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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12246

3 May 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 32
CORRIGENDUM / Catalonia
Clarification on position of Green MEP Ernest Urtasun on Catalan issue

02/05/2019 (Agence Europe) – MEP Ernest Urtasun (Greens/EFA, Spain) is in favour of holding a referendum on the independence of Catalonia, but is not one of the Catalan independentists, contrary to what our article, dated 30 April, suggested about the rise of Catalan independentists in the lead up to the next European elections (see EUROPE B12245A9). (PH)

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS:  Let’s give the Anthem of Europe its words back!
European elections - EP2019
EP2019: Frans Timmermans plays political realist card against other Spitzenkandidaten during debate in Florence
EP2019: level of participation in European elections, eternal question that comes up again and again, vote after vote
TAXATION: tax justice, a transpartisan priority for European elections
ECONOMY: economic and financial issues are no longer top priorities of main European political parties
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Enzo Moavero Milanesi outlines ways to modernise EU and bring it closer to citizens
EXTERNAL ACTION
CUBA: EU to react to effects of US Helms-Burton Act, warns Mogherini
VENEZUELA: International Contact Group calls for a “peaceful and democratic” solution to political crisis
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: European Battery Alliance: Franco-German consortium project takes a new step
INTERNAL MARKET: EU ministers to discuss future of European industry in Bucharest
ENERGY: US liquefied natural gas will play an increasing role in EU's gas supply, according to Mr Cañete
DIGITAL: United Kingdom's unofficial decision to authorise Huawei leads to a ministerial reshuffle
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU reveals flaws in Romanian system concerning control of African swine fever
ANIMAL HEALTH: Spain can still improve welfare of livestock during transport by sea, according to FVO
JUSTICE: notaries of Europe unveil their manifesto for European elections
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: joint declaration expected at Paris meeting on endangered European heritage
YOUTH: DiscoverEU, EU offers 20,000 new travel passes to discover Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE
GREECE: euro area rescue fund records disbursement of new aid instalment to Athens
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: use of figurative signs evoking geographical area with which a protected designation of origin is associated may constitute an unlawful evocation of that designation
PAYMENTS: Deutsche Bahn's payment practice is contrary to SEPA Regulation, says Advocate General
NEWS BRIEFS
COLOMBIA: EU counter-attacks to protect European chip exports
COMPETITION: Commission joins ICN Framework for Competition Agency Procedures
JUSTICE: EU Council gives green light to cooperation agreement between Eurojust and Denmark
WTO: Russia and China very critical of EU’s new trade defence rules
EP2019: Parliament launches factual and daily monitoring of European campaign
EP2019: Viktor Orbán believes EPP must work with Matteo Salvini after European elections
EP2019: European Commission launches “EU in my region 2019” campaign
EP2019: 75 million views in one week for European Parliament film on European elections
CSDP: political agreement on extension of EUAM mission in Ukraine
UNITED KINGDOM: Labour Party agrees, subject to conditions, to organize a second referendum on Brexit
SYRIA: EU releases €18 million to help stabilise areas freed from ISIS
CORRIGENDUM
CATALONIA: Clarification on position of Green MEP Ernest Urtasun on Catalan issue