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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12542
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Proposal for accession of United Kingdom to Grains Trade Convention 1995

On Tuesday 4 August, the European Commission adopted a proposal establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the International Grains Council (IGC) in relation to the accession of the United Kingdom to the Grains Trade Convention 1995.

The United Kingdom's accession to the Convention shall be effective as of 1 January 2021.

During the transitional period following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union, the United Kingdom shall remain bound by the Union's...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into Google’s takeover of Fitbit
STATE AID: European Commission approves €200 million Italian aid to support access to broadband services
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: interview with Gilles Dufrasne: “CORSIA should not replace the ETS”
ENERGY: Commission starts revision of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Directives
COHESION: absorption rate for 2019 still lower than European Commission forecasts
HEALTH: German minister continues to call for a common screening strategy after returning from holidays
HEALTH: United Kingdom calls on its pharmaceutical companies to stockpile products for possible 'no deal'
AGRICULTURE: proposal for accession of United Kingdom to Grains Trade Convention 1995
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Polish Justice Minister considers rejection of six Polish localities from EU twinning programme “illegal”
ENVIRONMENT: Greenpeace calls on EU to regulate placing on market of commodities that pose risk to forests and ecosystems
EXTERNAL ACTION
HONG KONG: EU calls for reconsidering postponement of elections
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Radosław Sikorski the most influential MEP, according to VoteWatch Europe and BCW Brussels
TRADE: WTO multi-party interim appeal arrangement is being put in place
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for creation of new national development bank Banco Português de Fomento
DEFENCE: U.S. and Poland will strengthen their cooperation
DIGITAL: European Commission publishes results of consultation on strategy for data
UNITED KINGDOM: more British citizens have settled in EU since 2016 referendum
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA consults on risk assessment of transition metals used as active substances in pesticides