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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12180

26 January 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 41
EXTERNAL ACTION / New zealand
EU and Wellington want to finalise negotiations on free trade agreement before end of November
Brussels, 25/01/2019 (Agence Europe)

On a visit to Brussels on Friday 25 January, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced their intention to conclude their talks this year with a view to seal a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). 

"I would like to conclude this deal before the end of the mandate of my Commission," Mr Juncker told a joint press briefing. "There is nothing between the EU and New Zealand which could pose problems" to these ambitions, he added, stressing,...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Why not look on this as an opportunity to reunify Ireland? (2)
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: Europeans welcome ratification of Prespa Agreement by Greek Parliament
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Europeans call for calm after proposal to change the name of Republika Srpska
VENEZUELA: Towards a new EU declaration calling for early holding of free elections
NEW ZEALAND: EU and Wellington want to finalise negotiations on free trade agreement before end of November
SYRIA: it would be 'inappropriate and ineffective' to normalise relations with Syrian regime, according to EEAS
WTO: 75 countries launch plurilateral negotiations in Davos on electronic commerce
TRADE: WTO reform, ratification of agreements with Vietnam and relations with United States are Romanian Presidency of the EU Council's priorities
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Council adopts its position on directive to protect ‘whistleblowers’
JUSTICE: more than 95,000 complaints lodged in eight months by citizens under General Data Protection Regulation
JHA: Interinstitutional negotiations begin on strengthening security of identity cards
TRANSPORT: Member States define their negotiating position on public procurement of clean vehicles
INDUSTRY: Huawei case raises question of EU's industrial strategy
AGRICULTURE: on Monday 28 January, European ministers will mainly discuss post 2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: candidate Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle wants to make FAO more 'agile and transparent'
FOOD SAFETY: reform of EU law for more transparent EFSA assessments, European Parliament/Council agreement expected on 11 February
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament Committee calls for better protection of animals during transport
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council address question of European Labour Authority’s name for first time
SOCIAL: Romanian Presidency of Council obtains a renewed mandate on Working Conditions Directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Parliament/Council agreement in principle expected in February on ‘Fiscalis’ programme
INSTITUTIONAL
CITIZENSHIP: 'Pagazaurtundúa' draft report aims to make 9 May a public holiday throughout EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Guido Raimondi welcomes the fact that national courts may request a preliminary advisory opinion from ECHR
BREACHES OF EU LAW
MIGRATION: Hungary receives several reminders of EU law regarding its controversial practices on asylum and legal migration
MONEY LAUNDERING: New wave of summonses to transpose 4th anti-money laundering directive
ENVIRONMENT: Air pollution: France, Sweden and Greece called to order for breach of EU law
STATE AID: Commission calls on Greece to recover aid granted to mining company Larco
JHA: Spain called to order on implementation of Directive on collection of PNR data in EU
JHA: Estonia singled out for additional requirements for crossing EU's external borders
SOCIAL: Commission asks four Member States to notify it of full transposition of Pension Portability Directive
ENERGY: Latvia is called upon to correctly transpose law on nuclear waste
ENERGY: radiation protection, Commission calls on Italy to transpose EU legislation
FISHERIES: Denmark does not comply with several control provisions
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: 'a lot of work still needs to be done by China' to reduce its production of steel, according to European Commission
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: IPA asks foreign journalists accredited in Belgium not to pay ‘security fee’
JUSTICE: green light from Member States for Interinstitutional Agreement on data protection in electoral context
EP2019: European Parliament launches new website explaining how to vote in European elections
CAR: EU welcomes opening of peace negotiations within framework of African Initiative
TRANSPORT: green light from Member States to Interinstitutional Agreement on post-Brexit ship inspections
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: It was always about the economy, stupid
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 28/01 - 03/02/2019
Other Events: until 10 February 2019