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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11760
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

France provides assurances that it is no obstacle to free-trade negotiations with EU

During a visit to Argentina and Brazil at the end of last week, the French Minister for the Economy, Michel Sapin, provided assurances that France was not an obstacle to EU/Mercosur free trade talks and wanted them to move forward, despite the difficulties experienced.

Speaking during a press briefing on Saturday Buenos Aires, Mr Sapin stated, “The message I want to send out is that France is not an obstacle. I know that hitherto it has often been said that France is one of the countries...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Europeans say Bashar al-Assad has no political future
YEMEN: Europeans call for urgent agreement on cessation of hostilities
SOMALIA: EU asks authorities to focus on enormity of security and humanitarian challenges
MIDDLE EAST: EU speaks out against creation of new settlement
MOLDOVA: Pavel Filip says 2017 will be year of delivering reforms
HUMAN RIGHTS: The EU confirms its commitment to promoting children's rights globally
UNITED STATES: Fresh protectionist move by Trump takes aim at Germany, France and Italy
MERCOSUR: France provides assurances that it is no obstacle to free-trade negotiations with EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Council struggles to make progress on omnibus regulation
AGRICULTURE: Hogan welcomes ideas on simplifying post-2020 CAP
FOOD SAFETY: Brazilian meat fraud – Vytenis Andriukaitis provides ministers with assurances
ENVIRONMENT: EU adopts its position for next Convention in Rotterdam COP
TRANSPORT: Austria announces European Court of Justice appeal against German road toll project
TRANSPORT: Ministers set out three main maritime transport priorities up to 2020
REGIONS: First conclusive European Commission study on effectiveness of ex ante conditionalities
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: European Finance ministers to discuss issue of non-performing bank loans
CYPRUS: Level of non-performing loans still high in Cypriot banks
TAXATION: Maltese Presidency of Council of EU wants to give certainty back to businesses
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London wishes to avoid Madrid obtaining new powers over Gibraltar in the framework of Brexit
BUDGET: Council adopts its position on €70 million under EU Solidarity Fund
EMPLOYMENT - YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT: Unemployment continues to fall and now stands at 9.5% in euro area
YOUTH: Secondary school delegation's recipe for relaunching Europe
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Human rights commissioner concerned about independence of judiciary
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Report on ecological focus areas presented at Agriculture Council
FUTURE OF THE EU: Discussion at the College of Commissioners on social dimension and EMU
TRADE: Council adopts regulation to stem trade in conflict minerals
TRADE: China's case against EU poultry quotas partly upheld by WTO
ENERGY: EIB loan of €350 million to finance electricity interconnection between Germany and Norway
ENTERPRISE: Member states adopt shareholders' rights directive
JUSTICE: 16 countries notify their intention of launching European Public Prosecutor's Office
LIBYA: EU extends sanctions by six months against Saleh, al-Ghweil and Abu Sahmein
MIGRATION: Commission plans to help Austria to meet its relocation obligations
RUSSIA: MEPs shoulder to shoulder with Russian people, following possible attack in Saint Petersburg
SERBIA: EU congratulates Aleksandar Vučić on his election as president
EUROPEAN LIBRARY
European Library 1176: N. 1176