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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12285

29 June 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 27
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
Commission notes a large trade surplus in April for agri-food products
Brussels, 28/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

The monthly value of EU agri-food exports in April 2019 reached €12.6 billion, an increase of 12.5% compared to April 2018, and only slightly below March 2018’s record-breaking levels, according to data on EU agri-food trade published on Friday 28 June by the European Commission.

Imports of agri-food products were valued at €10.3 billion, an increase of 4% compared to April 2018. According to these data, this led to a monthly agri-food trade surplus of €2.3 billion.

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Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: a constituent plenary session full of uncertainties
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: composition of parliamentary committees is decided
FUTURE OF EU: European leaders will try again to agree on names for EU's top positions on Sunday 30 June
FUTURE OF EU: key EU positions discussed on sidelines of G20 in Osaka
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: conclusion of EU/Mercosur trade negotiations
CANADA: CETA ratification is progressing in Member States
WTO: for Washington, Appellate Body must 'follow the rules', says Dennis Shea
G20: in Osaka, Europeans defend their model
G20: EU is mobilising in Osaka for climate ambition within framework of the Paris Agreement
SERBIA: Belgrade opens chapter of EU accession negotiations on financial services
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: 'Cohesion policy will always be under threat', according to Mrs Creţu
CLIMATE: Finland is convinced that transition to a carbon neutral economy is a great economic opportunity
ENVIRONMENT: ammonia emissions continue to increase in EU, warns EEA
AGRICULTURE: post-2020 CAP at the heart of agricultural priorities of future Finnish Presidency
AGRICULTURE: EU countries give green light for €50 million in aid for Irish farmers
AGRICULTURE: Commission notes a large trade surplus in April for agri-food products
FISHERIES: scientists advocate 70% reduction in cod catches in North Sea for 2020
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: level of taxation in EU remains high compared with other advanced economies
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Helsinki ordered to recover money from aid given to a bus company in manner not in accordance with EU law
AGRICULTURE: Commission has intensified controls on organic products
CULTURE: this summer, 'A Season of Classic Films' screenings in cultural heritage venues across Europe
ECONOMY: annual inflation rate stays at 1.2% in euro area in June
CSDP: EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah missions extended by 12 months
RESEARCH: European Commission appoints six scientists to ERC governing body and opens public consultation on future of research and innovation programme
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Trading insults
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: from 01/07 to 07/07/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 14 July 2019