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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11179

18 October 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) africa
EU and East Africa finalise EPA, still to be signed

Brussels, 17/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - Negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the EU and the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) have been concluded, European Commission announced on the evening of Thursday 16 October. The text of this asymmetric trade liberalisation agreement between the EU and a sub-region of the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) group must now be put forward for the approval of both sides.

Under this future EPA,...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) GREECE: Athens gives up on idea of clean exit from aid programme
(AE) STATISTICS: Eurostat extends use of SEC 2010
(AE) TAXATION: Germany must amend tax rules on legacies to foreign charities
(AE) TAXATION: Hungary must end car leasing restrictions
(AE) TAXATION: Romania must end discriminatory taxation on interest payments
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Human trafficking - 30,146 victims recorded in Europe in 2010-2012
(AE) JHA: Italy sent to Court of Justice over victim compensation scheme
(AE) JHA: Four member states asked to respect EU visa code
(AE) CLIMATE: European summit needs to strike the right balance
(AE) DIGITAL: EU and Japan join forces to deliver fast internet
(AE) FISHERIES: Problems implementing landing obligation
(AE) FISHERIES: Ban on driftnets - Commission called upon to review its copy
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Germany hindered freedom of movement of construction products
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Sweden before Court over gambling
(AE) REGIONS: Following Austria, more than ten partnership agreements to be signed
(AE) TRANSPORT: Brussels Airlines boss says no need to panic about Ebola
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Business chiefs become MEPs for a day
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Measured optimism after Putin-Poroshenko meetings in Milan
(AE) SINGAPORE: Investment chapter of trade agreement concluded
(AE) SWITZERLAND: Progress in negotiations on institutional agreement
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Heavy agenda for Catherine Ashton's last Council
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Delegations elect their leaders
(AE) EBOLA: Foreign ministers prepare for European Council
(AE) IRAN: Nuclear programme negotiations have entered critical phase
(AE) AFRICA: EU and East Africa finalise EPA, still to be signed
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) CFSP: Council must base sanctions on facts
(AE) CONSUMERS: Unfair rates should be cancelled not amended
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) CLRAE: Local and regional elections in Ukraine, Netherlands and Georgia
EVENTS OF CALENDAR
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SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE/Documents” No. 2588: Draft conclusions of European summit on 23-24 October 2014