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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12308

1 August 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 23
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
European Labour Agency Regulation and Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions enter into force
Brussels, 31/07/2019 (Agence Europe)

Social Europe is taking a new step forward. On Wednesday 31 July, two emblematic legislative acts of the Juncker Commission in the social field – the Regulation establishing the European Labour Agency (ELA) and the Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions – entered into force. 

These are two major texts in the implementation of the European pillar of social rights (see EUROPE B11907A1). The Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions has a...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: first contacts are taking place this week between Boris Johnson's teams and Article 50 ‘task force’
EXTERNAL ACTION
GULF: there is no demand for a NATO mission, according to Jens Stoltenberg
CHINA: EU urges Beijing to immediately release Huang Qi
TRADE: anti-dumping investigation on Chinese exports of certain polyvinyl alcohols (PVAs)
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European citizens’ initiative launched to ban pesticides and support sustainable agriculture
ENERGY: Commission to introduce anti-subsidy duties on Indonesian biodiesel
FISHERIES: plea for recovery plan for sardine stock in Iberian Peninsula
EDUCATION: European Union is developing joint master’s programmes with Japan
DIGITAL: EESC highlights potential and challenges of blockchain
INDUSTRY: EESC fears a massive relocation of automotive industry
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Labour Agency Regulation and Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions enter into force
ECONOMY
ECONOMY: seasonally adjusted general government deficit down to 0.5% and 0.6% of GDP in euro area and EU respectively in first quarter of 2019
STATE AID: green light for Greek measure to support development of ultrafast broadband
STATE AID: green light for Croatian aid for an LNG terminal
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission launches consultation on impact of CAP on soil management
STATE AID: green light for Portuguese aid to tissue paper plant
STATE AID: green light for Austrian aid to SME financing companies
BELARUS: EU calls on Minsk to establish a moratorium on death penalty
UNITED STATES: Spanish acetone exports subject to preliminary anti-dumping measures
TRADE: commission renews its countervailing duty against imports of certain types of Indian PET
MIGRATION: agreement between five countries and Italian Church to take responsibility for 131 migrants from Libya
MOZAMBIQUE: EU will observe general elections on 15 October
RESEARCH: European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking launches its initial calls