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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12286

2 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 20
EXTERNAL ACTION / Iran
INSTEX mechanism is finally operational
Brussels, 01/07/2019 (Agence Europe)

The chairwoman of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (Germany, France, United Kingdom and China, Russia and Iran) and Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Helga Schmid, announced on Friday 28 June that the special purpose vehicle INSTEX was operational.

"France, Germany and the United Kingdom informed participants that INSTEX had been made operational and available to all EU Member States and that the first transactions are being processed", the...

Contents

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
FUTURE OF EU: appointments to senior European positions, Twenty-Eight to meet again on Tuesday 2 July
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: outgoing MEPs are leaving in a turbulent setting
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: details of historic trade agreement between two blocs
MERCOSUR: joy and concern among economic actors and civil society following agreement
VIETNAM: three and a half years after their conclusion, the EU-Vietnam trade agreements have finally been signed
G20: insufficient for EU, status quo at 19 on climate change at least saves Paris Agreement
IRAN: INSTEX mechanism is finally operational
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: climate change, circular economy and biodiversity at heart of Finnish Presidency's work programme
DIGITAL: data and artificial intelligence will be priorities of Finnish Presidency
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: opening of an in-depth investigation into a Spanish measure to support a PSA plant
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU intends to relaunch Equal Treatment Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTHERN AFRICA: EU mobilises €7 million in disaster preparedness assistance
COMPETITION: adoption of guidelines to help national courts estimate economic harm caused by a cartel
ENLARGEMENT: Mr Macron reiterates his opposition to enlargement before EU reform
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in May in euro area and to 6.3% in EU
TAXATION: entry into force of system to resolve tax disputes
EP2019: Slovak Christian Democratic movement fears irregularities in European elections due to 'Brexit'
CSDP: Éric Peltier appointed EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM RCA
RESEARCH: Commission to support 7300 researchers in 2019 via Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
SWITZERLAND: equivalence for Swiss stock exchange expired on Sunday 30 June, due to lack of progress on framework agreement