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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11827
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

Progress on agreement on key elements of EU-Mercosur free trade negotiations

The third round of technical-level talks, in Brussels on 3-7 July, for a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – with Venezuela being suspended from the South American bloc) saw "progress with a view to an agreement on certain key questions", the two parties announced on Friday 7 July.  The next round of talks will take place in early October.

The discussions last week covered a wide range of negotiation texts including on the trade...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: That member states tackle non-performing loans
BANKS: The rules were followed, but we need to learn from the recent bank bailout cases, says Dijsselbloem
ECONOMY: Delay creeps into extension of 'Juncker' investment plan
TAXATION: Tang and Lamassoure get behind Estonian Presidency of Council on taxation of digital
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: MEPs call for five-year transitional period in application of revised IFRS 9 standard
STATE AID: Danish aid regime to support interoperability of rail transport approved
STATE AID: Hungarian support regime to renewable electricity approved
SECTORAL POLICIES
ETS/ICAO: MEPs agree to ETS derogation for intercontinental flights till end 2020
CLIMATE: MEPs wants sustainable forest management and timber counted in Lulucf regulation
ENVIRONMENT: First ministerial meeting devoted to eco-innovation and climate on 13-14 July
GMO: MEPs oppose import of soya resistant to herbicide 2.4-D
COHESION: High level group on simplification supports and outlines differentiated approach for future cohesion policy
DIGITAL: Two European Parliament committees support creation of neighbouring law for publishers
TRANSPORT: Report on cross-border parcel delivery rejected by MEPs
TRANSPORT: Estonian Presidency of the Council will prepare inter-institutional negotiations on 'mobility package'
TRANSPORT: Aviation sector concerned about consequences of Brexit
MIGRATION/JUSTICE: Estonia's priorities are immediate aid for Italy, medium-term reform of asylum system and setting up of European Prosecutor's Office
AGRICULTURE: Organic farming compromise fails to enthuse Parliament agriculture committee
AGRICULTURE: Estonian Presidency of Council wants adequate post-2020 CAP budget
AGRICULTURE: Commission launches sugar market observatory
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Estonian minister Sven Mikser says door must not be shut to Turkey
UKRAINE: EU Council concludes ratification process for association agreement
BALKANS: Possible adoption of action plan on developing regional economic area, at Trieste summit
JORDAN: Ayman Safadi calls for continued cooperation on counter-terrorism
JAPAN: Malsmtröm gives assurances that EU-Japan free trade agreement in principle will not be re-opened
TRADE: Estonia wants to take EU bilateral agenda forward and affirm its multilateral-level leadership
CHILE: European Parliament committee adopts its list of requirements for update of EU/Chile free-trade agreement
MERCOSUR: Progress on agreement on key elements of EU-Mercosur free trade negotiations
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states adopt inter-institutional agreement tightening up directive on mutagenic and carcinogenic agents
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Three reports on execution of 2016 EU budget published
BAHRAIN: EU calls for release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
BALKANS: EU commemorates anniversary of Srebrenica genocide
ECONOMY: Eurogroup comes down in favour of neutral budgetary trajectory for Eurozone
FINANCE: Council adopts conclusions on revised action plan on Capital Markets Union
FINANCE: MEPs approve inter-institutional agreement on securitisation and venture capital
FISHERIES: Illegal fishing – red card for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Comoros
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve passenger boat safety compromise
TRANSPORT: MEPs vote in favour of common multilateral agreement on European airspace with European third countries
EMU: Future of Eurozone will be discussed in September at informal ministerial meeting in Tallinn