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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10664
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) south korea

France slams unfair car trade

Brussels, 26/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission wants to open free trade talks with Japan, but is facing resistance from France, which fears greater competition for EU car manufacturers.

On Wednesday 25 July 2012, French Industrial Recovery Minister Arnaud Montebourg criticised unfair competition from South Korean car manufacturers, which have increased their share of the market in Europe since the EU-South Korea free trade deal came on stream. He told reporters that France...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Two speed Europe enables the current difficulties in Community construction to be overcome and offers a chance of economic recovery
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Commission “will stand by Greece”
(AE) CYPRUS: Financial aid deal expected in October
(AE) ECB: Mario Draghi says whatever it takes will be done to save the euro
(AE) ITALY: Rome takes control of over-indebted Sicily
(AE) HUNGARY: Start of international aid talks
(AE) PORTUGAL: OECD says Portuguese targets may be difficult to achieve
(AE) STATE AID: Consultation on review of de minimis regulation
(AE) STATE AID: Proposals to Ireland on voluntary health insurance
(AE) STATE AID: Conditional approval for FagorBrandt aid
(AE) STATE AID: Investigation into Italian broadband project in Trentino
(AE) STATE AID: Investigation opened into Maltese tonnage tax scheme
(AE) STATE AID: Approval for restructuring aid for UNNIM Banc SAU
(AE) STATE AID: Loan to Crist shipyard was granted on market terms
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) GAMING: Stanleybet lodges complaint against Italy
(AE) FISHERIES: Bay of Biscay anchovy quota down by 30%
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Payment of advances on direct payments given go-ahead
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Better access to books for blind and partially-sighted
(AE) RELIGION: EHF wants Greece to abolish its blasphemy laws
(AE) TOURISM: ETOA talks about remarkable organisation of London Olympics
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airlines react to airport taxes in Spain
(AE) SPACE: EGNOS technology available online
(AE) WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Ashton annoys women's lobby on EEAS female quota
(AE) JHA: French Minister Valls gives reassurance about Schengen reform
(AE) JHA: Cross-border succession regulation takes effect
(AE) ENERGY: EIB loan for ENEL electricity network in Italy
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) YEMEN: Commission doubles aid to curb humanitarian disaster
(AE) SUDAN/SOUTH SUDAN: Another €40 million humanitarian aid for refugees
(AE) KOSOVO: Catherine Ashton calls for dialogue with Serbia to continue
(AE) ISRAEL: Criticism of Europe's “double-dealing”
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: EP welcomes appointment of Stavros Lambrinidis
(AE) MONTENEGRO:
(AE) SYRIA:
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: European Socialists oppose special status for Israel
(AE) MOROCCO: Fisheries negotiations to resume after summer break
(AE) INDIA: EU wants more free-trade deal for services
(AE) SOUTH KOREA: France slams unfair car trade