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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11953
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NEWS BRIEFS / Trade

Opening of anti-subsidy investigation into Argentine biodiesel imports into the EU

02/02/2018 (Agence Europe) – Following up on a complaint from the European biodiesel industry (EBB), the European Commission launched an anti-subsidy procedure on Wednesday 31 January targeting imports of biodiesel from Argentina into the EU.  The anti-subsidy investigation will be brought to an end within 13 months, but provisional measures can be established in nine months at the latest.  Following a ruling at the WTO in 2016 as part of an appeal from Argentina, the EU cut its...

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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