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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12299

19 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / Rule of law
Finnish Presidency and Commission reiterate their commitment with different tones
Brussels, 18/07/2019 (Agence Europe)

Respect for the rule of law will remain a priority for the Commission and the EU Council in the coming months, Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen and First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans jointly announced at the General Affairs Council on Thursday 18 July. However, they did not make a statement on the subject with the same degree of firmness.

Tytti Tuppurainen used particularly diplomatic terms, refusing to name any country. In her view, the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: slight progress in Helsinki on creation of a stable mechanism for temporary disembarkation of migrants
BIODIVERSITY: pesticides and bees, experts from Twenty-Eight approved modification of uniform principles for risk assessment
AGRICULTURE: €32 million for Italian poultry producers after outbreaks of avian influenza
AGRICULTURE: Japanese market is opening up even more to EU beef
COMPANIES: European employers make numerous recommendations to future European Commission president
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Finland's EU Council Presidency is accelerating work towards agreement in late 2019 on EU budget after 2020
RULE OF LAW: Finnish Presidency and Commission reiterate their commitment with different tones
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee elects Lucia Nicholsonová as its new head
GUE/NGL: Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan to co-chair radical left group in the European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: at G7, France welcomes “ambitious agreement” on digital taxation
FINANCE: G7 blocks Facebook's Libra currency project
FINANCE: France invites G7 countries to commit to financial inclusion of women in Africa
IMF: a consensus on a European candidate to take over IMF expected at end of July
EIB: decision to increase Poland's and Romania's shares of subscribed capital
COMPETITION: €242 million fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of a dominant position in chipsets market
COMPETITION: conditional green light for acquisition of Liberty Goal's cable business in several EU countries by Vodafone
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: in Montreal, EU and Canada confirm axes of a deep and multifaceted relationship
LIBYA: we must go beyond migration challenge, says GNA adviser to EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED STATES: Washington must review its migration policies and practices, say MEPs
HONG KONG: European Parliament calls for export controls on technologies used to violate fundamental rights
MIGRATION: new cooperation plan between EASO and Frontex
RUSSIA: Parliament urges Russia to release Ukrainian political prisoners and environmental activists
VENEZUELA: European Parliament calls for additional targeted sanctions against ‘Maduro’ regime
ENVIRONMENT: improving air quality in urban areas is a priority for both Finnish Presidency and MEPs
PARLIAMENT: EU's interparliamentary delegations with organisations, regions and non-Member States have been formed
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Margaritis Schinas and Janez Lenarčič are candidates for election as commissioners
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: according to Matteo Salvini, 'von der Leyen' European Commission was stillborn
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: appointment of Martin Selmayr's successor on agenda of next College
SPACE: European Galileo navigation system is once again functioning properly, according to GSA
MEDIA: commission mobilises 4.2 million euros to support press
CSDP: Armando Paolo Simi, new EU Force Commander of Operation Atalanta