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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12245

1 May 2019
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Canada
CETA court system is compatible with European Union law, according to EU Court of Justice
Brussels, 30/04/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Investment Court System (ICS) is compatible with European Union law, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in its opinion (1/17) delivered on Tuesday 30 April in Luxembourg. 

In September 2017, Belgium requested the opinion of the European judge on the compatibility of this judicial system, as proposed in the CETA, the free trade agreement with Canada, with EU primary law (see EUROPE B11856A9). The aim was to address the concerns, mainly expressed in Wallonia, about: -...

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PASSING: our former deputy editor-in-chief, Michel Theys, died in Brussels on Tuesday 30 April at the age of 67 as a result of a serious illness
LABOUR DAY: please note that our offices will be closed on Wednesday 1 May. EUROPE 12246 will be dated 3 May 2019
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CANADA: CETA court system is compatible with European Union law, according to EU Court of Justice
DIGITAL: Advocate General considers service provided by Airbnb constitutes an information society service
JUSTICE: Public Prosecutor's Office is not a judicial authority empowered to issue a European arrest warrant, according to Advocate General
FISHERIES: Italy was wrong to contest arrangements for allocating European swordfish quota in 2017
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Five areas that European Commission believes EU's strategic agenda should cover by 2025
UNITED KINGDOM: Labour Party to decide whether to include second referendum in its manifesto for European elections
EP2019: Catalan independentists expect to send more deputies to next European Parliament
EP2019: WeMove calls on European voters to choose change over hate fuelled by far right
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission considers inadmissible a European citizens' initiative calling for a halt to trade with Israeli settlements
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: 'We would of course like to see all young people happy in Europe', says Tibor Navracsics
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: European Battery Alliance, Member States want to move up a gear
ENERGY: Russian company Rosatom denounces Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament's bias on nuclear energy
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca will launch its campaign #WeFarm4EU on May 6
CLIMATE: more than 50 business leaders urge EU to establish real decarbonisation strategy
EXTERNAL ACTION
PALESTINE: International community urges Israelis and Palestinians to resume dialogue
WESTERN BALKANS: in Berlin, Serbia and Kosovo agree to participate constructively in Dialogue
VENEZUELA: European caution in face of uncertainty of Venezuelan situation
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: seasonally adjusted GDP grew by 0.4% in euro area and by 0.5% in EU in first quarter of 2019
MOROCCO: Polisario Front brings an action before EU Court of Justice against Association Agreement
MIGRATION: agreement between European Border and Coast Guard Agency and Albania in force on 1 May