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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12426

15 February 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 23
CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 17/02 to 23/02/2020

Monday 17 February

  • Brussels. Council of the EU. Eurogroup. *Configuration of 19: - Appointment of the President of the Eurogroup working party; - Presentation of the Commission’s priorities for Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); - Presentation of the Commission’s review of the ‘six-pack’ (economic governance package) and the ‘two-pack’ (fiscal surveillance package) - Euro area issues. - Thematic discussion on growth and employment: the gap introduced by labour taxation. -...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Charles Michel proposes a 2021-2027 EU budget amounting to 1.074% of GNI
BUDGET: respect for the rule of law, Committee of the Regions fears poorly targeted sanctions
FUTURE OF EU: still waiting for position of EU Council on Conference on Future of Europe
COMMISSION: publication of updated declaration of financial interests by Commissioners expected in February
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Committee of the Regions appoints chairpersons and bureaux of its various thematic Commissions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: blacklist of tax havens, European Semester and economic governance on agenda of EU ministers
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on framework for resolving CCPs will take time, according to Sven Giegold
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: expected but probably tense discussion on revision of mandate of Operation Sophia
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU welcomes agreement on a project for rail and motorway links between Pristina and Belgrade
YEMEN: EU and its humanitarian partners call for removal of all obstacles to safe delivery of aid
TRADE: Chinese aluminium extrusions under an anti-dumping investigation by European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: space sector will be key in fight against climate change, according to Member States
ENERGY: Commission contributes to nuclear safety in EU, but there is room for improvement, says ECA
ENERGY: European Ombudsman opens inquiry into 4th list of projects of common interest to EU
AGRICULTURE: European honey producers call for establishment of an emergency action plan
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: Commission will carry out additional review of steel safeguard measures
COMMISSION: organisation chart of Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support has been clarified
ECONOMY: growth in 2019 confirmed at 1.2% of GDP for euro area and 1.4% for EU
ENERGY: coronavirus will drive down global oil demand, warns IEA
JUSTICE: Mark Zuckerberg will meet Commissioners Vĕra Jourová, Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton on Monday 17 February
TRANSPORT: passenger traffic growth at EU airports has slowed in 2019
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 17/02 to 23/02/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 1st March 2020