07/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 13 December, the General Affairs Council is due to endorse a joint declaration on annual interinstitutional programming ('joint declaration') by the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission on the interinstitutional programming for 2017. The joint declaration sets the following legislative priorities for 2017: - jobs and growth (updating trade defence instruments, improving the management of waste, deepening economic and...