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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12243

27 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 24
CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 29/04 to 05/05/2019

Monday 29 April

  • Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities. The activities of the committees are suspended from 1 May to 8 July 2019, after the formation of the next Parliament following the elections from 23-26 May.

Tuesday 30 April

  • Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners - Commission contribution to the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Sibiu on the Union's Strategic Agenda (Juncker). - Communicating Europe...

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