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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11634
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

Brazil wants free trade agreement with EU in next two years, Malmstrom refuses to set deadline

While Brazil's Foreign Minister José Serra says he hopes to see a conclusion of the EU-Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – with Venezuela not taking part in the talks) free trade talks within the next two years, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström takes a more cautious line, saying she does not want to set a deadline.

The technical talks in Montevideo on 10-14 October (the first since the negotiations began in 2010) will be the first real round of discussions, says...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: Commission proposes compulsory transparency register to include Council
COMMISSION: Kristalina Georgieva official candidate for post of UN secretary general
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Launch of 'More than Education'
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Asylum-seeker relocation must be implemented throughout EU, warns European Commission
JHA:  Commission says  migration agreement with Turkey is working but returns need to be speeded up
JHA: Greece should gradually be able to resume asylum-seeker transfers
JHA: Commission says temporary internal Schengen border controls remain necessary
INTERNAL MARKET: Fruitful first talks on firearms directive
TRANSPORT: Eight countries call on Commission to tackle unfair road transport practices
REGIONS: Call for new renewed regional policy post-2020
CLIMATE: NGO report says Juncker plan needs reform for better low-carbon investment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into planned merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange
FINANCE: CMU – ball in legislators' court
FRANCE: Paris maintains target of cutting deficit to 2.7% of GDP in 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission proposes new tougher regime for controlling dual use goods in effort to protect human rights and cut costs
MERCOSUR: Brazil wants free trade agreement with EU in next two years, Malmstrom refuses to set deadline
TURKEY: EU allocates €600 million for health and education for Syrian refugees
ISRAEL: Unanimous tribute from Europeans to Shimon Peres , a symbol of peace
AZERBAIJAN: After referendum, EU urges Baku to take account of international concerns
GEORGIA: EEAS says Georgia is Eastern Partnership's frontrunner
MEDITERRANEAN: Cooperation should focus on female and youth employment and social dialogue
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Polish combined heat and power project
STATE AID: Aid to 11 Romanian airports approved
COLOMBIA: European Parliament delegation to monitor referendum on 2 October
JHA: Visa-free travel decision for Georgia postponed until Wednesday 5 October
MALAYSIA: EU denounces new execution
MEDITERRANEAN: EBRD invests in energy efficiency and renewables
DIGITAL:  Lobbying over introduction of 5G