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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12250

9 May 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 28
SIBIU SUMMIT / Climate
Eight Member States call for climate action to be made a strategic priority for EU
Brussels, 08/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

On the eve of the informal European Summit in Sibiu on 9 May, dedicated to the future of the EU (see EUROPE B12247A1), eight Member States - France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden - have stated that the European Union should make the fight against climate change “a cornerstone of the European Strategic Agenda 2019-2024” and take the lead in raising ambitions on global climate action. 

This would be for the benefit of the climate, but also the...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Europe Day celebrations in Sibiu!
SIBIU SUMMIT
CLIMATE: Eight Member States call for climate action to be made a strategic priority for EU
FUTURE OF EU: Netherlands sets out six strategic priorities for period to 2025
INSTITUTIONAL
EPP: Christian Democrats no longer rule out continuing without Viktor Orbán
European elections - EP2019
EP2019: Spitzenkandidaten process is “a potentially explosive institutional set-up”, says Olivier Costa
EP2019: Volt, pan-European citizen movement that hopes to join Parliament
MIGRATION: Priority for EPP, border protection takes precedence over migrant reception policy for other political families
DIGITAL: Christian Democrats and environmentalists are calling for creation of new European bodies
SOCIAL: Social Europe remains prerogative of left-wing and centre-left European political parties
YOUTH: European political parties recall their commitment to Erasmus programme, some more than others
WOMEN: women's rights from a left/right perspective
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Paris and Berlin want to rally other Member States around their proposal for a Financial Transaction Tax
TAXATION: coordination of European position internationally on digital taxation is not looking so easy
TAXATION: ‘Grand Theft Europe', a media consortium, estimates annual VAT fraud carousels in EU at €50 billion
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Nine Member States urge EU to become a real global player
IRAN: EU analyses Iran's decision to no longer comply with certain obligations of nuclear agreement
MERCOSUR: European Commission still hopes to complete free trade agreement this year
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD: Thirty-three organisations advocate appointment of a European Commission Vice-President in charge of food issues
ENERGY: Nord Stream 2, Naftogaz files a complaint with the European Commission against Gazprom
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from fossil fuels fell by 2.5% in EU in 2018
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Spanish law on calculation of pensions for part-time workers infringes EU law if it places women at undue disadvantage
SOCIAL: Court specifies procedures for calculating severance pay and reclassification of an employee on part-time parental leave
SOCIAL: Austrian compensation schemes for civil servants or contract agents still infringe EU law, according to Court
NEWS BRIEFS
NEW ZEALAND: Positive atmosphere just days before a new round of trade negotiations from 13 to 16 May
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: launch of phase II of Partnership for Good Governance
EP2019: British people to vote in European elections on 23 May
REGIONS: First conclusive assessment of pilot project to assist regions and Member States in industrial transition
SOCIAL: Four EU capitals competing to host European Labour Authority