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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12249

8 May 2019
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Professional qualifications
Court says Greek refusal to allow monk trained in Cyprus to register as a lawyer infringes EU rules
Brussels, 07/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in a judgment delivered on Tuesday 7 May (Case C-431/17) that Greek legislation prohibiting a monk who is a lawyer in another Member State from registering as a lawyer because of the incompatibility between his status as a monk and the legal profession is contrary to European Union law. 

In 2005, a monk from the monastery of Petra (Greece) asked the Athens Bar Association to enter him on its special register as a lawyer having acquired that...

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INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Jean-Claude Juncker wants the Sibiu Summit to convey a message of unity and hope
UNITED KINGDOM: Jean-Claude Juncker says not intervening in Brexit referendum campaign was a serious 'mistake'
EP2019: Mr Juncker still believes in Spitzenkandidaten process for Presidency of European Commission
EP2019: This time, the European Parliament is really campaigning, says Stephen Clark
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Appointment of four directors and a senior advisor
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Growth slows down in European Union amidst external and internal uncertainties
FINANCE: global coalition of finance ministers for climate action is still looking to expand
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Google unveils arsenal of tools available to candidates and citizens for European elections
DIGITAL: Unlike advertisements, transnational political advertising is still prohibited on Facebook
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers will discuss agricultural policy post-2020, climate and trade on 14 May
BIODIVERSITY: Guidelines on integration of ecosystem services into EU decisions will soon be available, says Vella
ENVIRONMENT: G7 ministers want to act in response to collapse of biodiversity
CLIMATE: a collective of NGOs and local authorities urges European leaders to take action to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU and Council of Europe denounce decisions of Supreme Electoral Council on local elections
UNITED STATES: Washington has no 'red lines' in future trade negotiations, according to Ambassador Sondland
UKRAINE: Johannes Hahn calls for accelerated reforms
VENEZUELA: international contact group made progress only on humanitarian response to Venezuelan crisis
TRADE: European steel industry fears a negative confidence shock in 2019-2020
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Mr Delsaux clarifies participation of non-Member States in future European Defence Fund
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Court says Greek refusal to allow monk trained in Cyprus to register as a lawyer infringes EU rules
NEWS BRIEFS
BURMA: EU welcomes amnesty of two Reuters journalists
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: after death of Alia Abdulnour, EU recalls absolute prohibition of torture
INDUSTRY: manufacturers want expansion of high-capacity heavy-duty vehicles in order to reduce CO2 emissions
NORTH MACEDONIA: Mr Tusk and Mr Juncker also congratulate Stevo Pendarovski
FISHERIES: European Commission launches new tool to strengthen fight against illegal fishing
SWITZERLAND: Jean-Claude Juncker is disappointed that institutional agreement with Bern has not yet been concluded