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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12268

5 June 2019
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
Member States do not want to reach a final position on post-2020 CAP in June
Brussels, 04/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

Discussions held by Member States on Monday 3 June in Bucharest, on the margins of the informal meeting of European Agriculture Ministers (see other news), confirmed that many delegations are not ready to negotiate a common position on the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in June (see EUROPE B12265A12).

Barring a miracle, and despite the efforts of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, EU agriculture ministers are unlikely to reach a partial general approach on the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: new Franco-German proposal on European industrial policy imminent
AGRICULTURE: Member States do not want to reach a final position on post-2020 CAP in June
AGRICULTURE: research and bioeconomy are at the heart of new agricultural policy, according to European ministers
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU experts reveal Ukraine has not yet eradicated African swine fever
HEALTH: Court of Auditors disappointed in cross-border healthcare
TRANSPORT: agreement on electronic information in freight, motorway charges and vehicles rented without drivers on ministerial agenda
TRANSPORT: Member States will revisit on 26 June deployment of cooperative intelligent transport systems
COHESION: Member States substantially amend post-2020 Interreg regulation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Paris and Berlin remain committed to deepening governance of the euro area
TAXATION: no agreement in sight at EU Council on simplification of VAT for SMEs
FINANCE: discussions on creating an international platform on sustainable finance kick off
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH MACEDONIA: Mr Juncker wants decision on opening of EU accession negotiations this summer
MOLDOVA: Hahn calls for rapid formation of coalition government
CHINA: 30 years after Tiananmen, Ms Mogherini calls for release of human rights defenders
UNITED KINGDOM: British parliament warns against a hasty trade agreement with United States
INSTITUTIONAL
ROMANIA: Commission commends Romanian government’s commitment not to pursue its most controversial reforms
EP2019: ENAR denounces under-representation of racial minorities in new Parliament
FUTURE OF THE EU: Afep formulates 10 priorities to boost competitiveness of entrepreneurial sector in Europe
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: Facebook platform could be forced to remove worldwide information identical to other privacy breaches, according to Advocate General
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: new step in defusing of crisis with Russia
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Germany's inaction on transparency in financing of political parties once again criticised
NEWS BRIEFS
EDUCATION: European universities stand out thanks to their international orientation
ECONOMY: Euro area annual inflation rate down to 1.2% in May
FINLAND: agreement on formation of a centre-left government
INDUSTRY: rise in electric cars would reduce public spending by several billion euros, according to T&E
INDUSTRY: public consultation on European rules on industrial emissions
CSDP: Mr Hartikainen officially appointed head of mission of EUAM Ukraine
SOCIAL: public consultation on roadmap for European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
EP2019: Greens/EFA group announces arrival of five new Members to expand their ranks