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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11984

20 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 38
NEWS BRIEFS / Trade
Trade deficit of €20.3 billion for EU in January 2018

19/03/2018 (Agence Europe) – In January 2018, the EU registered a deficit of €20.3 billion in its trade balance (€150.5 billion of exports and €170.8 billion in imports), whilst the Eurozone saw a surplus of €3.2 billion (€178.6 billion in exports and €175.4 billion in imports), according to figures published by the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, on Monday 19 March. (EH)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London and EU reach agreement on post-Brexit transition period, in stage towards orderly withdrawal of UK
FUTURE OF EU: Wide-ranging Franco-German proposals between now and June Council
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Ministers call on Moscow to collaborate on investigation into Skripal's poisoning
KOREAN PENINSULA: Federica Mogherini reiterates EU's readiness to help in discussions on denuclearisation of North Korea
SYRIA: Council sanctions four more people over chemical weapons
IRAN: No sanctions being prepared over Tehran's regional role and ballistic missile programme
USA: Cecilia Malmström in Washington on 20 and 21 March to ascertain EU's exemption from US taxes on steel and aluminium
MEDITERRANEAN: Despite differences, UfM countries come to agreement to release region's trade potential
TRADE: ifo Institute warns of danger of American protectionism spreading to other countries and sectors other than steel
HUMANITARIAN AID: Christos Stylianides announces €31 million for Latin America and Caribbean
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers fail to adopt common approach on new CAP
AGRICULTURE: ECA says broader application of subsidiarity principle in CAP should go hand in hand with greater member state responsibility
FISHERIES: France and Italy quick to express concern at Western Mediterranean management plan
ENVIRONMENT: Commission seeks mandate to negotiate global environmental pact on behalf of EU
TRANSPORT: European Parliament agreement on competition in aviation domain
TRANSPORT: European Parliament disagreements about railway passenger rights
JUSTICE: Facebook summoned before EU to explain itself about data transmitted to Cambridge Analytica
INDUSTRY: Bulgarian Presidency of Council appeals to European leaders for long-term industrial strategy
ENERGY: Synchronisation of Baltic electricity network to be discussed at meeting of Juncker and Baltic and Polish leaders
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU seeks to reassure United States over taxation of digital economy
FINANCE: European platforms scrutinise proposed regulation on crowdfunding
COMPETITION: Investigation launches into actions of TenneT that may have sought to limit cross-border electricity capacity with Denmark
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Final agreement insight for “posted workers” directive but not without last-minute clarifications
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: French and German regions appeal to Juncker for ambitious cohesion policy
TRADE: Trade deficit of €20.3 billion for EU in January 2018
CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Europe gives green light to game rules of Economic Partnership Agreement monitoring committee
CUBA: New sectoral dialogues to be launched in May
INDUSTRY: European automobile manufacturers identify three priority questions for Brexit negotiations
JUSTICE: Insurance industry develops reporting template for personal data breaches
MIGRATION: Another boat sinks in Aegean Sea leaving at least 16 people dead
DIGITAL: 6th Parliament/Council meeting on communications code
DIGITAL: 4th version of draft Parliament compromise amendment on value gap on track
PARLIAMENT: MEPs call for action against Marcel de Graaff for hate speech
UK: Emma McClarkin suggests EU and Commonwealth should move closer together
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Dialogue with EU at highest level on Friday 23 March
SOCIAL: ETUC says wages still below pre-crisis level in nine member states
TRANSPORT: Commission invites stakeholders to share observations on drone regulation roadmap
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1214