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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12430

21 February 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / Wto
EU trade policy under scrutiny
Brussels, 20/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

On 18 and 20 February, the 14th review of the European Union’s trade policy took place at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. This was an opportunity for the members of the organisation to point out what they consider to be the excesses and shortcomings of this flagship EU policy.

The CAP pinned

Among these, the EU’s trading partners blame the high level of protection of the European agricultural sector during March 2017 to September 2019, the period under review. This provided...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BUDGET: highly divided, EU leaders at least hope for progress on MFF 2021-2027
BUDGET: proposal on table on MFF 2021-2027 is 'unacceptable', European Parliament President says
BUDGET: EU farmers call for a strong, fairer post-2020 farm budget
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: several regions of “frugal” Member States call for cohesion policy to be kept intact
BETTER REGULATION: Member States to discuss principle of ‘one in, one out’
LOBBYING: Athenora Consulting advocates for creation of a 'French Chamber of Influence' in Brussels
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: brain circulation, a subject that mobilises all Member States
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Croatian Council Presidency relaunches debate on strengthening financial investigations in EU
JUSTICE: planned merger between Google and Fitbit presents privacy risks, says EDPB
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: discussion of greening of ‘European Semester’ for sustainable growth at EU Council on 5 March
FISHERIES: new EU/Seychelles fisheries agreement endorsed by EU Council
TRANSPORT: Adina-Ioana Vălean outlines Commission’s transport strategy
COHESION: MEPs continue to be unhappy with financing of Just Transition Fund
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: Europeans denounce escalation of violence in Tripoli
UNITED KINGDOM: 'Our ambition: a partnership that goes well beyond trade and is unprecedented in scope', says David McAllister
CIVIL PROTECTION: COVID-19, EU continues to deliver equipment to China and to co-finance repatriation of European citizens
WTO: EU trade policy under scrutiny
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: High Level Forum on Capital Markets Union delivers its interim report
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court shall determine jurisdiction in case of segmented and single-booked flights
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU looking forward to continuing cooperation with President Ghani
CHINA: EU condemns imminent expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters
FINANCE: European Commission consults on review of Non-Financial Reporting Directive
FISHERIES: European Parliament committee approves EU/Cape Verde agreement
TRANSPORT: EU Council approves agreement on Mobility Package I
TRANSPORT: road safety, more than 80 countries renew objective of reducing number of deaths by 50% in next decade
ERRATUM
UNITED KINGDOM: Gibraltar, clarification of Joseph Garcia's title
TRANSPORT: upcoming European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on rail passenger rights scheduled for 18 March