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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11683

7 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Russia/ukraine
Trilateral meeting with EU on gas scheduled for 9 December
Brussels, 06/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

A session of talks between Russia and Ukraine, under the mediation of the EU, for an agreement on supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine over winter 2016/2017, has been scheduled to be held in Brussels on Friday 9 December, a Community source close to the dossier told EUROPE on Tuesday 6 December, adding that this meeting would be confirmed this Wednesday.  The session will consist of two bilateral meetings between the EU and Russia and the EU and Ukraine ahead of a trilateral meeting, the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU is ready to negotiate Brexit, but the calendar will be tight, says Michel Barnier
BUDGET: Time for new 'green' own resource, say Greens at European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Revision of 'anti-tax avoidance' directive not yet on track
TAXATION: Enhanced cooperation not the ideal instrument for FTT, says Berlin
MONEY LAUNDERING: Little political support for increased transparency on beneficial owners of trusts and shell companies
BANKS: Ministers' mixed reactions to revision of banking prudential rules
ECONOMY: Council approves extension of 'Juncker' investment plan
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: All or nothing for Commission in firearms directive talks
AGRICULTURE: Slovak Presidency has to give up on organic agreement
AGRICULTURE: Juncker confirms communication on CAP future next year 
AGRICULTURE: Council decision on unfair trading practices on Monday 12 December
BIODIVERSITY: Fate of habitats and birds directives about to be sealed
DEFENCE: EU and NATO set out joint raft of proposals to increase their cooperation
JHA: Inter-institutional agreement on systematic external border controls in Schengen area
JHA: First mixed results for European code of conduct to tackle violent and radical online content
TRANSPORT: Procedural complications delay European Parliament vote on aviation strategy report
CONSUMERS: BEUC complaint on connected toys that infringe children's right to privacy
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU and UNICEF says children's education in emergency situations is a fundamental right
SYRIA: White Helmets denounce Aleppo as a butcher's city in the eyes of the world
UZBEKISTAN: EU urges country to continue reforms
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Trilateral meeting with EU on gas scheduled for 9 December
TRADE: Paul Magnette proposes new method for negotiating free trade deals
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Council will pursue debate on posted workers and begin work on social rights pillars
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Only two member states display progress in basic skills
NEWS BRIEFS
CUBA: Cooperation agreement with EU to be signed on 12 December
ENERGY: EIB loan of €190 million for combined-heat-and-power sector in Lithuania
ETS: EP committee vote on ETS reform postponed until 15 December
MERCOSUR: Bieńkowska on economic diplomacy mission to Argentina
TAXATION: Tax administrations will have access to information on beneficial owners of trusts
TURKEY: Mogherini and Çavuşoğlu reaffirm commitment to talks
SERBIA: €80 million to reform administration
TRANSPORT: Commission asked to come back with proposal for vehicle market monitoring agency by 2018