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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12286

2 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 20
EXTERNAL ACTION / Vietnam
Three and a half years after their conclusion, the EU-Vietnam trade agreements have finally been signed
Brussels, 01/07/2019 (Agence Europe)

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) on Sunday 30 June in Hanoi.

Completed in December 2015, the FTA will eliminate 99% of bilateral trade tariffs over a maximum period of ten years.

Called "new generation", this treaty signed with the strong Indochinese economy also contains social and environmental provisions on intellectual property protection...

Contents

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
FUTURE OF EU: appointments to senior European positions, Twenty-Eight to meet again on Tuesday 2 July
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: outgoing MEPs are leaving in a turbulent setting
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: details of historic trade agreement between two blocs
MERCOSUR: joy and concern among economic actors and civil society following agreement
VIETNAM: three and a half years after their conclusion, the EU-Vietnam trade agreements have finally been signed
G20: insufficient for EU, status quo at 19 on climate change at least saves Paris Agreement
IRAN: INSTEX mechanism is finally operational
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: climate change, circular economy and biodiversity at heart of Finnish Presidency's work programme
DIGITAL: data and artificial intelligence will be priorities of Finnish Presidency
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: opening of an in-depth investigation into a Spanish measure to support a PSA plant
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU intends to relaunch Equal Treatment Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTHERN AFRICA: EU mobilises €7 million in disaster preparedness assistance
COMPETITION: adoption of guidelines to help national courts estimate economic harm caused by a cartel
ENLARGEMENT: Mr Macron reiterates his opposition to enlargement before EU reform
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in May in euro area and to 6.3% in EU
TAXATION: entry into force of system to resolve tax disputes
EP2019: Slovak Christian Democratic movement fears irregularities in European elections due to 'Brexit'
CSDP: Éric Peltier appointed EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM RCA
RESEARCH: Commission to support 7300 researchers in 2019 via Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
SWITZERLAND: equivalence for Swiss stock exchange expired on Sunday 30 June, due to lack of progress on framework agreement