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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12023

19 May 2018
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Australia/new zealand
France wants free trade agreements ambitious on climate protection and sustainable development
Brussels, 18/05/2018 (Agence Europe)

France does not want to delay the launch of negotiations for free trade agreements between the EU and two big Pacific economies, Australia and New Zealand.   The member states are expected to give their green light on Tuesday 22 May (see EUROPE 11862) to the launch of these negotiations, but France wants assurances of the agreements' ambition on climate protection and sustainable development.

"On the substance, we have agreed ahead (Ed: of the EU Council of trade ministers, next Tuesday)....

Contents

PENTECOST: Please note that our offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday 21 May. EUROPE 12024 will be dated 23 May 2018
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU officially launches measures to counter US extraterritorial sanctions
IRAN: Miguel Arias Cañete in Tehran this weekend to boost EU-Iran energy cooperation
KOSOVO: EULEX mission to change after 30 June
MALAYSIA: EU hails release of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
DEVELOPMENT: Post-Cotonou partnership, Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and post-2020 EU budget on ministerial agenda
HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission wants all child victims of humanitarian crises to return to school within three months
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: France wants free trade agreements ambitious on climate protection and sustainable development
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: On revision of 'insolvency' directive, Bulgarian Presidency proposes flexible compromise in view of partial approach this June
RESEARCH: Franco-German initiative to boost breakthrough innovations
INTERNAL MARKET: Council and Parliament still clashing on extent of directive's scope on accessibility requirements for products and services
ENTERPRISE: MEPs call for Small Business Act to be updated
AGRICULTURE: Council to adopt new regulation on organic farming on 22 May
AGRICULTURE: Low sugar price worries sector
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Greens get ready for European elections
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Court clarifies conditions for use of trademark when re-importing products to member states
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to shareholder loan awarded by France to France Télécom in 2002
TRADE: Phil Hogan awaits upcoming re-opening of Chinese market to European beef
TRADE: Anti-dumping duty on Chinese ceramic kitchenware to be re-examined
ENERGY: Twenty member states challenged on transposition and/or implementation of nuclear waste directive
ENERGY: Nine member states at fault over transposition of EU radiation protection legislation
ENTERPRISE: Pierre Gattaz elected President of BusinessEurope
SPACE: Netherlands and GSA open Galileo Reference Centre
TAXATION: Commission orders Hungary to end its discriminatory taxation practice on spirits
JUSTICE: CNUE launches 'Authentic acts in Europe' website
FISHERIES: Ireland asked to implement points system in fisheries
FISHERIES: UK must put in place functioning system for managing producer organisations
DRC: Commission makes emergency aid available to tackle Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: Clarification of translated article on provisional regulation of EFS+
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Countdown to (another) crisis?
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 21/05 - 27/05
OTHER EVENTS: 21/05 - 03/06