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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12242

26 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 21
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
Phil Hogan announces two initiatives to further develop EU Forest Strategy
Brussels, 25/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Thursday 25 April in Brussels, at a major forest conference, two new initiatives in the form of support for farmers to reforest one hectare on the farm and a new programme to encourage children to plant trees in schools. 

Phil Hogan suggested launching a new initiative called ‘One Hectare’ that would be supported by Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funds. 

As part of their future CAP strategic plans (post-2020), Member States could have the...

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