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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11757

30 March 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 33
NEWS BRIEFS / switzerland
Berne expresses concern at future of its post-Brexit commercial relations with UK

29/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – Switzerland's Minister for the Economy Johann Schneider-Amman will visit the European Commission in Brussels on Thursday 30 March to discuss EU-Switzerland bilateral trade relations and matters of international trade, including the WTO, with European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.  On a visit to London the next day, Schneider-Amman will meet the British Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, and his colleague for Agriculture, Andrea...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May wants to negotiate divorce settlement and free-trade deal at the same time
UNITED KINGDOM: Sad day for EU27, but they are ready to negotiate with the UK
COMMISSION: Commission conditionally agrees to post-mandate activities of former Commissioner Lord Hill
BUDGET: Oettinger concerned at level of budgetary under-implementation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission blocks merger between stock exchange operators LSE and Deutsche Börse
FINANCE: Greens/EFA group at European Parliament goes on offensive against unravelling of financial regulations
GREECE: Athens and its creditors moving closer to agreement on reforms to apply
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD SAFETY: EU demands assurances on thoroughness of Brazilian meat checks
AGRICULTURE: Brexit worries many MEPs and professional organisations
AGRICULTURE: Commission will not increase percentage required in EFA requirements
JUSTICE: First 'open' and 'frank' debate at Council about horizontal protection for whistle-blowers
TRANSPORT: Member states adopt declaration to improve road safety
CITIZENSHIP: ECI on cultural and linguistic diversity will finally be registered
DIGITAL: BEREC guidelines for terminating wholesale roaming costs
CLIMATE: EU regrets Trump executive order and confirms EU-China leadership
FISHERIES: Proposal on South Pacific RFMO measures 
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: Europe and Georgia celebrate visa liberalisation
TRADE: Malmstrom argues case for EU-Canada trade deal that Croatia is due to ratify in the summer
TRADE: Emma McClarkin says corruption must be tackled to halt wildlife trafficking
TRADE: The United States and China accounted for a third of EU goods trade in 2016 
MEDITERRANEAN: Treaty of Rome celebrations, call for creation of 'Vertical Africa-Mediterranean-Europe'
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Protection for West Wales coracle-caught sewin
ECONOMY: Commission backs Croatia's bid to join OECD
ENVIRONMENT: No leaks from Commission debate on bee killing pesticides
FINANCE: Green light to draft 'Priips' technical standards on retail financial products
GABON: EU calls for inclusive political dialogue and respect for fundamental freedoms
MIGRATION: Austria seeking another exemption on refugee relocations
DRC: EU sympathies to families of two UN investigators killed in Kasai
UNITED KINGDOM: Road sector lies in wait on Brexit negotiations
UNITED KINGDOM: Cities want their voices heard in Brexit negotiations
WESTERN SAHARA: Polisario Front urges the EU to respect European Court of Justice ruling
SWITZERLAND: Berne expresses concern at future of its post-Brexit commercial relations with UK
TRANSPORT: Trade unions say airlines are main cause of delays