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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12274
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NEWS BRIEFS / Future of eu

No common candidate for high European office for four Visegrad countries

13/06/2019 (Agence Europe) – The leaders of the four Visegrad Group countries, Hungary's Viktor Orbán, Slovakia's Peter Pelligrini, Poland's Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech Republic's Andrej Babis, meeting in Budapest on Thursday 13 June, agreed on common priorities to be presented to their European counterparts at the European Summit on 20 June, which will decide the issue of appointments to senior European posts. They did not choose a common candidate for one of the top jobs, said Andrej Babis of the Czech Republic, quoted by Reuters, but agreed to highlight the issues that they believe the future Commission should address as a priority and discussed how their bloc can influence and be heard in the decisions of the Twenty-seven. (SP)

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: intensive discussions at Eurogroup on fiscal capacity for Euro area and reform of ESM
ITALY: start of negotiations to avoid opening of infringement proceedings against EU budgetary rules
EURO AREA: IMF's recommendations to strengthen euro area's resilience to macroeconomic shocks
GREECE: ESM approves terms of reference for evaluation of financial assistance
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member States choose Bratislava to host future European Labour Agency
GENDER EQUALITY: ministers call for a strategy for more equitable pay between men and women
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission calls on European Council to finalise an agreement on the 2021–2027 multiannual financial framework in October
ID: new “Identity and Democracy” parliamentary group leaves its doors wide open
DEMOCRACY: according to Karl-Heinz Lambertz, discussions between European Parliament groups must “produce clear content” for next Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: progress report expected at the Council on health technologies
MIGRATION: Romanian Presidency draws up first guidelines for temporary regimes for disembarkation of migrants
JUSTICE: Commission wants to further encourage citizens to optimise their online privacy settings
DIGITAL: Digital Assembly 2019 highlights quantum communications
FISHERIES: Netherlands votes against new regulation abolishing electric fishing
FISHERIES: Karmenu Vella lists challenges facing riparian countries in elimination of overfishing in the Mediterranean
ENVIRONMENT: Ministers will discuss a tool to help improve environmental performance, on 26 June
ENVIRONMENT: Committee of the Regions calls for €4.8 billion to facilitate sustainable transition in coal regions
CLIMATE: most Member States will miss 2030 transport target, according to a T&E study
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Member States should decide on an appointment clause on opening of EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
ARMENIA: Mr Mnatsakanyan calls on Member States to ratify the Partnership Agreement
HONG KONG: EU calls for dialogue between government and people
IRAN: NCRI calls on EU to be firmer with government
TRADE: more than 1,500 bilateral investment agreements with Member States are still in force
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Court clarifies notion of transfer of parts of undertakings or businesses
CONSUMERS: according to Advocate General, a product originating in a territory occupied by Israel must be labelled as such, even if it comes from a settlement
NEWS BRIEFS
SAUDI ARABIA: after attack on an airport, EU urges parties to exercise utmost restraint
FUTURE OF EU: no common candidate for high European office for four Visegrad countries
CLIMATE: regulation requiring reduction of CO2 emissions from new heavy goods vehicles is adopted
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: next interinstitutional negotiations on LIFE programme may not take place until 2020
MIGRATION: UN asks Rome to review its decree to penalise NGOs rescuing migrants at sea
NICARAGUA: EU welcomes release of around 100 prisoners
EPP: Manfred Weber would make a good President of European Commission, according to Jean-Claude Juncker
RENEW EUROPE: Nathalie Loiseau gives up running for presidency of Renew Europe group in European Parliament
DRC: EU is mobilising €3.5 million in emergency aid to combat Ebola in DRC and neighbouring countries
UNITED KINGDOM: Boris Johnson well ahead in bid to succeed Theresa May after first round
FOOD SAFETY: Regulation on increased transparency of risk assessments by EFSA is adopted
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA has published its opinion reassessing safety of phosphates as food additives
TRANSPORT: final adoption of revision of EU rules on procurement of clean vehicles