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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11917

2 December 2017
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
EU and G20 and OECD countries agree to curb global steel overcapacity
Brussels, 01/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

The countries of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity – 33 members of the G20 and/or OECD, including the EU – agreed at a meeting in Berlin on Thursday 30 November on an ambitious package of policy solutions to be implemented in 2018 and 2019 to tackle the global overcapacity in the steel sector.

The agreement seeks to level the playing field in steel trading by addressing subsidies and artificial support for steel production which contribute to overcapacity.

Under the terms of the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Without agreement of Ireland, member states will not move on to second phase Brexit talks
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: Commissioner Bieńkowska calls for 'taboo' to be broken on defence question in space domain
RESEARCH: Member states working on post-2020 EU research programme
TRANSPORT: Estonian Presidency of Council proposes compromises on unfair competition in aviation
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: All eyes on 17 December to try to conclude waste package negotiations
CONSUMERS: Jourová outlines 'new deal' on consumer rights expected in April
TELECOMS: Reform of regulators' body on ministers' agenda
DIGITAL: Negotiators on audiovisual media services making steady progress
PATENTS: Proposals for tackling piracy and counterfeiting divide economic operators
AGRICULTURE: Member states consider suspending automatic dairy market intervention in 2018
FISHERIES: Experts recommend developing aquaculture and improving enforcement of rules for future of fisheries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Nineteen to elect their next president
TAXATION: Ministers to discuss several burning tax dossiers
ECOFIN: Reduction and sharing of bank risks, European Semester and tax transparency on ministers' agenda
ENTERPRISE: Revision of 'insolvency' directive – member states put finishing touches to their position
FINANCE: Commission consults on best ways of simplifying financial reporting
EXTERNAL ACTION
TUNISIA: 2018 will be important for strengthening bilateral relations
TUNISIA: EU strongly involved in promoting women's rights
ECONOMY: As G20 rotating president, Argentina wants to mobilise against protectionism
TRADE: EU and G20 and OECD countries agree to curb global steel overcapacity
TRADE: Faint hope of agreement on domestic support in agriculture at Buenos Aires WTO conference
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament formulates recommendations to enhance integration of persons with disabilities
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Ministerial conference to discuss future multi-annual financial framework, in Sofia on Friday 9th March
COMPETITION: Acquisition of three regional savings banks by Cariparma approved
ENVIRONMENT: Risk assessment - step towards transparency of scientific studies in EU on 12 December
USA: Rex Tillerson to meet EU counterparts at informal Foreign Affairs Council on Tuesday 5 December
JUSTICE: 'Article 29' group set up task force into hacking of Uber data
FISHERIES: International agreement to prevent unregulated fishing in arctic
TRANSPORT: SESAR programme launches project to provide single European aviation traffic overview
PLANTS: Ten countries agree Xylella fastidiosa roadmap
VIETNAM: EU calls for release of citizens detained for expressing their opinions
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
The B-Word: The Brexit sands
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 04/12 - 10/12
Other events: 04/12 - 17/12