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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11790
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Sri lanka

EU re-establishes its GSP+ trade preferences, under strict conditions

On Wednesday 17 May, the European Commission announced that from 19 May the EU would grant trade preferences to Sri Lanka under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+).

These unilateral preferences will result in the full removal of duties on 66% of the EU's tariff lines, covering a wide array of products exported by Sri Lanka including textiles and fisheries.  In return, Colombo will have to ratify and implement 27 international conventions on human rights, sustainable development...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HUNGARY: European Parliament loses patience with Viktor Orbán and starts unprecedented procedure on respect of rule of law
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs want EU reform that draws lessons from Brexit
UNITED NATIONS: Guterres says strong and united EU is crucial if UN is to be strong and united
GMO: European Parliament vetoes import of products made from herbicide-resistant maize and cotton
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament rejects Commission's blacklist
EDUCATION: Parliament calls for more to be done on European Qualifications Framework
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Commission relaunches glyophosate authorisation procedure
GMO: Not a big enough majority in appeals committee to approve or reject import of corn and cotton
JHA: Ministers urged to breathe new life into work on asylum reform
INDUSTRY: Member states want a European industrial strategy by spring 2018 at the latest
ENERGY: Islands' 'green' transition and energy efficiency at heart of informal ministerial meeting
ENERGY: Papadimoulis calls for clarification of EU EastMed involvement
AGRICULTURE: Work of REFIT platform concerns EU agriculture experts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Commission simplifies notification procedures
FINANCE: European Parliament and member states move towards agreement on securitisation
TAXATION: CCCTB on ministerial agenda
ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation 1.9% in April
EXTERNAL ACTION
SRI LANKA: EU re-establishes its GSP+ trade preferences, under strict conditions
APPOINTMENTS: Federica Mogherini appoints 41 new heads of delegation
FYROM: EU welcomes mandate given to form a government
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Italy referred to Court for poor waste management
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Italy must explain to Court why it granted motorway concession
INDUSTRY: Infringement procedure begins against Italy over vehicle type approval
MIGRATION: Commission decides to take action against Hungarian asylum legislation
TRANSPORT: German motorway toll project infringement proceedings closed
ENERGY: Estonia asked to take action on two directives of third internal market liberalisation package
TAXATION: France must abolish withholding tax on foreign companies in deficit
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: Court clarifies tax exemptions on dividends paid by subsidiary to parent
SINGLE MARKET: Court invited to uphold General Court judgment rejecting registration of the trademark Cactus of Peace
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Registration of three new protected denominations of origin approved
BUDGET: European Parliament approves aid of €2.6 million in favour of workers made redundant in Finland
HUMAN RIGHTS: Commission investigating allegations of sexual abuse by humanitarian NGO against refugees in Greece
ECONOMY: Eurozone GDP up 0.5% in first quarter of 2017
PARLIAMENT: Sylvie Goulard and Marielle de Sarnez join new French government
SYRIA: EU releases €10 million for education
TRANSPORT: Shipowners appeal for free movement in goods and persons as part of Brexit negotiations
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: Thursday vote on relocation of asylum seekers