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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11710

25 January 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
Maltese Presidency of Council advocates acceleration of free trade negotiations with Asia-Pacific
Brussels, 24/01/2017 (Agence Europe)

Contrary to the inward looking behaviour initiated by new US President Donald Trump, the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU wants to bring progress to the free trade negotiations being conducted by the EU in all areas – bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral – and especially with the Asia-Pacific region, starting with Japan, Malta's Economy Minister Christian Cardona told the European Parliament's international trade (INTA) committee on Tuesday 24 January.

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Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: European Parliament's international trade committee backs CETA ratification
TRADE: Maltese Presidency of Council advocates acceleration of free trade negotiations with Asia-Pacific
TRADE: EU prides itself in being committed to free trade agreements with all the TPP countries
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM says youth employment is main challenge
EGYPT: Ahmed Said calls for stronger cooperation with EU on terrorism and migration
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission tight-lipped after Supreme Court judgement, saying only that it awaits triggering of article 50 of Treaty
SECTORAL POLICIES
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: MEPs call for ambitious waste recycling targets
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs urge Maltese Presidency to be proactive on climate
TRANSPORT: Bulc announces road sector initiatives for May
INDUSTRY: Commission again in firing line over lack of VW cooperation
INDUSTRY: European Parliament Greens criticise liberals' behaviour over vehicle market monitoring regulation
JHA: Asylum, solidarity and future of European Prosecutor's Office on EU ministers' agenda at the end of the week
JHA: Věra Jourová wants to visit US at beginning of April to discuss data protection
DIGITAL: MEPs divided over protected content in context of geo-blocking
DIGITAL: Culture and education committees draw up list of complaints for Maltese Presidency
CITIZENSHIP: Commission wants to encourage bigger turn-out at next European election
AGRICULTURE: Netherlands seeks bird flu derogation for free-range eggs
ANIMAL HEALTH: Green light for animal welfare platform
COHESION: Maltese Presidency of the Council wants differentiated and flexible cohesion policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB: Hoyer denounces protectionists and climate sceptics
ECONOMY: Uncertainty over European Parliament vote on Eurozone fiscal capacity
TAXATION: Greens/EFA group at European Parliament turns its attention to tax intermediaries
ANTI-TRUST: Commission seeks feedback on Amazon's e-book commitments
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
GREECE: Commercial banks holding Greek debt instruments lose their case against ECB
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CYPRUS: Nicos Anastasiades still confident in island's reunification
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Hahn calls for strategic partnership with Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: MEPs call on Commission to tackle delay in implementation of ESI funds
TRADE: European Parliament committee confirms final inter-institutional agreement on conflict minerals regulation
TRADE: European Parliament committee ratifies trilogue agreement on stabilisation mechanism for bananas
PARLIAMENT: David McAllister voted new chair of committee on foreign affairs
PARLIAMENT: Inge Gräßle re-elected chair of budgetary control committee
FISHERIES: Moratorium on Western Baltic cod fishery eased
REGIONS: Commission approves EU Solidarity Fund in favour of Cyprus and Portugal