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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11737

3 March 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 36
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
EU ministers discuss challenges to multilateral trade system and relations with USA and China
Valletta, 02/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

Work for a fairer multilateral trade system and the future relations with the two other global trade giants – the USA and China – form the background of the EU trade ministers' work as they meet for an informal session in Valletta under the chairmanship of Malta's Economy Minister Christian Cardona on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 March.

At a working dinner on Thursday evening, the ministers and European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström were due to talk to WTO Director General Roberto...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When the European family thinks about severance (III)
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission wants to speed up national return decisions for illegal migrants and advocates need for detention
MIGRATION: Putting refugee relocation commitments into practice is still a far cry from initial promises
JHA: Member states approve visa-free regime for Ukrainians
AGRICULTURE: Future of CAP, markets and animal welfare on Council agenda on 6 March
COHESION: Eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe hope to maintain cohesion policy post-2020
ENERGY: Naftogaz asks CJEU to be allowed to intervene in PGNiG case
TRANSPORT: Maritime sector calls for new European strategy
CLIMATE-ENERGY: Cañete in Ottawa to advance EU-Canada cooperation
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: Parliament refuses to allow European citizens to become Brexit bargaining chips
JHA: European Parliament insists Commission impose visa requirements on US citizens in next two months
MIGRATION: European Parliament extremely concerned by disappearance of at least 10,000 unaccompanied minors
ENERGY: European Parliament approves new transparency rules for IGAs in the field of energy
TRADE: Parliament adopts recommendations on combatting wildlife trafficking
HEALTH: Parliament presents options for improving access to medicines
CULTURE: MEPs say Creative Europe programme must meet level of its ambitions
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: Mimica reaffirms women's sexual and reproductive health rights at She Decides conference
TURKEY: Commission says not enough returns of irregular migrants to Turkey
AFRICA: EU wants to accelerate implementation of migration partnership with five priority countries
MONTENEGRO: Mogherini calls on majority and opposition to work together
TRADE: EU ministers discuss challenges to multilateral trade system and relations with USA and China
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Visegrad group agrees its position ahead of Rome summit and calls for unity
FUTURE OF THE EU: Some of Commission's scenarios are of grave concern to regions
FUTURE OF THE EU: Reactions to White Paper on future of EU vary between satisfaction and disappointment
UNITED KINGDOM: Ombudsman asks Commission to ensure transparency in negotiations on Brexit
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: NGO Oxfam criticises Irish taxation practices
TAXATION: Swiss banks turn down an invitation from Panama Papers committee of investigation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: First Council debate on reforming rules for coordination of social security systems
EMPLOYMENT: Slight fall in EU unemployment rate last January
NEWS BRIEFS
FYROM: Hahn urges political leaders to respect election result
CONSUMERS: Calling an after-sales service should not be more expensive than a standard call
ECONOMY: Annual inflation up to 2.0% in euro zone in February
INDUSTRY: Bieńkowska and Katainen both reject any protectionist approach
JHA: Political agreement at Council on Entry-Exit System at EU borders
PARLIAMENT: Janusz Korwin-Mikke faces sanctions over sexist comments
EMU: European employers in favour of budgetary capacity for Eurozone