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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11528

9 April 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mercosur
Exchange of market access offers in early May

Brussels, 08/04/2016 (Agence Europe) -European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and Uruguay's Minister for Trade Rodolfo Nin Novoa met in Brussels on Friday 8 April and discussed the next steps in the negotiating process for an EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. They also discussed a date for the exchange of offers on market access in the second week of May. Uruguay currently holds the rotating presidency of Mercosur.

“In the second week of May, the EU and Mercosur will exchange...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: Tax havens specifically targeted in country-by-country tax transparency
(AE) TAXATION: Technical debate at EU Council focuses on level of ambition in rules on controlled foreign companies
(AE) TAXATION: Employers and accounting experts welcome Commission's VAT plans
(AE) CYPRUS: Island leaves adjustment programme, but remains closely monitored due to macro-economic imbalances
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: EU might suspend visa-free travel for the United States and Canada
(AE) INDUSTRY: Volkswagen scandal, Commission points finger at member states
(AE) TRANSPORT: Debate over social dumping responsibilities
(AE) COHESION: Structural reform support programme worries regions
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Council again to take stock of market situation
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EU-Canada agreement on organic certification extended to wine
(AE) AGRICULTURE: €150 million for distribution of fruit and vegetables in schools
(AE) DIGITAL: Franco-German position on European strategy
(AE) ENERGY: Design of electricity market focus of informal energy ministerial
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) AFRICA: EU and AU Commissions call on donors for long-term financing for peace and security
(AE) AFRICA: Dlamini Zuma hopes Europe will repatriate illegal African capital held in EU banks
(AE) AFRICA: €750 million disbursed thus far for EU-Africa fight against illegal migration
(AE) CONGO: EU calls for restraint and democratic parliamentary election
(AE) ETHIOPIA: EU announces €122.5 million in aid to drought victims
(AE) MERCOSUR: Exchange of market access offers in early May
(AE) TRADE: 17th round of TiSA negotiations
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: International Roma Day, Commission wants to promote more local initiatives
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EGF to provide €5.1 million for former MoryGlobal SAS workers
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs to adopt long-awaited 'European PNR' and discuss Panama Papers
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) CLIMATE/UN:
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(AE) JHA:
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) TRANSPORT:
CALENDAR
: (AE) Main events at the European institutions 11-17 April
: (AE) Main events 11-17 April