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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12274

14 June 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 38
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Gender equality
Ministers call for a strategy for more equitable pay between men and women
Brussels, 13/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

It is a bit of a ritual for the ministers for Employment and Social Affairs: every year, they discuss the gender pay gap. While they held a policy debate in 2018 (see EUROPE B11981A26), this year they decided during their meeting in Luxembourg on 13 June to adopt conclusions calling for a new strategy in this area.

For the problem is, indeed, real: according to Eurostat, the gender pay gap in the EU is still around 16% and is only narrowing very slowly or even widening in some Member...

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