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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11931

22 December 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mexico
Closing in on final goal, talks for EU/Mexico trade agreement 2.0 will be concluded at beginning of 2018
Brussels, 21/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

Despite their wishes, the EU and Mexico did not manage to conclude their negotiations this week on the modernisation of the comprehensive EU-Mexico agreement of 2000. However, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström announced on Thursday 21 December that they expect to reach a deal “at the beginning of 2018”.

Malmström said: “We have made a lot of progress, we are very close to a deal but we are not really there yet. It is in sight but we do need additional work beginning...

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END OF YEAR CLOSURE: Our offices are closing for the end of year holidays and will re-open on 4 January.  The EUROPE 11932 issue will be dated Friday 5 January.  We wish you a merry Christmas and a very happy 2018
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Parliament-Council agreement on effort sharing in sectors not covered by ETS
DIGITAL: First Commission meeting in 2018 will tackle issue of high-performance information technology
JHA: Dialogue with US on visa reciprocity continues
JHA: Commission says Western Balkan countries and Eastern Partnership are respecting visa liberalisation requirements
EXTERNAL ACTION
MEXICO: Closing in on final goal, talks for EU/Mexico trade agreement 2.0 will be concluded at beginning of 2018
TRADE: EU’s new trade defence rules to be in place by June 2018
SWITZERLAND: Equivalency of stock exchanges – Commission under fire from Berne
SYRIA: EU welcomes adoption of UN resolution on cross-border humanitarian operations
RUSSIA: EU extends economic sanctions
BELARUS: EU calls for efforts to be made on human rights
YEMEN: Mogherini condemns launch of missile against Riyadh
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: Commission wants to dust down European framework for contractual relations between employers and employees
EMPLOYMENT: Employers unhappy and trade unions relatively satisfied with written statement directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Two loans granted to ILVA in 2015 were illegal, says Commission
BANKS: Results of EBA's impact assessment of new Basel III prudential rules
TAXATION: EU somewhere between wait-and-see and reactivity on American tax reform vote
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Exam papers contain personal data to which candidates have right of access, says Court
SINGLE MARKET: Company cannot oppose import of products under its trademark if that trademark is single and global
EMPLOYMENT: Fixed-term workers may benefit from same special leave as permanent civil servants
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: First cross-border protected designation of origin for a wine is registered
MONEY LAUNDERING: Member states approve agreement on anti-money laundering directive
CLIMATE: Inter-institutional agreement on Lulucf regulation approved by member state ambassadors
TRADE: EU opens anti-subsidies procedure against electric bicycles from China
ESM: Mário Centeno appointed Chairman of Board of Governors for Eurozone’s permanent bailout fund
DIGITAL: Member states approve inter-institutional agreement on parcel deliveries
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
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