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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12433

26 February 2020
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NEWS BRIEFS / Companies
One in two European companies uses social networks, according to Eurostat

25/02/2020 (Agence Europe) – In 2019, one in two European companies reported using at least one type of social media, which represents an increase of 16% since 2014 (34%), according to the Statistical Office of the European Union, Eurostat, in a press release on Tuesday 25 February. However, disparities between Member States are still high: the use of social media is highest in Malta (84%), followed by Denmark (75%) and the Netherlands (74%) and lowest in Romania (33%), Bulgaria (34%) and...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Twenty-Seven are ready to negotiate their future partnership with London, but are already concerned about fulfilment of commitments they have made
UNITED KINGDOM: with post-Brexit negotiations with EU due to start, UNCTAD warns of risks of talks failing
UKRAINE: Kiev wants to develop 3+1 cooperation
ENLARGEMENT: according to Šefčovič, all Member States welcomed new European methodology
AFRICA: European Commission travelling in numbers to Addis Ababa to meet African Union Commission
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: High Representative of the Union intends to specify missions of EUAM Iraq
CSDP: EU council extends mandate of six EU special representatives
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: Europeans are working together to prevent spread of Covid-19 virus
AGRICULTURE: a majority of Member States call for a two-year transitional period for CAP
BIODIVERSITY: Virginijus Sinkevičius committed to solving problem of incidental catches of dolphins in Europe
ENERGY/CLIMATE: collecting more data is priority for methane emissions according to Monika Zsigri
ENERGY: EU Council formally endorses agreement with Parliament on tyre labelling
JUSTICE: adequacy decision is appropriate tool for future relationship with UK on data protection, according to EDPS
JUSTICE: European Data Protection authorities consider a GDPR review in 2020 to be premature
DIGITAL: French government plans to set up a task force on regulation of digital platforms in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: accountants take action against climate change
NEWS BRIEFS
BENELUX: Benelux launches broad consultation on its multi-year plan
COHESION: overall positive impact for major infrastructure projects of EU funds between 2000 and 2013, according to the Commission
RULE OF LAW: no major discussion on rule of law in General Affairs Council
COMPANIES: one in two European companies uses social networks, according to Eurostat