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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12061

13 July 2018
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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Austria tests out its ideas with Ministers of the Interior for preventing migrants coming to EU
CONSUMERS: MEPs call for measures to address problem of 'dual quality' products
FOOD SAFETY: Trans fatty acids - S&D group in Parliament urges Commission to set in place legal limits requested two years ago
INDUSTRY: Greens/EFA in Parliament want to make complaint to European Ombudsman against Commission in context of Dieselgate
JUSTICE: First positive responses in Parliament on 'Rozière' whistleblowers report
FISHERIES: MEPs commend Thailand's efforts to combat unlawful fishing
FISHERIES: Oceana exposes cases of illegal fishing in protected areas of Mediterranean
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: On Brexit, United Kingdom proposes free trade area for goods that could resolve Irish question
BUDGET 2019: MEPs lament 'considerable' cuts made by Council
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Trump is pleased with Allies' financial commitments
NATO: NATO calls for maximum inclusion of non-EU Allies in European defence efforts
DEFENCE: NATO wants to continue efforts of synergy with EU in terms of military mobility
RUSSIA: NATO reaffirms dual approach to Putin before his meetings with Macron and Trump
FYROM: Johannes Hahn welcomes NATO's invitation to Skopje to begin accession talks subject to conditions
IRAQ: Iraq could be seen as model of cooperation between EU and NATO, Alliance source says
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Donald Trump announces start of trade talks with EU at end of July
USA: Transatlantic convergence for increased cooperation to boost supplies of American LNG in Europe
CAMBODIA: EU not ruling out withdrawal of its trade preferences under Everything But Arms scheme
JAPAN: Continuation of talks for EU-Japan investment agreement until end of 2018 at earliest
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs want EU to support adoption of a UN treaty to oblige multinationals to respect human rights
HUMANITARIAN AID: Priorities of Austrian Presidency of EU Council are poverty eradication and link between humanitarian aid and development
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Commission adjusts its growth forecasts for 2018 downwards slightly
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors criticises flexibilities permitted under Stability Pact
BANKS: German finance minister attaches conditions to completion of Banking Union
ECOFIN: VAT and priorities of Austrian Presidency of Council of ministers' agenda
FINANCE: Revision of financial supervisory architecture – Parliament's co-rapporteurs take stock of their agreements and disagreements
MONEY LAUNDERING: Pilatus Bank affair – EBA accuses Maltese authorities of breaking EU law
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Austrian Presidency of the Council explains that it will also continue work on European Employment Authority
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: Court confirms that a European citizen's member state of origin must facilitate the residency of the non-EU partner with whom this citizen has a durable relationship
STATE AID: General Court confirms British aid to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
JHA: Fines confirmed on main European and Asian high-voltage electricity cable producers
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to public funding of ferry connections between Croatian islands and mainland
ARMENIA: EU ready to help reform process via technical and financial assistance
BALKANS: New meeting of Serbian and Kosovan presidents in Brussels on 18 July
CATALONIA: Schleswig-Holstein court authorises extradition of former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont
EGYPT: EU and Egypt want to strengthen cooperation
INTERNAL MARKET: Inter-institutional agreement on Single Digital Gateway adopted by Parliament committee
PARLIAMENT: Mirja Vehkaperä elected Second Vice President of Parliament's development committee
SOMALIA: EU increases its humanitarian aid by €89.5 million
CORRIGENDUM
FINANCE: Von Weizsäcker asks Draghi about sovereign bond-backed securities
BUDGET: Council to adopt its position on 2019 budget in September
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