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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12168
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EU, United States and Japan will continue their joint discussion on challenges facing world trade system in 2019

09/01/2019 (Agence Europe) – At a meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday 8 January (see other news), Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and her counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, also worked to prepare for the trilateral meeting on Wednesday 9 January between the European Union, the United States and Japan. "The Commission looks forward to continuing this cooperation with the United States and Japan over the year", a Commission spokesman told EUROPE. These trilateral talks, launched in 2018 (see EUROPE 12104), aim to explore methods of joint cooperation on challenges to the multilateral trade system and trade-distorting practices. (HD)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Uncertainties in European Parliament ahead of MEPs' vote on first mobility package
JUSTICE: whistleblowers, opinion of the EU Council's Legal Service divide Member States
MIGRATION: a solution finally found to distribute last migrants rescued by NGOs in EU
DIGITAL: Autonomous cars; European Parliament proposes initial approach to liability issues
FISHERIES: European Parliament committee votes on Thursday 10 January on Mediterranean stock management plan
ENERGY: retail electricity prices for households in EU fell in 2017
GMOs: Marc Tarabella and Éric Andrieu call on Commission on issue of Monsanto maize authorised at end of 2018
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Parliament soon to adopt its position on far-reaching reform of European financial supervision architecture
FINANCE: ESMA and EBA invite Commission to consider a European response to crypto-actives
TAXATION: Commission is working on gradual introduction of qualified majority voting in Council on tax issues
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Commission wants to submit two trade negotiation mandates to Member States
UNITED STATES: Europeans dissatisfied with deterioration of diplomatic status of EU delegation in Washington
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: the Union as a strong global player, a priority for current trio of EU Council Presidencies
AFRICA: infrastructure investment and business development honoured at Conservative group in the European Parliament conference
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EN translation: EU must do more to help African countries to strengthen peace and security, according to Mr Abani and Mr Kouamé Kouassi
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Labour Authority, European Parliament and Council address thorny issue of subject matter and scope
NEWS BRIEFS
EMPLOYMENT: Unemployment rate in European Union continues to decline
GABON: EU calls for an open and inclusive dialogue in accordance with rule of law
WTO: EU, United States and Japan will continue their joint discussion on challenges facing world trade system in 2019
RESEARCH: European Parliament and EU Council consider extending negotiations on Horizon Europe Framework Programme
UNITED KINGDOM: British Parliament wants to keep control over a possible exit without an agreement with EU