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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12268

5 June 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Csdp
Mr Hartikainen officially appointed head of mission of EUAM Ukraine

04/06/2019 (Agence Europe) – As announced by EUROPE (see EUROPE B12266A33), the Ambassadors of the Member States meeting within the Political and Security Committee (PSC) formally appointed Antti Hartikainen as head of mission for the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) on Tuesday, 4 June. Mr Hartikainen will take up his duties on 1 July next and until 30 June 2020. He will succeed Kęstutis Lančinskas, in office since 1 February...

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