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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12243

27 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Rule of law
No end in sight for Cooperation and Verification Mechanisms for Romania or Bulgaria

26/04/2019 (Agence Europe) – The Commissioner of Justice Věra Jourová confirmed on Friday 26 April, at a press conference, that it would not be possible to terminate under Jean-Claude Juncker's mandate the Cooperation and Verification Mechanisms (CVMs) that have applied to Bulgaria and Romania since 2007. Romania raises renewed concerns, but opinion on the independence of the judiciary in Bulgaria is not good either, the Commissioner explained, noting that efforts are needed to make...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: for Johannes Hahn, regional cooperation and enlargement process go hand in hand
UNITED STATES: protection of EU geographical indications pinned by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
UKRAINE: MEPs condemn Russian decree making it easier to obtain Russian citizenship in some Ukrainian regions
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: European Commission reports mixed results on independence and efficiency of EU judicial systems by 2019
HEALTH: Europeans are extremely sceptical about vaccines
ENVIRONMENT: EFSA report to strengthen harmonisation of pesticide risk assessment in EU
AGRICULTURE: Phil Hogan believes that a final political agreement on post-2020 CAP is possible in 2019
FISHERIES: Denmark advocates a ban on targeted fishing for cod in Eastern Baltic
TRANSPORT: Romanian Presidency of EU Council maintains the same approach on electronic exchange of information in freight
TRANSPORT: implementation of Directive on enhancing port security: good, but can do better, according to Commission
INSTITUTIONAL
ROMANIA: President Klaus Iohannis will try to curb some controversial reforms by submitting them to a referendum
EP2019: in Prague, Marine Le Pen advocates a 'European Spring'
FUTURE OF EU: Round Table of Industrialists wants to set an example to enable EU to meet challenges of tomorrow
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European trade unions are calling for “a fairer Europe for workers”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Finance Watch produces a ranked order of European political parties that best meet its ambitions for financial reform
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: Mr Tusk plans to hold an extraordinary summit to analyse results of European elections
TRADE: Commission makes a first assessment of its action plan on trade and sustainable development
EDUCATION: objectives of Europe 2020 strategy on track
RULE OF LAW: no end in sight for Cooperation and Verification Mechanisms for Romania or Bulgaria
RESEARCH: Commission announces financial support for 13 innovative projects
TERRORISM: Sophie in't Veld asks Commission about possible malfunctions in German air passenger data collection system (PNR)
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: The trouble with Brexit
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 29/04 to 05/05/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 12 May 2019