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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12278

20 June 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Facebook's cryptocurrency already worrying European Data Protection Supervisor
Brussels, 19/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

Libra, Facebook's recently announced crypto-currency, which is due to be launched in 2020 (see EUROPE B12277A24), is already worrying Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).

In an interview with Business Insider Germany on Tuesday 18 June, the EDPS stressed that “any further concentration of personal data poses additional risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals” and stated that the new cryptocurrency will require “careful scrutiny from several...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
FUTURE OF EU: Tusk hopes to reach agreement on appointments to senior European positions by early July
FUTURE OF EU: Germany aims for Twenty-Eight 'consensus' on President of the European Commission by 2 July
CLIMATE: climate neutrality, leaders will confirm EU's commitment to adopt a long-term strategy in early 2020
EMU: EU leaders will encourage the Eurogroup to continue work on fiscal capacity of euro area
BUDGET: European Council will intensify debate in Autumn on multiannual financial framework 2021-2027
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: leaders should support Cyprus in face of illegal Turkish drilling
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven will remind future British Prime Minister that Withdrawal Agreement is immutable
DEMOCRACY: cybersecurity also on agenda of European summit
INSTITUTIONAL
RENEW EUROPE: Dacian Cioloș elected president of liberal group at European Parliament
ECR: Ryszard Legutko and Raffaele Fitto to co-chair conservative group in European Parliament
GUE/NGL: radical left group in European Parliament is growing, but still does not have a president
S&D: nine vice-presidents of Social Democratic Group in European Parliament are known
TRANSPARENCY: six Member States want greater transparency in inter-institutional negotiations
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: agenda for next rounds of trade negotiations is taking shape in a tense context
ENLARGEMENT: Ankara criticises Council’s conclusions - Skopje and Tirana remain optimistic
IRAN: US sanctions have a negative impact on humanitarian aid, worries European diplomat
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: content of Franco-German proposal to pool national revenues generated by FTT
STATE AID: go-ahead given for German measures to support cleaner urban transport
FINANCE: initial reactions rather positive from stakeholders to three reports on sustainable finance
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: launch of negotiations on transatlantic agreement on access to e-evidence
JUSTICE: Facebook's cryptocurrency already worrying European Data Protection Supervisor
MIGRATION: European Commission defends its actions on eve of World Refugee Day
ENERGY/CLIMATE: WindEurope welcomes Commission's call for increase in ambition in draft national plans
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: confirmation of Commission's decision on German State aid to Nürburgring
NEWS BRIEFS
CATALONIA: Mr Puigdemont made an official request to join Greens/EFA group in European Parliament
COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms invalidity of Adidas EU trademark of its three-stripe motif
JUSTICE: Commission confirms that it will launch a thorough review on telecoms data retention
CITIES: climate, cities and regions ask to be consulted on development of national plans