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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11344
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade

Concerns at WTO on EU's GMO proposal

Brussels, 26/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - During a meeting of the WTO's committee on technical barriers to trade on 15-18 June, several WTO member countries voiced their concerns about the European Commission's proposal to give the EU member states more freedom to restrict or ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food and animal feed.

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Paraguay and the US spoke of their concerns about the draft review of EU rules on marketing GMOs - a review...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) TERRORISM: Condemnation of attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait
(AE) DEFENCE: No new date set for European defence talks
(AE) JHA: Disappointment at minimum agreement on immigrants
(AE) EMU: Italy calls for more detailed vision of eurozone's future
(AE) DIGITAL: EU needs to redouble its digital economy efforts
(AE) UNITED KINGDOM: Renegotiation of UK's relationship with Europe launched
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) GREECE: Issue of Eurogroup meeting on Saturday 27 June remains uncertain
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: European patent - renewal costs reduced
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Agreement on .vin and .wine internet domain names
(AE) AGRICULTURE: New international olive oil agreement
(AE) REGIONS: Isle Pact grows by over 30 members
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Commission action on Right2Water urged
(AE) TOURISM: More than half of tourist overnight stays take place in summer, says Eurostat
EDUCATION
(AE) EDUCATION: EU and Central Asia to expand cooperation
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) CHINA: EU's trade deficit increases in 2014
(AE) TRADE: Concerns at WTO on EU's GMO proposal
(AE) SERBIA: Johannes Hahn expects chapters to be opened by end of year
(AE) CUBA: First dialogue on human rights
(AE) VENEZUELA: EU wants elections to be time of democratic renewal
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Three-pronged Arab recommendation on neighbourhood
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) INSTITUTIONAL:
(AE) JHA:
(AE) JAPAN:
(AE) TRIBUTE:
EVENTS CALENDAR
(AE) Main events of the European institutions 29 June-5 July:
: (AE) Other events 29 JUne-5 JULy