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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12427

18 February 2020
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Mark Zuckerberg’s seduction operation in Brussels
Brussels, 17/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

The head of American social networking giant Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, met European Commissioners Vĕra Jourová, Margrethe Vestager, and Thierry Breton on Monday 17 February in Brussels (see EUROPE B12426A20). The seduction attempt comes 2 days before the presentation of a white paper on artificial intelligence and data strategy by the European Commission (see EUROPE B12419A11).

On the agenda of discussions between the Vice-President, Vĕra Jourová, and Mark Zuckerberg: the role of...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Charles Michel's MFF 2021-2027 draft kicks off intense negotiations
BUDGET: MEPs claim draft budget 2021-2027 presented by Charles Michel insufficient
PARLIAMENT: eight months after the European elections, successful landing of 27 new MEPs
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: ministers agree on mission to monitor arms embargo
ALBANIA: international community pledges €1.15 billion to support reconstruction
ZIMBABWE: EU extends targeted sanctions and encourages acceleration of reforms
AFRICA: convergence of Foreign Ministers and European Commission on future 'Comprehensive Strategy with Africa'
PACIFIC: Solomon Islands to join Economic Partnership Agreement between EU and Pacific countries
CANADA: tense vote in Dutch Parliament on CETA trade agreement
UNITED STATES: Commission appears isolated in its search for dialogue with Washington about rising tariffs on aircraft
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: report on how Nineteen can increase size of euro area budget
ECONOMY: deep left/right divide in European Parliament on socioeconomic policy
BANKS: banking industry to take advantage of favourable market conditions to set up MREL-eligible instruments
FINANCE: Commission consults on possible revision of MiFID/MiFIR regulatory framework
STATE AID: Commission extends in-depth investigation into aid to Ryanair and other companies operating at Spanish airports Girona-Costa Brava and Reus
STATE AID: approval of aid for research and development in aeronautic sector in Germany
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Commission is finalising its proposals on artificial intelligence and data
JUSTICE: Mark Zuckerberg’s seduction operation in Brussels
ENVIRONMENT: EU invests €101.2 million in ten LIFE Environment/Climate Action integrated projects
ENVIRONMENT: Commission could soften its position on toxic residues in imported food, warns CEO report
ENERGY: WindEurope calls on Europe to produce more than twice as much wind energy as in 2019
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: quick ministerial meeting on brain circulation, ecology and latest PISA survey
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for public support to promote shift of freight transport from road to rail in Saxony-Anhalt
BELARUS: EU Council extends arms embargo and sanctions against four people
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Union adopts priorities to be defended in UN fora
ENLARGEMENT: Mr Macron could agree to opening accession negotiations with Skopje and Tirana
EUROGROUP: Finland's Tuomas Saarenheimo officially appointed as head of Eurogroup working group
TAXATION: 'black' list of uncooperative jurisdictions should include some EU Member States, according to Tadeusz Kościński
MIGRATION: Greek government wants help from European partners to send Afghan asylum seekers home
PARLIAMENT: Adrián Vázquez Lázara elected Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs
EEAS: Borrell announces three high-level appointments
SYRIA: EU sanctions eight businessmen and two additional companies
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