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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11988

24 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Singapore
Commission to open process of approving EU/Singapore free-trade agreement on 17 April

23/03/2018 (Agence Europe) – On 17 April, the European Commission will adopt and then submit to the Council of the EU and the European Parliament the text of the EU/Singapore free-trade agreement, which was concluded in December 2012 and which includes a chapter on investment, for its signature and ratification, the Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, announced on Thursday 22 March. On a visit to Singapore on 2 March, Malmström said that she hoped that it would enter into force by...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
TRADE: EU28 calls for dialogue with US and permanent exemption for EU from steel and aluminium levy
EMU: Differences of opinion over nature of Eurozone fiscal capacity
TAXATION: EU still deeply divided over tax on web giants
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 agree terms of post-Brexit transition period and set guidelines for coming negotiations on relationship after 2020
TURKEY: Leaders call on Turkey to immediately cease its 'unlawful action' in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea
RUSSIA: Recall of EU ambassador is unprecedented measure says Juncker
WESTERN BALKANS: Leaders postpone enlargement issue until June
CLIMATE: Commission asked for long-term strategy for implementation of Paris Agreement by March 2019
ECB: Luis de Guindos formally appointed vice-president
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Fresh Bulgarian Presidency compromise on confidentiality of electronic communications
TRANSPORT: Disagreements still at Council over lorry driver work and rest times
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission hoping for progress on services e-card despite Parliament rejection
JUSTICE: Commission seeks to negotiate partnership agreement with United States in framework of 'CLOUD Act'
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Donald Trump provisionally exempts EU from US customs duties on steel and aluminium
TRADE: WTO Appellate Body upholds condemnation of Russian taxes on light commercial vehicles from EU
CHILE: Cecilia Malmström hopes for new round of EU-Chile trade agreement review talks in May
UKRAINE: Harms, Rosati and Gahler say Ukrainian institutions need to commit firmly in fight against corruption
RUSSIA: European Parliament debate paints bleak picture of damage done by Kremlin to freedom of press
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Selmayr will not be stepping down, says Juncker
POLAND: Concessions made by Warsaw on judicial reforms do not fundamentally change their substance, but could convince Commission, says Morawiecki
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: First pilot project of future EU reform implementation instrument to be launched in Portugal
LIBYA: Johannes Hahn wants to strengthen cooperation between Commission and Committee of Regions
NIGERIA: EU hails release of some of Dapchi school girls abducted by Boko Haram and calls for release of others
POLAND: Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, urges Parliament to cease examination of anti-abortion initiative
SINGAPORE: Commission to open process of approving EU/Singapore free-trade agreement on 17 April
SOCIAL: Commission proposes aid of €4.6 million workers for Caterpillar employees in Belgium
TRANSPORT: International Road Transport Union concerned about revision of Eurovignette directive
TRANSPORT: European Sea Ports Organisation calls for simplification and harmonisation of administrative formalities
CORRIGENDUM
TRANSPARENCY: Sylvie Guillaume and Danuta Hübner tasked with negotiating reform of transparency register on behalf of European Parliament
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 26/03 - 01/04
Other events : 26/03 - 08/04