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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12426

15 February 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 23
INSTITUTIONAL / Future of eu
Still waiting for position of EU Council on Conference on Future of Europe
Brussels, 14/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Member States' Ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) briefly discussed, on Friday 14 February, a possible EU Council position on the Conference on the Future of the EU without finding a compromise.

“All attention is now focused on the Multiannual Financial Framework” (MFF) 2021-2027, said one European source, referring to the new proposal for a negotiating box on the post-2020 EU budget that European Council President Charles Michel sent to Member States ahead of the European...

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