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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12244

30 April 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 20
NEWS BRIEFS / Ep2019
Spanish Electoral Commission bans Carles Puigdemont from European elections

29/04/2019 (Agence Europe) – The former President of Catalonia, the pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont, was banned from running in the European elections, his pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya, announced in a statement on Monday 29 April. According to the party, this is an attempt to "silence" the former independentist who initiated the referendum (see EUROPE B11884A18, B11880A1). Carles Puigdemont's party announced that it will " immediately deploy all legal actions...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Inaction of European Banking Authority in Danske Bank case under fire from critics
COMPETITION: Commission accepts Mastercard and Visa's commitments on reduction of inter-regional interchange fees
INSTITUTIONAL
SPAIN: Mr Sánchez's victory in Spanish parliamentary elections restores morale in Social Democrats
BUDGET: Commission proposes to update its Anti-Fraud Strategy
EP2019: Legislative activity in the European Parliament is growing, according to a study by the Robert Schuman Foundation
EDUCATION
YOUTH: With less than a month to go before European elections, EU recalls its actions in favour of young people
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: BusinessEurope sets out conditions and actions required for EU climate neutrality
AGRICULTURE: a European programme will provide €1 billion in reduced-interest loans for young farmers
JUSTICE: Member States favour a cautious approach for future of EU substantive criminal law
COHESION: Cohesion policy plays a 'crucial' role in countering anti-European voting, according to Ms Creţu
EXTERNAL ACTION
SWITZERLAND: European Commission considers that Berne still has time to validate institutional framework agreement
WESTERN BALKANS: Merkel and Macron insist on regional stability
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU extends its sanctions by one year
UNITED STATES: EU regrets President Trump's intention to leave Arms Trade Treaty
MOZAMBIQUE/COMOROS: EU releases 1.5 million euros in emergency humanitarian aid for Cyclone Kenneth survivors
CARIBBEAN: Public consultation to assess Economic Partnership Agreement between EU and CARIFORUM
TRADE: BusinessEurope presents its strategy for post-election European trade policy
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: Call for applications for 'Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize' until 30 June 2019
EP2019: Spanish Electoral Commission bans Carles Puigdemont from European elections
SOCIAL: Greens/EFA put forward a series of proposals to strengthen social dimension of EU