ESO in … April-May 2017
8 June 2017
The following events, initiatives and issues were in the news in April and May. Click on the links to find information sources indexed in European Sources Online.
- European Commission publishes mid-term review of its Digital Single Market Strategy, 10 May 2017
- European Commission issues Spring Economic Forecast, 11 May 2017
- Wannacry Ransomware: Cyber-attack, 12 May 2017 – reactions across the EU
- Hungary: MEPs call for triggering Article 7 against Hungary, and European Commission follows up on infringement procedure against Hungary concerning its asylum law, 17 May 2017
- European Commission fines Facebook €110 million for providing misleading information about WhatsApp takeover, 18 May 2017
- European Commission reports on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU in 2016, 18 May 2017
- European Commission and EEAS issue report on the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy Review, 18 May 2017
Elections:
- Armenia: General Election, 2 April 2017
- Serbia: Presidential Election, 2 April 2017
- Germany: State Elections: Schleswig-Holstein, 7 May 2017 / North Rhine-Westphalia, 14 May 2017 – in lead up to the Federal Election in Germany, 24 September 2017
- United Kingdom: Parliamentary Election, 8 June 2017 – campaigning and manifestos launched during May 2017
- France: Legislative Election, 11 and 18 June 2017 – choice of candidates and campaigning during May 2017
Ongoing issues:
- Brexit:
- Special European Council (art. 50), Brussels, 29 April 2017. Adoption by EU27 of guidelines for the Brexit negotiations
- European Commission adopts draft negotiating directives for the Brexit negotiations, 3 May 2017
- Elections:
- France: Presidential Election 2017: Emmanuel Macron inaugurated as President, 14 May 2017, chooses Prime Minister and other ministers, 17 May 2017. Visits German Chancellor Merkel, 15 May 2017 and the two leaders outline EU vision
- European Migration Challenges: