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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11920

7 December 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
Inter-institutional agreement in principle on recast of EU's trade defence instruments
Brussels, 06/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 5 December, the negotiators from the European Parliament (led by their rapporteur Christofer Fjellner – EPP, Sweden), Estonian Presidency of the EU Council and Commission reached a political agreement on the draft update of the EU's trade defence instruments (TDI), which was proposed by the Commission in... April 2013!

The changes that have been agreed to the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations aim to adapt the EU's trade defence arsenal to the challenges of the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: 'Juncker' Commission goes all out with its proposals to deepen Eurozone governance
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Inter-institutional agreement in principle on recast of EU's trade defence instruments
TRADE: Outcry over Argentina's refusal to accredit civil society representatives at WTO conference
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU and NATO continue to strengthen cooperation
AFRICA: EU adopts three new programmes for total of €29.6 million under trust fund
FYROM: Johannes Hahn gives Skopje three weeks to adopt necessary reforms
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU and China could sign joint declaration at One Planet summit in Paris
ENERGY: First test vote at European Parliament for draft framework law for energy and climate governments
ENERGY: Memorandum of understanding signed for construction of EastMed gas pipeline
ENERGY: European electricity industry pledges to speed up clean energy transition
DIGITAL: New draft compromise in Council on free flow of data
DIGITAL: Member States validate cybersecurity action plan
JUSTICE: 'Article 29' group threatens to refer 'Privacy Shield' to Court of Justice of EU, unless its concerns are addressed
JUSTICE: Cooperation in criminal justice arena at heart of European Justice Ministers' agenda
JHA: New meeting of EU Internet Forum to fight against terrorist content
FISHERIES: Ministers likely to agree 2018 catch limits on 12 December
HEALTH: Fresh ministerial exchange of views on access to and availability of medicines
TRANSPORT: Council differences on fight against unfair competition in aviation
TRANSPORT: Council advocates clear sector digitalisation strategy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European co-legislators make progress on 'posted workers' directive
SOCIAL: Partial agreement in sight at Council on coordination of social security systems
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission's doors open to Theresa May at any time to finalise agreement on first phase of Brexit negotiations
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Suppliers of luxury goods can stop authorised distributors from selling their products on third party internet platforms
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
AZERBAIJAN: Proceedings against Azerbaijan in 'Ilgar Mammadov' case continue
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to extension of Greek bank guarantee scheme until 31 May 2018
STATE AID: French measure in support of printed press approved
FISHERIES: Council revises mandate on multiannual plan for North Sea in order to finalise agreement with Parliament
MIDDLE EAST: Mogherini calls for restraint ahead of possible US announcement
TERRORISM: Commission authorised to negotiate new PNR agreement with Canada
TRANSPORT: Unions urge member states to work on road hauliers working conditions
UKRAINE: EU calls for institutions to be strengthened in fight against corruption
ADDENDUM
COHESION: Clarification of the Polish position on future of cohesion policy