATION: 333,400 asylum seekers were granted protection in EU in 2018, compared to 533,000 in 2017
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA and EU launch a campaign aimed at citizens in light of European elections