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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12337

28 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Un
Donald Tusk hits back at Donald Trump on patriotism and globalism
Brussels, 27/09/2019 (Agence Europe)

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, on Thursday 26 September, in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, hit back at the US President, Donald Trump, without naming him.

"I do not agree" with the "words spoken here two days ago, suggesting an imminent conflict between patriotism and globalism", he explained, describing this speech as "false and dangerous even if it has many followers and powerful propagators".

On Tuesday, in his speech to the UN, the US President...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CLIMATE: Frans Timmermans intends to be a good conductor for ‘Green deal’ and EU's climate ambition
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski defends a redistribution and gradual reduction of direct payments
FISHERIES: according to Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU still has 'a lot to do' to restore fish stocks
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Josep Borrell wishes to achieve unity of purpose between Member States
TRADE: Phil Hogan promises a greener trade policy that cares for all European citizens
DEVELOPMENT: Jutta Urpilainen wants to architect effective and sustainable partnerships, especially with Africa
JHA/EDUCATION: Margaritis Schinas aims to defend diversity of cultures in the EU, which is European 'way of life'
JHA: reform of ‘asylum’ package will have to be relaunched with possibility of reconsidering certain elements, according to Ylva Johansson
JUSTICE: monitoring Rule of law, Didier Reynders' top priority
INTERNAL MARKET: climate change and digital transformation will guide Mrs Goulard's action
DIGITAL/COMPETITION: Margrethe Vestager wants to put people at heart of her political action
ECONOMY/FINANCE: Valdis Dombrovskis relies on continuity of policies to put an economy that works for people
ECONOMY: Paolo Gentiloni intends to apply as much flexibility as allowed under Stability and Growth Pact
EMPLOYMENT: Mr Schmit poses as guardian of European pillar of social rights
ENERGY: Kadri Simson would like to focus on energy efficiency
BUDGET: new instruments must be integrated into EU's 2021-2027 financial framework, warns Johannes Hahn
COHESION: Elisa Ferreira plays the continuity card
INSTITUTIONAL: Commission will act when European Parliament asks it to launch a legislative initiative, promises Maroš Šefčovič
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Commission seeks mandate to negotiate with Japan an agreement on transfer and use of Passenger Name Record data
AGRICULTURE: resumption of beef exports from some EU countries to Republic of Korea
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA consults on two pilot assessments of cumulative effects of pesticides
EXTERNAL ACTION
UN: Donald Tusk hits back at Donald Trump on patriotism and globalism
MIDDLE EAST: two-state solution is in danger, but still possible, according to Ms Mogherini
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Budapest must step up its fight against child trafficking, according to Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
COURT OF JUSTICE: Mr van der Woude and Mr Papasavvas elected respectively President and Vice-President of General Court of the European Union
ENLARGEMENT: Mr Hahn welcomes Bundestag vote to open accession negotiations with Skopje and Tirana
JUSTICE: a first “successful” negotiation meeting on transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence
JAPAN: signing of EU-Japan partnership on Sustainable Connectivity
VENEZUELA: identities of seven Venezuelans sanctioned by EU disclosed
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: This is not a negotiation
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 30/09 to 06/10/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: Until 13 October 2019