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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12282
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NEWS BRIEFS / Italy

Commission will reconsider a possible recommendation to open an excessive deficit procedure on 2 July

25/06/2019 (Agence Europe) – While a discussion on the possible recommendation to open an excessive deficit procedure took place at the meeting of the College of Commissioners on Tuesday 25 June, a further exchange is planned at the next meeting of the College on 2 July. This was announced by Margaritis Schinas, the Chief Spokesperson of the European Commission, on 25 June. A recommendation for the opening of such an excessive deficit procedure could then be addressed to the Council of the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: EU Member States are considering what form strengthening link between European Semester and cohesion policy will take
ENERGY: EU Council adopts conclusions on future of energy systems
ENERGY: energy union is a priority of future Finnish Presidency of Council of the EU
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Miguel Arias Cañete calls on Member States to be more ambitious in their draft national plans
ENVIRONMENT: Austria advocates an 8th action programme linked to EU's long-term strategy on climate and SDGs
FISHERIES: Indian Ocean Tuna Commission restricts use of fish aggregating devices
TRANSPORT: European Court of Auditors points to shortcomings in allocation of funds for air traffic management modernisation
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches call for tenders to develop price composition indicator in agri-food sector
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: INF Treaty, Defence Ministers should discuss response to Russia
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: trade negotiations reach a new milestone when ministerial meeting is called
VIETNAM: EU-Vietnam trade agreements will be signed on 30 June
PAKISTAN: signing of new strategic engagement plan
SWITZERLAND: Commission confirms that it is moving towards non-renewal of equivalence for Swiss stock exchange
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: MEPs will elect their President on Wednesday 3 July
RENEW EUROPE: inexperience of group is a challenge, says Federley
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Member States are in favour of a minimum harmonization on crowdfunding
FINANCE: taxonomy on sustainable finance - Romanian EU Council Presidency concludes its work with a progress report
ECONOMY: European Fiscal Board recommends a neutral fiscal stance at euro area level in 2020, but differentiated by country
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: return of Russians to parliamentary assembly has not yet been recorded
NEWS BRIEFS
MONEY LAUNDERING: ECOFIN Council will not discuss European list of high-risk non-Member States in July
EFDD: if Eurosceptic group disappears, MEPs of Five-star Movement will maybe have to sit with non-attached members
ITALY: Commission will reconsider a possible recommendation to open an excessive deficit procedure on 2 July
JUSTICE: EU Council adopts recast of Brussels IIA regulation
MAURITANIA: EU calls for calm and restraint pending final results of presidential election
MOLDOVA: European Parliament willing to assist Moldovan Parliament through Jean Monnet Dialogue
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: Jean-Paul Gauzès reappointed EFRAG Board President
GMO: EFSA guidance to help companies correctly submit their application for renewal of authorisation
FISHERIES: Council of the EU endorses legislative acts on new EU-Gambia Fisheries Agreement