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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11041
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) vietnam

Stepping up the pace for a free-trade agreement by autumn

Brussels, 18/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - Hanoi is redoubling its efforts to wind up its negotiations for a trade agreement with the EU by the next EU-ASEM summit in Europe in October.

The visit of European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht to Vietnam on 17 March, the first leg of his four-day tour of South East Asia, enabled him to review - with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Minister for Trade Vu Huy Hoang - the free-trade negotiations that were started in June 2012 and are...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some cooperation between Russia and Europe remains crucial despite the current difficulties
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) CLIMATE/ENERGY: New energy and climate policy summit in June
(AE) ENERGY: Priority to integration of internal market and to diversification
(AE) TAXATION: EU to reassure Austria and Luxembourg on savings tax
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: ECB keeps up pressure over bank resolution scheme
(AE) COMPETITION: Almunia says he will not change his mind on Google
(AE) EUROZONE: German constitutional court gives thumbs up to ESM
(AE) GREECE: Long-awaited troika deal now done
(AE) CYPRUS: Controversial golden departure package for Demetriades
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: Rule of law communication well received at Council
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: Reforms to continue apace under European Semester
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs do not want change in approach to mega-trucks until 2017
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs activate reserve fund for inland waterway transport
(AE) TRANSPORT: EP vote on marine equipment
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Business secrets - risk of postponement to next Parliament
(AE) RESEARCH:
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) DIGITAL TELECOMS: EP Committee divided over net neutrality
(AE) DIGITAL/BUDGET: BEREC fails budget discharge test
(AE) HEALTH: Innovative medicines 2 - green light from industry committee
(AE) FISHERIES: EU and Faroe isles agree on exchanges of quotas
(AE) FISHERIES: Progress in fisheries negotiations with Senegal
SOCIAL AFFAIRS -EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: EP barely satisfied with trialogue result on posted workers
(AE) SOCIAL: EP defends legal ambiguity in EES network set up
(AE) EDUCATION: Culture committee resolution on online learning
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Europe denounces Russia's decision to annex Crimea
(AE) CORRIGENDUM:
(AE) SYRIA: Ahmed Jarba calls on EU to give him weapons
(AE) RUSSIA:
(AE) ISRAEL:
(AE) AFRICA: EU adopts strategy for Gulf of Guinea
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: EU aid volunteers initiative created
(AE) VIETNAM: Stepping up the pace for a free-trade agreement by autumn
(AE) BURMA/MYANMAR: EU wants to protect its investments
(AE) TRADE:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/DOCUMENT N° 2580 European Council (20 and 21 March 2014) - Draft conclusions.: