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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12271

8 June 2019
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PENTECOST: Please note that our offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday 10 June. EUROPE 12272 will be dated 12 June 2019
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Donald Tusk transmits a new and detailed draft Strategic Agenda to Twenty-Seven
CROATIA: Mr Juncker supports Croatian efforts to join Schengen area and euro area
CATALONIA: Members of Bureau of European Parliament ask Mr Tajani for explanations after refusal to accredit Spanish MEPs
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: discussion at EU Council on future of migration policies without new ideas for asylum reform
MIGRATION: EU Member States are tightening their rules to increase return of illegal immigrants
JUSTICE: a first report on internal security risks of 5G submitted to ministers
DIGITAL: ministers take stock of major post-2020 projects
DIGITAL: confidentiality of communications, Germany considers that consumers are no longer sufficiently protected
DIGITAL: EU selects eight sites to host new supercomputers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European agency is concerned about rising inequalities and harassment in EU
FOOD SAFETY: commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis is in favour of legislation on new plant breeding techniques
FISHERIES: Commission calls for intensified efforts to eliminate overfishing by 2020
AGRICULTURE: strong performance from EU agri-food sector in March
COHESION:  CPMR is sceptical about new territorial dimension introduced in European Semester
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: interim appeal arbitration procedure envisaged by EU is modelled on Appellate Body procedures
SUDAN: EU supports African Union's decision to suspend country
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: for Oxfam, reform discussions at OECD are a unique opportunity to put an end to tax evasion
TAXATION: Poland, Hungary, Cyprus and Malta required to align their national practices with EU rules
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMMISSION: EU General Court rejects compensation claim by ex-Commissioner John Dalli for a second time
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Hungarian authorities do not sufficiently protect migrant children at Serbo-Hungarian border, according to Council of Europe
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: EU could become an observer in Group of States against Corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: a majority of citizens living in an EU country outside euro area consider that single currency is a good thing for economy
ENLARGEMENT: Mr Blok cools down hopes of Skopje and Tirana
SPACE: On European continent, 80% of land surface is “altered” by human activity, according to Copernicus data
DIGITAL: postponement of a decision due to lack of sufficient quorum in Council of the EU
DIGITAL: Mariya Gabriel seeks a second term on Commission
EPO: Federal Trade Union Confederation adopts an urgent resolution on situation of staff of European Patent Office
S&D: László Andor is appointed Secretary-General of Foundation for European Progressive Studies
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland sends a 'generally positive' message to EU on Institutional Framework Agreement, according to Commission
VIETNAM: EU denounces conviction of environmental activist
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Tory leadership contenders vie to block Irish backstop
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