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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11978
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

Paraguay hopes for conclusion of EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in three to four weeks

On Friday 9 March, Paraguay's Foreign Affairs Minister Eladio Loizaga said he hoped an agreement on the trade section of an association agreement between the EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) could be concluded "in three to four weeks".  Paraguay is currently chairing Mercosur.

Despite the lack of breakthrough at the end of the last session of technical level negotiations, in Asunción from 20 February to 2 March (see EUROPE 11973), "there is still a political...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: EU still hopes to be exempted from taxes enacted by Donald Trump on imports of steel and aluminium
USA: Federica Mogherini says bilateral relations could be better but also worse
MERCOSUR: Paraguay hopes for conclusion of EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in three to four weeks
BURMA/MYANMAR: Burmese government calls on EU not to sanction country
ISRAEL: EU concerned at new legislation on revoking permanent residency status
KOREAN PENINSULA: EU hails encouraging progress towards reduced tension
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Ministers disregard their disappointment and adopt their position on fight against fraud by means of payment other than cash
JUSTICE: Rehash of Brussels II regulation, ministers reject any encroachment on national budgetary powers
JUSTICE: Věra Jourová promises a legislative proposal on electronic evidence in April
COMPETITIVENESS: Member states to look again at EU industrial strategy
DIGITAL: Free circulation of data, Corazza Bildt restricts derogations options where possible
DIGITAL: Commission preparing a strategy for artificial intelligence
AGRICULTURE: Despite differences, member states move forward towards common guidelines on future CAP
ENERGY: Frequency deviation problems in European electricity network due to under supply to Kosovo are now being resolved
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from cars and vans - ARTS Fuels Forum wants more renewable fuel post-2020
ENVIRONMENT: ClientEarth says REACH regulation favours companies producing most hazardous chemical substances
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Dialogue of the deaf in Sofia on post-2020 multiannual financial framework
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EU budget, American taxes on steel and Brexit on plenary agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
UKRAINE: Commission proposes macro-financial assistance programme of €1 billion for Kiev
ECOFIN: Reduction of banking risks, tax intermediaries and blacklist of tax havens on Ecofin agenda
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Posted workers- several central and Eastern European countries criticise Parliament-Council agreement but will not challenge it
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SPORT: Red card for crime in sport
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: Distribution of insurance products directive application deadline postponed until October 2018
BELARUS: EU criticises yet another execution
ENVIRONMENT: Flood risk management - spotlight is on Ireland and Spain
JHA: Catherine de Bolle is officially appointed Europol director
JHA: Support in principle to JHA cell project in flagship of Operation Sophia
JUSTICE: Malta announces that it is to join European Public Prosecutor's Office
PACIFIC: EU welcomes treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste
TRANSPORT: Four organisations call for rest times rules for bus and coach drivers to be strictly maintained
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 12/03 - 18/03
Other events: 12/03 - 25/03