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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11904
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

Talks for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement nearing finishing line

On Monday 13 November, the European Commission stated in a press release that the fifth round of negotiations (since their start in October 2016) for an EU-Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) free trade agreement enabled “substantive progress” towards an agreement in all areas covered.  This fifth round of negotiations was held in Brasilia on 6-10 November and also enabled the way to be paved for a third exchange of offers on market access.

Progress was recorded in...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TAXATION: Paradise Papers – Commission and MEPs criticise member states' attitude
CULTURE: Sámi Blood wins 2017 European Parliament Lux Film Prize
CONSUMERS: European Parliament approves inter-institutional agreement on tougher anti-online fraud cooperation
FINANCE: European Parliament calls on Commission to end geo-blocking of financial services in EU
TRANSPORT: Broad European Parliament support to recognise professional qualifications for inland waterways
TRANSPORT: Large European Parliament majority adopts own-initiative report enhancing vehicle safety
COHESION: MEPs want to improve use of structural and investment funds to counter demographic decline in certain regions
SOCIAL: European Parliament gives green light to use globalisation adjustment fund in Italy
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: European Parliament ready to launch article 7 rule of law procedure against Warsaw
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ECB provides more reassurances about its draft addendum to guidelines on non-performing loans
ECONOMY: GDP up 0.6% in Eurozone and EU in third quarter
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Further vote on 27 November on renewal of glyphosate licence without ultimate ban
CLIMATE/ICAO: Opaque CORSIA could undermine Paris Agreement
AGRICULTURE: Auditors call on Commission to make future rural development schemes less complex
JUSTICE: MEPs call for zero tolerance against child sex abuse
COHESION: Ministers to discuss 'substance' of future cohesion policy
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: Bujar Osmani hopes that his country will open access negotiations to the EU by summer 2018
LEBANON: Mogherini and Bassil say there should be no external interference in Lebanon
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Foreign affairs ministers call for increase to budget for strategic EU communication
CSDP: Council wants reflection paper on civilian CSDP missions by early 2018
DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes revised aid for trade strategy to EU for improving effectiveness
AFRICA: Euro-African conference at European Parliament on 22 November for new boost to AU-EU partnership summit in Abidjan
ASEAN: EU and countries of South-East Asia determined to seal strategic partnership agreement
MERCOSUR: Talks for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement nearing finishing line
CHILE: Civil society stresses its key role in updating EU/Chile association agreement
INDIA: New Delhi gives assurances it is ready to resume free trade talks with EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Advocate General rejects Schrems' class action against Facebook
CITIZENSHIP: Court sets out conditions for granting derived right of residence to third-country national married to EU citizen
COMPETITION: Cartel on prices and quantities between agricultural organisations and associations may breach competition rules
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Commission proposes Gothenburg summit sets out ambitious targets for period leading up to 2025
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Eurocities wants cohesion policy to remain number 1 public investment policy
TRADE: Turkey reopens market to French beef exports
CULTURE: Plea from cultural and creative industries to tackle counterfeiting
UNITED KINGDOM: British MPs will have vote on EU exit deal
SOCIAL: Inter-institutional negotiating timetable for 'posted workers' directive takes shape
TRANSPORT: Hauliers consider draft directive on combined transport does not contain right priorities
TRANSPORT: Commission to evaluate action by Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
CORRIGENDUM
CATALONIA: EFDD Group's request rejected at European Parliament for statement on Catalan political crisis