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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12060

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SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Donald Trump once more urges Allies to stick to 2% GDP rule for military spending
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA/NEIGHBOURHOOD: Green light to initial financial guarantee programmes of EU external investment plan
WESTERN BALKANS: Western Balkans commit not to block each other in their process of EU accession
AZERBAIJAN: EU and Baku agree on priorities of their partnership
CHINA: EU deplores worsening of civil and political rights in China
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU calls for halt to fighting and for arrival of humanitarian assistance to be facilitated
TRADE: Strong commitment of EU institutions to conclude FDI filtering agreement before May 2019
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: On question of communications privacy, Austrian Presidency of Council reintroduces subsequent processing of metadata
TRANSPORT: MEPs acknowledge complexity of liberalising coach transport
TRANSPORT: Ms Meissner would like EU to take action at IMO level for strengthening bans on disposing ship waste at sea
ENVIRONMENT: Climate protection and circular economy among Austrian Presidency of Council priorities
JUSTICE: 'Cambridge Analytica' – Facebook risks £500,000 fine
FISHERIES: Parliament Rapporteur Alain Cadec calls for flexibility in reaching maximum sustainable yield
AGRICULTURE: MEPs support Paolo De Castro's draft report on unfair trading practice
ANIMAL HEALTH: Parliament wants measures to prevent trafficking of pets
HEALTH: Question raised in Parliament on future of programme within ESF+
COHESION: Austrian Presidency of Council severely criticised by MEPs for lack of consideration shown to Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Deepening of EMU and Bulgaria's accession to 'ERM II' mechanism on agenda
FINANCE: MEPs call for clear framework for equivalence decisions with third countries that closely involves Parliament
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Court considers that Belgian legislation infringes EU rules on posted workers
TRANSPORT: Court confirms that a member state can require authorisation for commercial carriage of goods from Turkey passing through its territory
UKRAINE: General Court overturns freezing of assets against Andriy Klyuyev for March 2017-March 2018
TAXATION: VAT – goods containing precious metals are not second-hand goods if they lose their initial purpose, Court confirms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: On work/life balance, MEPs establish paternity leave at 80% of gross salary
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET 2019: Council to adopt its official position in September
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Measures for speeding up disposal of skimmed milk powder stocks
STATE AID: Go-ahead to Austrian risk capital premium scheme
STATE AID: Green light for prolongation of Polish bank guarantee scheme
AUSTRALIA: Technical level talks on track for EU-Australia free trade agreement
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU pays tribute to Srebrenica victims
BREXIT: Relocations of EMA and EBA suspended amid Parliament's ambition of more weight in decision-making process in future
COMPETITION: MEPs give green light to inter-institutional agreement to increase resources for national competition authorities
ENERGY: Ministerial scrutiny of EU/USA energy cooperation, in Brussels on 12 July
ENERGY: Russia/Ukraine/EU ministerial talks to resume on gas, in Berlin on 17 July
ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes limit content value for four phthalates in plastic articles
FINANCE: ECON committee's vote on PEPPs postponed until September
FISHERIES: Commissioner Vella is invited to make site visit to verify adverse impact of electric pulse fishing

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