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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12296

16 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
Some Member States make a link between the future of sugar sector and concessions granted to Mercosur
Brussels, 15/07/2019 (Agence Europe)

EU agriculture ministers were divided on Monday 15 July on measures to help the sugar sector after the end of production quotas in 2017. Some countries have made a link between the sugar sector and the outcome of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (see other news).

The Agriculture Council confirmed the positions of the experts from the Member States who participated in the drafting of the recommendations of the High Level Group on Sugar (see EUROPE B12295A8).

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Mrs von der Leyen gives herself means to gather a pro-European majority around herself
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Europeans attempting to save nuclear agreement at all costs
IRAQ: Europeans call on Baghdad to reform country
CAR: EU wants to increase its cooperation for security and development in Central African Republic
SUDAN: European Foreign Ministers confirm EU's readiness to support a civilian government
MOLDOVA: Hahn announces disbursement of €14.5 million in budget aid
TRADE: new profile of European Parliament's Committee on International Trade
MERCOSUR: grey areas of trade agreement do not allow concerns of Agriculture Ministers to be addressed
SECURITY - DEFENCE
WEAPONS: EU urges Russia to take steps to comply with INF Treaty
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: green architecture modalities of future CAP divide EU ministers
AGRICULTURE: some Member States make a link between the future of sugar sector and concessions granted to Mercosur
AGRICULTURE: EU Ministers support development of low-risk pesticides
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU must increase its level of vigilance against African swine fever
FISHERIES: NGO Oceana uncovers potential cases of illegal fishing in Mediterranean
JUSTICE: uncertainty about continuing candidacy of Jean-François Bohnert for post of Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office
JUSTICE: European data protection authorities clarify implications of US CLOUD Act for EU
MIGRATION: EU Foreign Ministers expect progress on temporary mechanism for disembarkation of migrants
ENERGY: EU Council authorises Commission to negotiate a modernisation of Energy Charter Treaty
SPACE: European satellite navigation system Galileo is experiencing a new failure
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: digital taxation and virtual currencies on agenda of G7 Finance Ministers
NEWS BRIEFS
CATALONIA: Spanish Minister Josep Borrell denies any act of espionage against Catalan separatists
COMPETITION: publication of 2018 report on competition policy
ECONOMY: Commission announces €800 million for innovative SMEs in Eastern and Southern Europe
UNITED STATES: EU Council validates agreement on beef quota granted to Washington
GUE/NGL: bureau of European Parliament’s GUE/NGL group meets to appoint its Chair
KUWAIT: EU inaugurates its new delegation
DIGITAL: US to impose a $5 billion sanction on Facebook for Cambridge Analytica scandal
PARLIAMENT: Beata Szydło’s candidacy was rejected again by MEPs in the Employment and Social Affairs Committee
ANIMAL HEALTH: Commission calls for better protection of farm animals during summer transport
TRANSPORT: airlines call for a review of rules on airport charges