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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12247

4 May 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 33
INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2019
Verhofstadt confirms that future liberal group in European Parliament will be larger than ALDE group
Brussels, 03/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

One of the members of the ALDE Party's 'Team Europe' for the 2019 European elections, Belgian Guy Verhofstadt, announced on Thursday 2 May in Florence that the future Liberal Group in the European Parliament will no longer be the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).

"I represent a group that will no longer exist after the elections, because we are going to create a new group, a larger group, a centrist pro-European group, with Emmanuel Macron, with his list in France,...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: four dimensions of draft strategic agenda of the Twenty-seven for 2019-2024
FUTURE OF EU: Klaus Iohannis calls on EU leaders to focus on a positive message on EU's successes
RULE OF LAW: in Florence, Europeans are asking themselves how best to defend fundamental EU values
EP2019: Manfred Weber surprised by position of his social-democrat competitor on foreign policy
EP2019: far right in Europe on road to cooperation
EP2019: Verhofstadt confirms that future liberal group in European Parliament will be larger than ALDE group
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: negotiations on electronic commerce, Commission clarifies its ambitions but does not promise a miracle
TRADE: first measures applied under new methodology concern Chinese organic coated steels
UNITED STATES: launching 'a new stage in implementation' of transatlantic trade relations
CANADA: despite opinion of CJEU, Paul Magnette remains determined to refuse any arbitration mechanism under CETA
VENEZUELA: International Contact Group is most relevant body in search for a solution to Venezuelan crisis, according to EU
SYRIA: EU urges end of air strikes on Idlib
CULTURE
CULTURE: after Notre-Dame fire, Paris conference supports creation of a network of heritage experts
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: EU ministers seeking right balance between competitiveness and environmental protection
DIGITAL: Prague Proposals set out a series of principles for ensuring security of 5G networks
ENERGY: European Commission notes progress towards decommissioning of nuclear reactors in countries concerned
JUSTICE: consideration in Council of EU of creation of dedicated European law enforcement network for financial investigations
AGRICULTURE: public review of Agricultural State aid guidelines
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Northern European States recall their positions on fiscal capacity for euro area
TAXATION: Commissioner Moscovici reiterates MEPs' hopes for agreement between EU and US over FATCA law
NEWS BRIEFS
BENIN: EU asks different parties to engage in dialogue
PATENTS: trade unions of European Patent Office are raising the alarm
DEFENCE: Jean-François Ripoche appointed Director for Research at European Defence Agency
ECONOMY: Euro area annual inflation rate up to 1.7% in April
ENVIRONMENT: according to an EFC report, current agreement for an orderly Brexit is likely to harm environment
SEAS: European Maritime Day in Lisbon on 16 and 17 May 2019
MIGRATION: refugees cycling to condemn conditions faced by asylum seekers in Libya
REGIONS: 2nd call from Visegrad group for applications to support cross-border and transnational projects
SOCIAL: Bulgaria is preparing to formally submit its application for European Labour Authority
TRANSPORT: EU Council should postpone its decision on deployment of cooperative intelligent transport systems
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Election fever
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 06/05 to 12/05/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 19 May 2019