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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11903
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Chile

Council gives green light to talks to update EU/Chile association agreement, to start on 16 November

On Monday 13 November, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted the negotiation mandate proposed by the Commission to update the EU/Chile association agreement of 2002. The first series of talks is scheduled to launch in Brussels on 16 November, and a second series will start in Santiago in early 2018.

This update of the EU/Chile association agreement aims to bring its political dialogue, cooperation ambitions and trade provisions into line with the EU's modern agreements.

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Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: EU imposes sanctions and arms embargo against Maduro regime
DEFENCE: Twenty-three member states plan to launch permanent structured cooperation
LEBANON: Europeans call for Prime Minister's return to his country
AFRICA: Europeans preparing for Abidjan AU/EU summit on youth and not just migration
CHILE: Council gives green light to talks to update EU/Chile association agreement, to start on 16 November
MERCOSUR: Europeans and Brazilians provide assurances that EU and Mercosur are very close to trade agreement
ASIA: Donald Tusk to participate in 31st EU/ASEAN and East Asia Summit in Manila on 14 November
TRADE: France wants progressive free-trade deals with implementation monitored by a 'European trade prosecutor'
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: 'European Semester' 2018 budgetary process to kick off on Wednesday 22 November
FINANCE: ESMA warns against risks inherent to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency ICOs
FINANCE: Consultation on taking account of sustainability factors in asset managers' fiduciary duties
EUROGROUP: Kurz would support Schelling's presidency bid
SECTORAL POLICIES
DEMOCRACY: European Commission preparing strategy to tackle disinformation
TRANSPORT: Hopes for concluding negotiations on reform of European Aviation Safety Agency by end of November
CLIMATE: Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy pledges to do more to implement Paris Climate Agreement
COHESION: Regional organisations alarmed by budget scenarios envisaged by European Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: Trade unions explain that recent European Court of Justice judgement does not authorise 12 consecutive days of work without rest
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU makes technical preparations for no agreement on country's withdrawal from the EU
NEWS BRIEFS
CATALONIA: European Parliament rejects ENF's request for addition to plenary agenda of a declaration on Catalonia
SOUTH CAUCASUS: Toivo Klaar appointed EU Special Representative
COLOMBIA: FARC officially removed from EU list of terrorist organisations
ECONOMY: EU residents sent €30.3 billion in funds out of the EU in 2016
MIDDLE EAST: Mogherini offers aid following earthquake
RUSSIA: Tusk urged by 44 MEPs to do more to help LGBTI in Chechnya
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1199