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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11676

26 November 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 35
NEWS BRIEFS / United kingdom
Interinstitutional seminar on Brexit on Tuesday 29 November

25/11/2016 (Agence Europe) – Michel Barnier, the European Commission’s Brexit negotiator, will chair a technical meeting on Tuesday 29 November with the European Parliament, EU member states and the Council Secretariat General about the negotiations with the United Kingdom based on Article 50, according to an announcement from a European Commission spokesman, Margaritis Schinas, on Friday 25 November.  The talks have not yet officially begun and will not do so until the UK activates...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Slovak Presidency of Council seeks balance on extending 'Juncker' plan
TAXATION: Tax revenues/GDP ratio slightly down in Eurozone in 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission wants to limit share of first-generation bio-fuels to 3.8% by 2020
DIGITAL: Commission plans to change VAT system for e-commerce
COMPETITIVENESS: Competitiveness Council to focus on geographical blockages
COMPETITIVENESS: Ministers to hold first discussion of the space strategy for Europe
TRANSPORT: MEPs concerned at lack of transparency in talks over international aviation agreements
AGRICULTURE: Commission will not create export credit tool
AGRICULTURE: EU wants special status on OIV
AGRICULTURE: New innovative financial instrument for farmers
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: What about corporate social and environmental responsibility, asks ECCJ
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: As Council treads water on posting of workers, eyes turn to Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: Kosovo to participate in EU programmes
RUSSIA: Moscow agrees to trilateral negotiations with EU for gas supplies to Ukraine this winter
RUSSIA: European Parliament calls for sanctions linked to Ildar Dadin case
TURKEY: Commission reminds Turkey of its commitments under migration agreement
DEVELOPMENT: Future of EU-ACP partnership and EU policy on European ministers' agenda
CHINA: MEPs call for immediate release of publisher Gui Minhai
MEDITERRANEAN: Strong but under-exploited potential for attracting investment
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: Goulard officially stands for Presidency of the European Parliament
BUDGET: Council to adopt agreement on 2017 budget on Monday 28 November
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Public consultation on rural development measures for forestry
BURMA: EU calls for investigation into incidents in Rakhine State
BRAZIL: European Parliament condemns violence against Guarani-Kaiowa
CANADA: European Parliament vote on CETA ratification delayed until January or February 2017
TRADE: Domestic agricultural support at heart of WTO discussiuons ahead of Buenos Aires conference
INDUSTRY:  Scientific opinion on best ways of calculating real CO2 emissions from cars
DIGITAL: Ansip praises Moedas's qualities
DIGITAL: Commission's IT system 'slows down'
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU provides aid for Israel for coping wth wildfires
REGIONS: Polish regions set position on post-2020 cohesion policy
UNITED KINGDOM: Interinstitutional seminar on Brexit on Tuesday 29 November
TURKEY: EU expresses solidarity after new terrorist attacks
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 28 November - 4 December
Other events: 28 November - 4 December