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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12304
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Electronic evidence, Mrs Jourová warns Washington against temptation to divide Europeans

The European Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová, warned US authorities against the temptation to negotiate bilateral agreements on access to electronic evidence with some Member States on Thursday 25 July at a hearing before the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee.

It is necessary to “ensure that all citizens of the European Union are treated in the same way”, said Mrs Jourová. She spoke out against any bilateral agreement between the United States and certain Member...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute to prepare new accommodative measures to anchor inflation path
ECB: Governing Council approves appointment of Christine Lagarde as head of institution
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission adopts two measures to support farmers affected by drought
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Mrs Jourová warns Washington against temptation to divide Europeans
JUSTICE: 'GDPR' Regulation can serve as an example for development of a multilateral standard, says Commission
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: guidelines on participation of third-country companies in public procurement in EU
CONSUMERS: chemical products in straws and coloured paper food packaging, BEUC sounds alert
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: “Clean air for all” is a priority, recalls Commission while referring Bulgaria and Spain to Court
ENVIRONMENT: water pollution by nitrates, Germany is ordered to comply with a Court judgment
ENVIRONMENT: Sweden referred to Court for inadequate treatment of certain urban wastewater
MIGRATION: triple legal action against Hungary with a focus on 'anti-Soros' law and food deprivation
MIGRATION: Belgium risks financial sanctions for non-transposition of Directive on temporary intra-group transfers of personnel from non-Member States
SOCIAL: Commission sends a reasoned opinion to Austria regarding indexing of family benefits
BUDGET: Belgium is required to pay 926,000 euros in customs duties to EU budget
ENERGY: Belgium referred to Court for failure to comply with rules on electricity and gas markets
ENERGY: Italy before Court for failure to transpose EU rules on protection against radiation
BIODIVERSITY: Greece before Court of Justice for insufficient protection of biodiversity
JUSTICE: data protection in law enforcement sector, Greece and Spain will have to explain themselves before Court
TAXATION: Belgium is once again criticised for the tax treatment of taxpayers investing in property abroad
TAXATION: action for failure to fulfil obligations against Berlin for incorrect transposition of VAT rules for farmers
TAXATION: Commission tackles tax breaks for yachts in Italy and Cyprus
TRANSPORT: action for failure to fulfil obligations against Vienna for incorrect transposition of Directive on certification of train drivers
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH MACEDONIA: Mr Hahn calls for momentum of reforms to be maintained in anticipation of October decision
SYRIA: EU calls for an end to attacks on civilian areas
UNITED STATES: 1 year after Trump/Juncker Statement, EU wants to celebrate progress in transatlantic trade relationship
WTO: in event of a blocking of Appellate Body, EU and Canada will jointly promote an interim 'Arbitration Arrangement'
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Jean-Claude Juncker reminds Boris Johnson that the agreement on the table is the “only possible one”
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for extension of Irish National Asset Management Agency
COMPETITION: closure of proceedings concerning Slovak rail company ZSSK
EBOLA: EU provides an additional €30 million to tackle outbreak in DRC
PARLIAMENT: French Socialists advocate resuming negotiations on strategic roadmap for European Parliament
RESEARCH: European Union provides an additional €9.3 million to accelerate commercialisation of European discoveries
RUSSIA: EU calls for immediate release of Pavlo Hryb
TUNISIA: EU pays tribute to President Essebsi