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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12285
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

Conclusion of EU/Mercosur trade negotiations

On Friday 28 June, negotiations on the commercial side of an association agreement between the EU and the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) were concluded after 20 years of a turbulent saga.

These talks, launched in 1999 and relaunched in 2016, will finally have been successfully concluded (see EUROPE B12282A10).

"Mercosur trade deal done! A historical moment!", Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, rejoiced on his Twitter account. He went on to say:...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: a constituent plenary session full of uncertainties
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: composition of parliamentary committees is decided
FUTURE OF EU: European leaders will try again to agree on names for EU's top positions on Sunday 30 June
FUTURE OF EU: key EU positions discussed on sidelines of G20 in Osaka
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: conclusion of EU/Mercosur trade negotiations
CANADA: CETA ratification is progressing in Member States
WTO: for Washington, Appellate Body must 'follow the rules', says Dennis Shea
G20: in Osaka, Europeans defend their model
G20: EU is mobilising in Osaka for climate ambition within framework of the Paris Agreement
SERBIA: Belgrade opens chapter of EU accession negotiations on financial services
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: 'Cohesion policy will always be under threat', according to Mrs Creţu
CLIMATE: Finland is convinced that transition to a carbon neutral economy is a great economic opportunity
ENVIRONMENT: ammonia emissions continue to increase in EU, warns EEA
AGRICULTURE: post-2020 CAP at the heart of agricultural priorities of future Finnish Presidency
AGRICULTURE: EU countries give green light for €50 million in aid for Irish farmers
AGRICULTURE: Commission notes a large trade surplus in April for agri-food products
FISHERIES: scientists advocate 70% reduction in cod catches in North Sea for 2020
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: level of taxation in EU remains high compared with other advanced economies
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Helsinki ordered to recover money from aid given to a bus company in manner not in accordance with EU law
AGRICULTURE: Commission has intensified controls on organic products
CULTURE: this summer, 'A Season of Classic Films' screenings in cultural heritage venues across Europe
ECONOMY: annual inflation rate stays at 1.2% in euro area in June
CSDP: EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah missions extended by 12 months
RESEARCH: European Commission appoints six scientists to ERC governing body and opens public consultation on future of research and innovation programme
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Trading insults
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: from 01/07 to 07/07/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 14 July 2019