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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11958
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NEWS BRIEFS / Colombia/peru

Visit of European Parliament delegation to assess implementation of multipartite free trade agreement with EU

09/02/2018 (Agence Europe) – Led by its chairperson, Bernd Lange (S&D, Germany), a delegation of the European Parliament's international trade committee is visiting Colombia and Peru from 12 to 16 February to assess with the authorities of both countries the progress in the provisional implementation of the multipartite free trade agreement with the EU (since August and March 2013 respectively), as well as the commitments on human rights and sustainable development.  The delegation will...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Post-Brexit transition period called for by London not a done deal, Michel Barnier warns
EP2019: Reform of EU electoral law runs up against 'concerns' of member states
EXTERNAL ACTION
AZERBAIJAN: EU and Baku continue gradual strengthening of relations
MERCOSUR: No significant breakthrough in EU-Mercosur free trade talks, which will resume on 19 February
TRADE: Foodwatch speaks out on downsides of free trade negotiated by EU with Japan, Mercosur, Vietnam, Mexico and Indonesia
TRADE: Tit for tat at WTO between Russia and EU over Russia's embargo on EU pork
USA: European Parliament's concerns about US trade defence in Spanish olives case
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Copyright - between Bulgarian proposals and German stance
TRANSPORTS: Bulgarian Presidency tries to allay concerns of central, Eastern and remote member states about competition in aviation
ENVIRONMENT: Air quality - it is not yet known whether nine countries failing to uphold EU standards will be taken before Court of Justice
ENVIRONMENT: Innovative solutions exist for air quality, say participants at 21st European Eco-Innovation Forum
INDUSTRY: Second meeting of European Battery Alliance on 12 February, ahead of roadmap at end of month
URBAN AGENDA: Commission moving in direction of its international targets for sustainable urban development
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Pierre Moscovici shares his vision of exit from third bailout plan with Greek Parliament
BANKS: 'Risk reduction' package – Parliament's Greens call for lower prudential requirements on smaller banks
FINANCE: Brexit, new priority of ESMA's supervisory programme for 2018
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Eurofound rings alarm bell about family poverty in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: EPO signs memorandum of understanding with Argentina
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission wants to mobilise €2.1 of EGF in Germany
COLOMBIA/PERU: Visit of European Parliament delegation to assess implementation of multipartite free trade agreement with EU
SPACE: Guidelines for using EGNOS system in maritime sector
EU2018BG: Bulgarian deputy prime minister calls for German ecologist Ska Keller to be expelled
PALESTINE: UNRWA hails European Parliament resolution
RESEARCH: Cyprus, 15th country to joint cooperation on high-performance calculations
EL SALVADOR: EU deploys election observation mission for parliamentary elections
VIETNAM: EU calls for release of over ten human rights activists and bloggers
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 12/02 - 18/02/2018
Other events: 12/02 - 25/02/2018