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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11953

3 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / Canada
French Parliament does not want ratification of CETA through referendum
Brussels, 02/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 1 February, the French National Assembly (lower chamber of the French Parliament) rejected a resolution proposed by an opposition party (La France insoumise) calling for France's ratification of the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA) to be done through referendum.

Signed on 30 October 2016 and ratified by the European Parliament on 15 February 2017, then by the Canadian Parliament on 16 May 2017, CETA entered into force provisionally on 21 September 2017.

CETA will be fully...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: Moedas sets out vision for new Innovation Council in next financial framework
CONSUMERS: Guidance for member states on dual quality foods
DIGITAL: European Parliament-Council negotiations on reform of audiovisual services tackle core issues
DIGITAL: Third European Parliament-Council meeting on digital content skirts around controversial issues
TRANSPORT: Cabotage negotiations struggle in Council
COHESION: Visegrad Group, Croatia and Romania call for ambitious post-2020 policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EMU: EPP group in Parliament finalises its position on deepening of Eurozone governance
BANKS: Non-confidential versions of documents on resolution of Banco Popular published
FINANCE: Central counterparties pass ESMA's second stress test
EXTERNAL ACTION
SOUTH SUDAN: EU adopts targeted sanctions against three perpetrators of human rights violations
KOSOVO: President Hashim Thaçi hopes for historic agreement with Serbia this year
TURKEY: EU questions independence of judiciary
MALDIVES: EU hails annulment of criminal proceedings against leading politicians sentenced during unfair trials
MEXICO: Jyrki Katainen assures Mexico of strong political resolve to seal revised EU-Mexico global agreement
TRADE: Commission relies on its consultative group for more progressive EU trade policy
CANADA: French Parliament does not want ratification of CETA through referendum
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENT: MEPs to vote on future composition of European Parliament
BUDGET: Regions wish to increase EU spending limit to 1.3% GNI
RULE OF LAW: European Committee of Regions calls for Polish regions not to be punished
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Czech compensation measures for electronic data box services given go-ahead
TRADE: Opening of anti-subsidy investigation into Argentine biodiesel imports into the EU
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: EU concerned about human rights situation
INDUSTRY: Group of MEPs ask European Commission to look into Dieselgate 2.0
JUSTICE: Consultation on training in EU law for justice professionals
REGIONS: Committee of Regions resurrects Erasmus for local elected representatives
UNITED KINGDOM: Barnier in London on 5 February to launch latest round of negotiations
ANIMAL HEALTH: Commission to finance action to raise public awareness of African swine fever
TRANSPORT: SESAR issues call for proposals to finance drone traffic management programmes
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: The Brexit curtain call
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 05/02 - 11/02/2018
Other events: 05/02 - 18/02/2018