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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11713

28 January 2017
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Indonesia
Malmström wants to seal free trade agreement with Jakarta, courted by TPP countries dumped by USA
Brussels, 27/01/2017 (Agence Europe)

On the side-lines of the second session of technical level talks for an EU-Indonesia free trade agreement taking place in Jakarta this week, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström underlined, on Thursday 26 January, the importance of sealing a trade agreement with this dynamic market of 250 million inhabitants, to which Australia and other countries from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), now dumped by new US President Donald Trump, would like to open the door.

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Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Finalisation of Basel III rules – Europeans await signals from Americans
EUROZONE: Dombrovskis describes European safe bonds concept as useful
TAXATION: VAT – Vienna and Prague disappointed at proposal for reverse-charge mechanism
TAXATION: Negotiations continue on the criteria for a blacklist of tax havens
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Several finance ministers feel that the current system of resources works well
BUDGET: Commission still to decide how to finance €71 million under Solidarity Fund
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Seventeen member states prepared to launch enhanced cooperation over plans for a European prosecutor
JHA: Commission to be very vigilant on transatlantic data protection agreements after Trump's initiatives
GMOs: Quorum not reached to decide whether to authorise growth of three genetically-modified strains of corn in EU
HEALTHCARE: Commission publishes budget priorities for 2017
HEALTHCARE: Public consultation on future strategy for fighting resistance to antibiotics
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA lists ways of reducing resistance to antimicrobials in farming
AGRICULTURE: Commission planning sheepmeat promotion measures
FISHERIES: Inter-institutional agreement on specifications of fishing vessels
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Industry divided on MEPs' ambitious waste recycling targets
TRANSPORT: Anger rises at German road toll plans
TRANSPORT: Commission may postpone publication of new legislation for road transport industry
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Commission clarifies what posted workers would gain from proposed reform
EXTERNAL ACTION
LEBANON: Mogherini and Bassil underline importance of EU-Lebanon cooperation
INDONESIA: Malmström wants to seal free trade agreement with Jakarta, courted by TPP countries dumped by USA
TRADE: EU adopts anti-dumping duties on steel tube and pipe fittings from China and Taiwan
MEDITERRANEAN: CIHEAM and FAO flag up wastage of agricultural resources
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission gives protection to Raclette de Savoie
BANKS: Target of June to finalise reform of 'bank recovery and resolution' directive
CHILE: EU mobilises aid to help fight forest fires in Chile
ECONOMY: Eurogroup adopts Commission's opinions on Spanish and Lithuanian budgets for 2017
ECONOMY: Ministers recommend balance between budget discipline and boosting investment in eurozone
ITALY: Commission awaiting detailed new budget-saving measures
RESEARCH: Record number of applicants for a single Horizon 2020 call for proposals
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc announces new rules in 2018 to curb noisy rail transport
TUNISIA: Restrictions on former Tunisian president Ben Ali extended for another year
CALENDAR
MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS: from 30/01 to 05/02
OTHER EVENTS: from 30/01 to 05/02