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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11709

24 January 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Canada
Faced with us protectionist threat, Malmström urges European Parliament to implement CETA
Brussels, 23/01/2017 (Agence Europe)

Ahead of the recommendations vote by the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee for Parliament to agree on the provisional implementation of the EU/Canada free-trade agreement (CETA) on Tuesday 24 January, Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, informed MEPs at the parliamentary committee on Monday, 23 January that implementation of CETA represented an opportunity to counter the protectionist project of the new US president, Donald Trump.

Ms Malmström immediately...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: 13 countries request completion of study on cumulative impact of free trade agreements
AGRICULTURE: Rules eased to help Italian farmers affected by earthquakes
AGRICULTURE: Hogan acknowledges fragility of milk price recovery
AGRICULTURE: Organic farming, future of CAP and water are priorities of Maltese Presidency of Council
HEALTH: NGOs appeal for improved healthcare access and quality
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Commission ends final consultation for modernising EU social pillar
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Faced with us protectionist threat, Malmström urges European Parliament to implement CETA
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM's agenda for Mediterranean centres on young people, jobs and security
NEIGHBOURHOOD: EU setting up working group to counter Islamic State propaganda
TURKEY: S&D group in European Parliament concerned by greater powers for President Erdoğan
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU to boost aid for official refugee centres in Serbia
ARCTIC: At Arctic Frontiers Conference, Commissioner Vella promises EU support
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Last negotiations before European Parliament vote on fiscal capacity for Eurozone
GREECE: Definitive adoption of short-term relief measures for Greece
TAXATION: Blacklist of tax havens – member states still unable to agree on zero rate
TAXATION: International pressure mounts on French 'patent box'
ECONOMY: Eurozone government deficit up to 1.7% of GDP in third quarter 2016
ECONOMY: After Greece, government debt to GDP is highest in Portugal
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Slovenia calls for clarification on PDO wine derogation
FUTURE OF THE EU: European far right predicts a political earthquake in 2017
GAMBIA: EU welcomes peaceful end to crisis
JORDAN: Indefinite postponement of 25 January conference on new EU-Jordan trade opportunities
JUSTICE: CNUE gets new president
DIGITAL: New rapporteur on 'cab-sat' regulation
PAKISTAN: EU repeats its commitment to counter-terrorism
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Mrs Adina-Ioana Vălean elected as new chair of environment committee
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Isra Mihaylova re-elected chair of regional development committee
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Bernd Lange re-elected chair of international trade committee
REGIONS: CPMR calls on European Parliament to support transport funding in peripheral and maritime regions
SYRIA: EU represented in Astana but will not take part in meetings
TRANSPORT: Council adopts regulation modernising port services
PLANTS: Commission eases stance on replanting of olive trees
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1167