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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11661

5 November 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / Trade
Roberto Azevêdo from Brazil is ready for second mandate at head of WTO

04/11/2016 (Agence Europe) – The chair of the General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Norwegian ambassador to the WTO, Harald Neple, informed WTO member countries on Thursday 3 November of the launch of the process to appoint the director-general of the WTO, following the expiry of the current mandate on 31 August 2017. The current director-general, who has held this post since 1 September 2013,  Roberto Azevêdo from Brazil, has confirmed that he is ready to exercise...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU extremely concerned by arrest of  HDP MPs but defends agreement for managing migration flows
JORDAN: EU Council endorses macrofinancial aid of €200 million
TRADE: Hong Kong eases import rules for EU meat
MEDITERRANEAN: Healthy economies and focus on digital are key to future of Mediterranean region, says Hahn
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Member states continue talks on multiannual financial framework
BUDGET: Court of Auditors regrets absence of true reform of EU expenditure
HUNGARY: FIDH slams six years of infringements of rule of law and fundamental rights
COMMISSION: Oettinger seems to have backing of large section of European employers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: Finance ministers to be sounded out on CCCTB
EUROGROUP: First progress report on second monitoring mission in Greece
STATE AID: Commission declares Hungarian advertising tax unlawful
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: As Paris Agreement comes into force, EU calls for impetus to be maintained for COP 22
CLIMATE: Climate Action Tracker says energy performance in buildings is urgent if Paris Agreement is to be respected
ENVIRONMENT: Third RDE package to be debated in committee
COHESION: Peripheral regions shape position on post-2020 cohesion policy
TRANSPORT: Regions demand remaining CEF funds be directed to peripheral regions
AGRICULTURE: Future of CAP on Council agenda for 15 November
FISHERIES: MEPs recognise Thai efforts on illegal fishing
SPACE: European Parliament moving towards own-initiative report on position to take on space strategy
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: Court of Justice rejects Belgian Uber case but will rule on French and Spanish cases
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves two new geographical indications
ANTI-TRUST: Google refutes Commission arguments about Google Shopping
TRADE: Roberto Azevêdo from Brazil is ready for second mandate at head of WTO
SPAIN: Mariano Rajoy announces composition of his new government
TRANSPORT: EU to fund important Hungarian railway system project
CALENDAR
Main events of the European institutions: 7-13 November 2016
Other events: 7-11 November 2016