Tuesday Germany’s highest court orders Facebook to stop cross-platform data sharing [Data protection] ‘Bounce back’ plan for UK agrifood sector to bolster trade outside EU [Food chain sustainability] LEAK: Commission pushes UK for ‘high degree of convergence’ in GDPR review [Digital] The Brief – Keep the taps flowing [Coronavirus] Food security is no longer an issue in the EU, says Commissioner [Sustainable food systems] EU leaders to hold summit on 17-18 July on virus recovery package [Economy & Jobs] Commission to present ‘strong’ rules for Facebook’s Libra [Economy & Jobs] UN says seeking to verify Arctic heat record [Arctic Agenda] German EU Presidency: Influenced by lobbyists? [Politics] US, Russia to resume ‘productive’ nuclear disarmament talks later this summer [Defence and security] Commission irks Council, Parliament by opposing two-year bridging CAP gap [CAP reform] Powerful plug-ins, hydrogen all the rage & Fiats on Mars [Transport Brief] Lufthansa, Berlin in eleventh hour bailout rescue attempt [Aviation] Russia and Europe trade barbs over WWII narratives [World] Poland’s president visits US to get election boost [The Capitals] Only ‘slight growth’ reported in energy efficiency services [Energy & Environment] ‘Ghost flights’ issue returns to haunt airports and airlines [Aviation] North Macedonia faces ‘necessary evil’ when voters head to ballot [Global Europe] Denmark’s e-ferry passes sea trials in style [Shipping] Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil, WHO says [Global Europe] How Europe’s top food retailers are failing to disclose food waste-based emissions [Circular economy] Platforms clamp down on hate speech in run up to Digital Services Act [Digital] Fair treatment of Europe’s cross-border workers [Economy & Jobs] Macron to discuss EU rescue plan with ‘frugal’ Dutch [Economy & Jobs] Germany’s EU presidency: A chance to boost electric cars at home and abroad [Electric vehicles] Scholz and Le Maire present a united front on digital and corporate taxation [Economy & Jobs] European Commission joins LGBT+ stars as fears COVID-19 fuels inequality [Non-discrimination] EU warns of competition concerns over LSE’s $27 billion bid for Refinitiv [Economy & Jobs] Palestinians rally against Trump Mideast plan [Global Europe] Democrats say US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty may be illegal [World] China launches final satellite to complete rival to GPS [World] Von der Leyen: Chinese cyberattacks on EU hospitals ‘can’t be tolerated’ [Digital] EU expects breakthrough in Serbia- Kosovo talks after Vucic electoral win [Global Europe] |