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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11831
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Usa

Donald Trump decides to arm wrestle EU on trade front

At the end of last week, US President Donald Trump threatened to tax steel imports from the EU, accusing the EU bloc of being "very protectionist".

"We have things that we can hardly sell to the EU.  They are very protectionist, and we are not", he told journalists on his plane to Paris – to where he was travelling to take part in the Bastille Day festivities of 14 July alongside France's President Emmanuel Macron.

Trump indicated that he would be ready to punish the EU and its...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU strengthens its sanctions against smugglers of migrants
NORTH KOREA: Council once again threatens to take out further sanctions
SYRIA: EU takes out sanctions against 16 people connected with use of chemical weapons
IRAQ: EU Council agrees on future mission to support security sector reform
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU calls on donors to increase aid to reduce famine risk in three African countries and Yemen
VENEZUELA: Spain says time is not right for sanctions against Maduro regime
TURKEY: Turkey and EU are inseparable, says Turkish ambassador to EU
UKRAINE: EU calls again for prosecution of those who shot down flight MH17
TRADE: EU and Brazil make proposal to reform internal support to agriculture
USA: Donald Trump decides to arm wrestle EU on trade front
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: French system of compulsory labelling of origin criticised
AGRICULTURE: Ministers welcome antimicrobial resistance action plan
FISHERIES: Call for MSY to be phased in
FISHERIES: France says agreements must be found to allow EU vessels to continue fishing after Brexit
ENVIRONMENT: Commissioner Andriukaitis calls on member states to support renewed authorisation for glyphosate for further 10 years
FOOD SAFETY: Commission congratulates Spain and Europol for action on horsemeat fraud
GMO: Testbiotech says German abstention paves way for import of herbicide-resistant soya
DIGITAL: Free movement of data and question of ownership discussed in Tallinn
DIGITAL: First glance of informal European summit programme in Tallinn at end of September
MIGRATION: Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic respond to Commission's letter of formal notice on asylum seeker relocation
INTERNAL MARKET: Member states will examine data exchange in services context
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London and EU start four further days of negotiations
POLAND: European Parliament political groups call for clear action against Poland within framework of Venice Commission
COMMISSION: Ombudsman calls for clarifications on role of ethics committee
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Commission report claims unemployment is continuing to fall but situation remains worrying for young people
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurozone annual inflation rate stands at 1.3% in June
COMPETITION: Commission sends statement of objections to Teva over anti-competitive practices
FINANCE: European financial industry expresses concern at first guidelines on data protection
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Early payments because of drought
STATE AID: Green light to Dutch loan guarantee scheme for energy saving projects
BIODIVERSITY: EU contributes €8 million to CITES for conservation of African elephants and trees
ISRAEL: EU condemns attack on Israeli police officers at Temple Mount/ Esplanade of Mosques
DIGITAL: Lora Borissova Head of Mariya Gabriel's Cabinet
UN: EU will work towards strengthening multilateralism
ANIMAL HEALTH: Spread of African swine fever worries ministers
UKRAINE: Council in turn approves granting of EU trade preferences