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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11640
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EXTERNAL ACTION / New zealand

EU signs partnership agreement with New Zealand to consolidate trade and economic cooperation

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully signed a partnership agreement on Wednesday 5 October to boost relations and cooperation between the EU and New Zealand.

The partnership aims to boost political dialogue between the two sides and consolidate economic and trade cooperation.  The agreement is not restricted to purely political or trade questions, explained the European External Action Service,...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: José Manuel, Neelie, Connie, Viktor and the rest of us
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRANSPARENCY: Parliament relatively happy with proposal on compulsory lobbyist register
SYRIA: MEPs urge Assad and Russia to stop attacking civilians
DRC: MEPs slam Kabila regime's violence and call for credible elections as soon as possible
COLOMBIA: MEPs believe peace is still possible despite referendum result 
WOMEN: European Parliament cries victory after withdrawal of Polish text on abortion
GMO: European Parliament vetoes authorisation for cultivation of three varieties of transgenic maize including MON 810
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: European Parliament conditionally backs introduction of IFRS 9 in the EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
SOCIAL: Council examines the idea of conditioning the application of new rules on the duration of posting of workers
EDUCATION: Teachers' salaries continue to increase in Europe despite significant disparities
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Ecofin to discuss proposed reforms to finalise Basel III framework by request of France
ECONOMY: Juncker investment plan is working and could be made even better, says EIB
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: European Border and Coast Guard Agency becomes operational
FISHERIES: Tough task expected for Council in setting of Baltic cod quotas
FISHERIES: Commission proposes cuts in 2017 and 2018 deep sea quotas
AGRICULTURE: Simplifying CAP, markets and greening on Monday's Council agenda
TRANSPORT:  Commission says complex administrative procedures hamper maritime sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
YEMEN: EU makes repeated call for cessation of hostilities
NEW ZEALAND: EU signs partnership agreement with New Zealand to consolidate trade and economic cooperation
SAKHAROV PRIZE: Sakharov Prize 2016 shortlist unveiled at European Parliament
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JHA: Detailed assessment of European judicial systems
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: All set for Paris Climate Agreement coming into force in early November
ETHIOPIA: EU shows solidarity with people of Ethiopia after Irrechaa Festival deaths
UN: Europeans congratulate Antonio Guterres as future new secretary general
UNITED KINGDOM: Gianni Pittella slams British idea of register of foreign workers
HEALTH: New  donor tissue and cell traceability platform