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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12205

2 March 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 30
EXTERNAL ACTION / United states/united kingdom
Washington puts agriculture and standards at forefront of trade agreement with London
Brussels, 01/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday, 28 February, Washington published its negotiating aims for a free trade agreement (FTA) with London. 

Whereas the European Union and the United Kingdom are delaying setting out the terms of their future trade relationship, the office of the US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, is gambling on gaining new market shares, mainly in agriculture, and on being able to include elements of its regulatory model. 

The chapter on agriculture, where the aim is to “secure...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament to modernise and strengthen consumer rights
TRANSPORT: Commission wishes to address social problems in aviation
SPACE: Mr Tajani enters fray in response to Commission's reluctance to support European Parliament/Council interim agreement on space programme
DIGITAL: no decision on Huawei at informal meeting of EU Telecommunications Ministers
FISHERIES: MEPs should advocate maintaining current level of funding for Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2021-2027
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Member States will officially reject list of non-EU countries at high risk of money laundering on 7 March
BANKS: European Banking Authority notes rules applicable to deposit guarantees in the event of a no-deal Brexit
TAXATION: putting taxation at service of green economy is possible and desirable, according to several experts
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: EU ministers will discuss social dimension of Europe for post-2020 period
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment rate in EU at its lowest level since beginning of the century, according to Eurostat
EXTERNAL ACTION
JORDAN: EU announces additional support for London initiative 2019
ALBANIA: Parliament's rapporteur, Knut Fleckenstein, urges resumption of parliamentary work
SUDAN: EU threatens sanctions in light of increasing violations of fundamental freedoms
DEVELOPMENT: EU pledges €44 million in support of Overseas Countries and Territories at 17th OCT-EU Forum
UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM: Washington puts agriculture and standards at forefront of trade agreement with London
INSTITUTIONAL
EPP: seven European People's Party member parties suggest excluding Fidesz from Christian Democratic family
EP2019: a second screening of next European Parliament shows that EPP and ECR groups are still unravelling
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INSURANCE: spontaneous combustion of a vehicle parked in a private place provided for that purpose constitutes a traffic offence, according to Advocate General
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: role strengthened for Hearing Officer for trade defence proceedings
ECONOMY: annual inflation rate in euro area up to 1.5% in February
SPACE: GSA welcomes provisional Interinstitutional Agreement on 2021-2027 Space Programme
NICARAGUA: EU encourages government to continue its efforts to overcome political crisis
NIGERIA: after re-election of Muhammadu Buhari, EU calls on all parties to strengthen democracy and unity in his country
RESEARCH: partial political agreement expected in Council on Horizon Europe specific programme
SLOVENIA: Eurogroup supports Commission's opinion on draft budget plan for 2019
SOCIAL: ‘whistleblowers’ directive, European Trade Union Confederation urges Council to drop ballot
TRANSPORT: green light from Member States to European Parliament/Council agreement on measures to facilitate road transport in event of no-deal Brexit
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Same same but different
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 04/03 to 10/03/2019
Other events: until 17 March 2019