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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12290

6 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / State aid
Green light for German aid for Dortmund Airport

05/07/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 5 July, the European Commission approved German public aid to support the operation of Dortmund Airport. This airport is co-owned by the City of Dortmund and Dortmunder Stadtwerke, a publicly owned local utility provider, which covers the costs of operating losses through subsidies. The aid, amounting to €27 million and available until 2023, is intended to cover these operating losses. The Commission has examined this measure in light of EU State...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Should the European Parliament be given a right of legislative initiative?
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2019FI: EU must develop genuine Arctic policy, emphasises Antti Rinne
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: “I am the first and last Spitzenkandidat”, says Juncker
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: First ministerial round table on development of a holistic strategy to ensure European “sustainable growth”
HEALTH: Europe is preparing for entry into force of medical device regulations, a 'gigantic task'
JUSTICE: lack of unified data retention is a major challenge in fight against cybercrime, according to Eurojust and Europol
MIGRATION: situation in Mediterranean Sea, scene of a new shipwreck, can no longer be sustained, according to UNHCR
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Committee will elect its Chair and Vice-Chairs on 10 July
AGRICULTURE: EU producers ask to be protected against imports of Japonica rice from Burma
CLIMATE: ADEME recommends raising EU's 2030 targets in order to reach climate neutrality in 2050
BIODIVERSITY: EFSA outlines plans to review guidance on risk assessment of pesticides and bees
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: economic cooperation and conflict in Crimea on agenda of EU-Ukraine summit on 8 July
SOUTH KOREA: EU requests that a panel of experts examine respect for workers' rights
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Greece, eurozone fiscal stance, Italy and deepening EMU on ministers' agenda
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Finland's EU Council Presidency to survey Member States on concept of economy of wellbeing
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for German aid for Dortmund Airport
CONSUMERS: BETTER FINANCE and WFI support Dutch foundation which aims to compensate European investors in Volkswagen
FINANCE: expert group consults on selection criteria for taxonomy on sustainable finance
TAXATION: French tax on digital sector giants soon to be set in stone
JUSTICE: Directive on protection of EU's financial interests comes into force on 6 July
SOCIAL: launch of recruitment procedure for European Labour Authority
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Turning your back on Europe
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: from 05/07 to 04/07/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 21 July 2019