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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11907

18 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 26
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mexico
Talks on political chapter of modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement reach final stages
Brussels, 17/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

The fifth round of negotiations to modernise the political and cooperation dimension of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement in Brussels on Monday 13 November brought “overall agreement” on most issues, allowing the talks on this chapter to enter their “final stages”, the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced on Thursday 16 November.

EU and Mexican negotiators discussed the remaining open articles on political dialogue and cooperation and reached general agreement on most...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Emmanuel Macron moves his pawns at the Social Summit on convergence of minimum wage
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Financing of poorest countries' climate action dominates end of COP 23 negotiations
CLIMATE: COP 23 - civil society disappointed at prioritisation of carbon market over adaptation funding
ENERGY: EU Council adopts position on regulation on risk-preparedness in electricity sector
FISHERIES: Landing obligation not being implemented in Baltic, says Our Seas
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Tusk gives May until early December to provide necessary guarantees on EU withdrawal agreement
CATALONIA: Decision on or after 4 December on implementing arrest warrant for Puigdemont and his advisors
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: New government states its resolve to implement reforms
CAMBODIA: EU criticises dissolution of main opposition party
AFRICA: European Parliament condemns attacks in Somalia and expresses concern at situation in Madagascar and Sudan
MEXICO: Talks on political chapter of modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement reach final stages
CHILE: Negotiations to update EU/Chile association agreement on track
JAPAN: Europeans and Japanese continue work to finalise free trade agreement by end of 2017
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
PAYMENTS: Commission finally ready to finalise technical standards for payment services
FINANCE: Commission presents list of derivatives that must be traded on regulated stock markets
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: Member states extend involvement in Solidarity Corps to young people outside EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Agriculture strand of omnibus regulation separated from rest to come into force from 2018
ASIA: ASEM ministerial meeting in Myanmar to launch preparations for Brussels summit in 2018
TAXATION: 50 jurisdictions applying automatic exchange of tax information standard
MEDITERRANEAN: MEDREG supports energy regulatory reforms in Israel and Palestine
RUSSIA: EU criticises extension of foreign agents regime to foreign media
TRANSPORT: New website on internet-connected cars
TRANSPORT: Commission to decide on Lufthansa/Air Berlin merger on 7 December
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Lost in translation? Here’s how to read the Brexit back-and-forth
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 20/11 - 26/11
Other events: 20/11 - 03/11