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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11124
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade

WTO trade facilitation agreement threatened

Brussels, 17/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - Faced with blockage by India and other WTO member countries, the EU and USA are pressing for the formal adoption - within the planned deadline of 31 July - of the protocol agreement on trade facilitation (easing customs procedures), which formed part of the Bali package at the WTO ministerial conference in December 2013 (see EUROPE 10980).

“Despite the current difficulties, the EU will continue keeping its Bali commitments and we trust that we can...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Council focuses on green growth to create jobs
(AE) CLIMATE: Energy saving - Commission looking at 29% maximum for 2030
(AE) CLIMATE: EU regrets repeal of Australia's carbon market
(AE) TRANSPORT: EIB finances extension of tramline T3 in Paris
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Copyright row - White Paper put back to September
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Fewer red cards on scoreboard
(AE) DIGITAL: Microsoft joins Google on “right to be forgotten”
(AE) DIGITAL: Guidelines on re-use of public sector information
(AE) REGIONS: European action plan for preservation of Pompeii
(AE) FISHERIES: EU-Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement to be ressurected
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Ciolos discusses crises in rice and summer fruits sectors
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Jobs and ecology, or how to kill two birds with one stone
(AE) SOCIAL: EP calls on EU to do more for young people
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: Communication plan for asset assessment unveiled
(AE) ECONOMY: Inflation falls in 5 EU countries in June, 3 of them in eurozone
(AE) EURO:
(AE) GREECE: As troika leaves, ball is in Greek court
(AE) CYPRUS: New attempt to get aid from European Central Bank
(AE) STATE AID: Extra aid for Siauliu Bankas given go-ahead
(AE) STATE AID:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU to strengthen sanctions against Russia
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: EU calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire
(AE) IRAQ: EU hails election of leaders of Council of Representatives
(AE) TRADE: WTO trade facilitation agreement threatened
(AE) TRADE: Environmental NGOs warn of tar sand oil threat in CETA and TTIP
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY SESSION
(AE) UKRAINE: Parliament calls for more commitment from Ashton
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: MEPs call for de-escalation and ceasefire
(AE) IRAQ: Parliament condemns violence and calls for unity government
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: Juncker discusses British portfolio with Cameron
(AE) COMMISSION: Schulz restates warnings on gender equality
(AE) BUDGET: Thirty percent increase in fraud cases in 2013
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) HEALTH: Homosexuality no reason for permanent blood donor ban
(AE) JHA: Prisons must not be used instead of specialised detention centres
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Lawyers may practise under titles gained abroad
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Court rules against Greece over saturated Zante landfill