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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12272

12 June 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
European ministers will react on 18 June to Romanian Presidency's progress report on post-2020 CAP
Brussels, 11/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU will present its progress report on the state of negotiations on the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on 18 June in Luxembourg(see EUROPE B12268A3, B12268A2). 

For the Romanian Presidency, it is time to face the obvious: it will not be able to obtain a partial agreement between the Member States on the future CAP before the end of its mandate on 30 June. Many EU Agriculture Ministers, meeting in Bucharest on 3 and 4 June for an...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission blocks proposed joint venture between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp
ITALY: Member States' experts agree with Commission on debt
TAXATION: G20 commit to “redoubling their efforts” to reach agreement on international tax reform
SECTORAL POLICIES
SOCIETY: EU Council Legal Service has doubts about proposal to end seasonal time changes
TRANSPORT: Presidency of Council proposes some minor changes on congestion charges
DIGITAL: 43% of Europeans still do not have basic digital skills
DIGITAL: G20 countries support digital framework focused on people
MIGRATION: UN expects Finnish Presidency to effect an intra-European solidarity mechanism
AGRICULTURE: European ministers will react on 18 June to Romanian Presidency's progress report on post-2020 CAP
FISHERIES: a high-level conference of riparian countries to take stock of fisheries in Mediterranean
ENERGY: European ministers to discuss external energy relations on 25 June
CLIMATE: EU's draft strategic agenda 2019-2024 is not up to challenge of climate urgency, says Greenpeace
COHESION: EU Member States will discuss link between 'European Semester' and Cohesion Policy
URBAN AGENDA: ministers will take a further step towards deepening urban policy at European level
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CYBERSECURITY: EU delegation in Russia had reportedly been target of a cyber attack
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: 13 Member States call for opening of EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
MOLDOVA: in face of political crisis, Europeans call for calm and dialogue
SWITZERLAND: Commission is ready to work on clarifications for framework agreement to be validated with Bern before 18 June
KAZAKHSTAN: EU denounces many shortcomings in presidential elections
SAHEL: EU increases humanitarian aid to Sahel region of Africa by €152 million
TRADE: G20 calls for an inclusive, sustainable and open digital economy
TRADE: Commission maintains its measures against dumping of Chinese bicycles for a further 5 years
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: European Council and European Parliament must hear Europeans' call for change, stresses Ms Vestager
FUTURE OF EU: regions and cities present series of proposals for renewing European Union
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission reminds contenders for Mrs May's succession that it does not intend to reopen withdrawal agreement
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: introductory ministerial debate on Commission's social recommendations for each country
NEWS BRIEFS
WEST AFRICA: abuses against civilians in Mali and Burkina Faso may constitute crimes against humanity, denounces EU
AGRICULTURE: European vegetable protein sector presents its vision of future of agricultural sector
STATE AID: green light for extension of a Greek bank guarantee scheme
COMMISSION: Valdis Dombrovskis, nominated as candidate for a second term as Commissioner
COURT OF JUSTICE: death of French Advocate General Yves Bot
ENERGY: on 13 June Maroš Šefčovič will discuss future of gas transit through Ukraine in Moscow
HUNGARY: call on EPP to urge Hungarian government to abandon its plans for Academy of Sciences
GREENS/EFA: environmental group in European Parliament announces arrival of Damian Boeselager