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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11625

16 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Canada
Malmström appears before Austrian parliament to promote CETA
Brussels, 15/09/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 14 September, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström appeared before the lower house of the Austrian parliament to defend the EU-Canada free-trade agreement (CETA), which is very unpopular with the general public and has caused rifts within the government coalition.

"CETA is a progressive agreement concluded with a progressive partner and a progressive government. It is the best trade agreement we have ever negotiated", Malmstrom stressed, highlighting the...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Who is it really who is “divorced from reality” within the Union? (I)
BRATISLAVA SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EU: In Bratislava, European leaders trying to trace out joint path for EU27
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
JHA: Parliament reminds member states of their relocation obligations
JHA: Parliament approves travel document to speed up return of irregular migrants
FINANCE: European institutions ready to negotiate on prospectuses
SINGLE MARKET: European Parliament calls for increased vigilance in implementation of postal services directive
INDUSTRY: Thyssen does not believe stability pact affects EU industrial fabric
SOCIAL: EP supports introduction of minimum wage in EU
EMPLOYMENT: Parliament has another try on employment guidelines
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs divided over restrictions on wearing the veil in the workplace
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: Arrangements for structured dialogue on funding suspension agreed
AGRICULTURE: Commisison proposes new measures to simplify CAP
ENVIRONMENT: Bayer's buyout of Monsanto is greeted as 'bad news' in EU
GMO: Testbiotech formally asks Commission to re-examine its decision to authorise GMOs treated with cocktails of pesticides 
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission expresses concern at certain anti-competitive practices in e-commerce sector
TAXATION: List of tax havens – Commission calls on member states to examine 80 countries
ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation confirmed at 0.2% in August
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EU officially extends sanctions over violation of territorial integrity
MONTENEGRO: Montenegro prime minister says EU should be more encouraging towards candidate countries
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Agreement of remaining freedom of movement issues
TIBET: Dalai Lama calls on Europeans to discuss Tibetan cause with China
TRADE: Call for CETA signing and ratification and continuation of TTIP talks
CANADA: Malmström appears before Austrian parliament to promote CETA
VIETNAM: Negotiators and business community want swift approval of FTA with EU
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament had hoped for ceilings of multi-annual financial framework to be increased
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: Public wi-fi networks should be made secure by use of a password and their users identified
HEALTH: Victims of PIP scandal should be able to take legal action against certifying bodies  
CSDP: The EU's initial sanctions against Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych unfounded
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves new Greek PGI
COMMISSION: Parliament approves appointment of Sir Julian King as commissioner
SPACE: ESA says UK's role in European space programmes will change once Brexit occurs
GUINEA-BISSAU: EU calls for agreement on crisis solution to be implemented
JHA: European coastguard and border guard Corps soon to be up and running