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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12298

18 July 2019
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BEACONS
BEACONS: A missed opportunity for the European Parliament
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Commission proposes to ensure annual monitoring of compliance with rule of law in all Member States
POLAND: Commission launches new stage in infringement proceedings concerning new disciplinary measures for Polish judges
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: identity of members of future 'von der Leyen' Commission is gradually being revealed
PARLIAMENT: Agnes Jongerius convenes a new constitutive meeting of the EP ‘employment and social affairs’ committee for Thursday 18 July
GUE/NGL: radical left-wing European Parliament group is moving towards a two-person chair
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: an agreement in principle is emerging in G7 on effective minimum company taxation
FINANCE: Facebook's Libra currency does not meet conditions to be launched, according to G7 ministers
COMPETITION: opening of an in-depth investigation against Amazon for anti-competitive behaviour in use of data
ECONOMY: annual inflation rate up to 1.3% in euro area in June
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EU2019FI: MEPs urge Finland's EU Council Presidency to reach agreement on EU budget post-2020
MIGRATION: significant disagreements in European Parliament on how to deal with asylum seeker flows in Mediterranean Sea
VENEZUELA: MEPs support EU's willingness to impose new targeted sanctions on Maduro regime
GULF: MEPs call on EU to do more to save Iranian nuclear agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Finnish Presidency of EU Council hopes to find a rapid solution to appointment of head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
MIGRATION: an informal ministerial meeting dominated by issue of disembarkation of migrants rescued at sea in European ports
ENVIRONMENT: Mrs von der Leyen's 'European Green Deal' is wide ranging, but needs clarification, according to NGOs
WOMEN: Ursula von der Leyen carries on ‘Juncker’ Commission
HEALTH: just like Manfred Weber, Ursula von der Leyen makes fight against cancer one of her priorities
COHESION: regions and cities welcome election and intentions of Ursula von der Leyen
AGRICULTURE: CAP indicators show a decrease in poverty rate in rural areas in 2017
AGRICULTURE: busy agenda for first meeting of European Parliament Committee on 23 July
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ursula von der Leyen follows in footsteps of Jean-Claude Juncker
TRADE: Mrs von der Leyen is committed to 'free' but also 'fair' trade
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European trade unions look forward to new President of European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
GERMANY: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer becomes Minister of Defence
BIODIVERSITY: Christophe Grudler and around 40 MEPs call for EU to mobilise for full protection of all African elephants
IMF: at G7 'Finance', Europeans in search of a candidate to lead IMF
MEDIATOR: Estonian Julia Laffranque, candidate for post of European Ombudsman
NATO: Mircea Geoana, new NATO Deputy Secretary General in mid-October
FISHERIES: Commission provides for a quota of 8 952 tonnes for anchovies from Iberian area
FISHERIES: Commission will be able to negotiate fisheries agreements with Seychelles and Senegal
SUDAN: EU welcomes military-civilian political agreement on governance during transition
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