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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11996
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

Caught in crossfire of US-China trade war, EU calls on China to reform and open up its economy

Calling upon the United States and China to comply with their obligations under the WTO rules, in the battle declared by US President Donald Trump against unfair Chinese trade practices, the European Commission stressed on Friday 6 April that a reformed and increased openness of the Chinese economy would be of great interest to the EU.

“The EU believes that (trade) measures should always be taken within the WTO framework, which provides numerous tools to effectively deal with trade...

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INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Viktor Orbán still in position of strength as Hungary called to renew its parliament
COMMISSION: EPP Group in Parliament supports 'natural choice' to appoint Selmayr as secretary general
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Negotiators in Parliament to discuss key aspects of lorry-driver work and rest times
TRANSPORT: Council's national experts to examine new revised a minima compromise on posting of lorry drivers
ENVIRONMENT: Innovation for air quality, better regulation and climate on agenda of EU28 informal ministerial meeting
AGRICULTURE: COPA-COGECA recommendations on “protein plan”
FOOD SAFETY: Japan expected to wait before selling pig meat in EU
JUSTICE: One in three Roma harassed in the EU says Fundamental Rights Agency
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Court officially asked to rule on measures concerning Latvian governor
BANKS: Improvement of balance sheets of European banks continues, reports EBA
STATE AID: Green light to Italian aid to regions hit by earthquakes
STATE AID: Green light to Portuguese tonnage tax and seafarer schemes
STATE AID: Green light to tax allowance awarded to La Poste for its territorial presence
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Caught in crossfire of US-China trade war, EU calls on China to reform and open up its economy
NORTH KOREA: EU strengthens measures against Pyongyang
LEBANON: EU announces up to €150 million at Paris conference
SOUTH AFRICA: EU pledges €62 million to support small business and governance
TUNISIA: EU deploys municipal election observation mission
VIETNAM: EU criticises sentencing of six human rights activists
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Challenges remain despite record number of ECHR rulings implemented in 2017
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: French/German cooperation on fighter aircraft
GREECE: Details on 'French mechanism' indexing reimbursement of Greek debt to growth
JUSTICE: Up to 2.7 million people in Europe affected by Cambridge Analytica scandal
MALI: EU reiterates support for MINUSMA, which has been hit by another terrorist attack
SYRIA: EU imposes sanctions on Khatiba Imam Al-Bukhari terrorist organisation
SYRIA: 15 NGOs call on EU to make accountability for atrocities a topic to be discussed at 2nd conference in Brussels
TRANSPORT: Combined rail-road industry fears impact of French rail strikes
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Ireland believes the backstop solution will apply
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 09/04 - 15/04
Other events: 09/04 - 22/04