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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11906

17 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 34
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur
EU considers final accommodating offer on beef and opening a quota for sugar
Brussels, 16/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 16 November, EUROPE was told by a source in the circles concerned that the European Union is reportedly planning to bring its import quota for ethanol to 100,000 tonnes in its final offer on market access for Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) ahead of a bilateral free trade agreement.

Talks are nearing the finishing line.  According to the Commission, the fifth round of negotiations (since their resumption in October 2016), which was held in Brasilia at the...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Isn't it high time to start thinking about cleaning out the stables of Parma?
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states make symbolic commitment to Goteborg in favour of social Europe
SOCIAL: Commission to present initiative on 'written declaration' directive at end of December
SOCIAL: Thyssen confirms intention of creating fund to promote human 'capital'
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: COP 23 – EU's small island state partners mount plea for urgent work to help them survive
CLIMATE: EU announces it will ratify Doha amendment to Kyoto Protocol this year
ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches new tool for real time measurement of air quality in EU
DIGITAL: Estonian Presidency of the Council obtains revised mandate on geo-blocking
DIGITAL: First European Parliament compromises on copyright draft directive
DIGITAL: Tiemo Wölken's compromise proposals on SatCab do not convince European Parliament's right wing
MIGRATION: Council of the EU and European Parliament ready to begin negotiations on permanent resettlement programmes for refugees
ENERGY: Estonia and Luxembourg on statistical transfers of renewable energy amounts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors says that Greek bailout plans have not had sufficient effect
FINANCE: PensionsEurope concerned at reduction in contributions to private pension scheme in Romania
ECONOMY: Annual inflation rate down to 1.4% in eurozone in October
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament and Council to seek agreement on 2018 EU budget
UNITED KINGDOM: End of waiting in sight on relocation of medicines agency and banking authority
FUTURE OF EU: Wauquiez calls for radical reform of EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU considers final accommodating offer on beef and opening a quota for sugar
NEW ZEALAND: Phil Hogan promises appropriate treatment for sensitive EU agricultural products
KOSOVO: EULEX Kosovo mission facing new scandal
SERBIA: Brnabic hopes to open three or four accession negotiation chapters by end of 2017
PALESTINE: EU diplomats on ground to assess possible redeployment of EUBAM Rafah mission
IRAQ: EU hails statement by Kurdistan regional government on unity of Iraq
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: European Parliament confirms its wish to negotiate with Council on reform of Dublin system of asylum
NEW ZEALAND: European Parliament gives its consent to conclusion of partnership and cooperation agreement
EMPLOYMENT: Tacking inequality must become a major EU priority, say MEPs
AFRICA: European Parliament sets out its vision of AU-EU partnership between equals
AGRICULTURE: No new measures in preparation to help fruit and vegetable producers cope with Russian embargo
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: More transparency on ongoing investigation into British tax support scheme for multinationals
CHINA: China-EU discussions on state aid control and competition policy
ENERGY: Stockholm Arbitration Institute delays delivering verdicts in Gazprom-Naftogaz dispute
GUINEA: An extra €100 million made available for country's development
JHA: EU introduces formal control measures for furanylfentanyl