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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12303
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Indonesia

EU welcomes continued progress in 8th round of negotiations, with sensitive issues becoming clearer

The report of the eighth round of negotiations for an EU-Indonesia free trade agreement refers to "continued progress", but negotiations on the sustainable development chapter, among others, promise to be difficult.

In Jakarta, from 17 to 21 June, progress was made in most of the chapters under negotiation, with the consolidation of new texts and the closure of the texts on agreements and mergers.

Another positive point is that the text highlights "notable progress" in the field of public...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: What future members of the Commission need to know about its history…
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission identifies structural weaknesses in compliance with European anti-money laundering rules
EMU: Commission proposes regulation on certain governance aspects for future budget for euro area
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: green light for MEPs for corrected version of interinstitutional agreement on ‘whistleblowers’
JHA: Mr King calls on EU legislator to make progress in fight against radical online content and access to electronic evidence
TRANSPORT: Finnish Council Presidency ready for interinstitutional negotiations on social and market aspects of first ‘mobility’ package
DIGITAL: future major projects of 'von der Leyen' Commission
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament committee will decide at beginning of September on fate of draft reports on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: several Member States affected by drought are asking for a 70% rate of advances on direct aid
FISHERIES: EU signs a new 5-year protocol with Senegal
COHESION: MEPs are sceptical about ambitions of Finnish Presidency of Council of the EU for cohesion policy 2021-2027
ENERGY: ACER launches a consultation on future ‘gas package’
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: EU announces new financial support of 40 million euros
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs from European Parliament committee held initial overview of EU issues and priorities
UNITED STATES: Sabine Weyand gives a mixed assessment of transatlantic trade relationship
INDONESIA: EU welcomes continued progress in 8th round of negotiations, with sensitive issues becoming clearer
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: MEPs call for concrete announcements from Finland's EU Council Presidency
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Martin Selmayr will only leave European Commission seat in November
UNITED KINGDOM: risk of no-deal Brexit worsens with arrival of Boris Johnson in power, fears European Parliament steering group
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European position at OECD on countering illicit trade approved by Member States
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Malta appoints Helena Dalli as next European Commissioner
JUSTICE: Commission is generally satisfied with application of EU data protection rules
FISHERIES: Mrs Clara Eugenia Aguilera García is Parliament rapporteur on controls on fisheries activities
FISHERIES: NGO Our Fish considers measures taken to save Eastern Baltic cod insufficient