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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12366

9 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 36
EXTERNAL ACTION / Singapore
EU/Singapore Free Trade Agreement will apply from 21 November
Brussels, 08/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

The green light given by the EU Council on Friday 8 November will finally allow the first Free Trade Agreement with a South East Asian state to be implemented.

Starting Thursday 21 November, the EU will have 73 trade agreement partners around the world with Singapore. The city-State is also its main economic partner in the dynamic ASEAN region.

Policy makers and the private sector welcomed this perspective.

More than 50,000 European companies export to Singapore, a large majority of them...

Contents

ARMISTICE DAY: please note that Agence Europe will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday. EUROPE 12367 will be dated Wednesday 13 November 2019
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: political agreement in EU Council on excise duty package
TAXATION: unanimity in EU Council on Directive simplifying VAT rules for small businesses
TAXATION: political agreement in EU Council on fight against VAT fraud in e-commerce
TAXATION: Belize officially removed from European ‘black’ list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
EMU: Centeno mentions “a new impetus” in discussions on completion of banking union in euro area
ECONOMY: Europe must refuse “vassalisation”, urges Bruno Le Maire
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: with €21.7 billion in support for developing countries’ efforts, EU invites other parties to do so as well at COP25
AGRICULTURE: Finnish Presidency of Council of EU presents documents on some aspects of post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU Council requests a Commission study on plant biotechnology
AGRICULTURE: future of European beef sector worries European Parliament Agriculture Committee
FISHERIES: EU Council approves one-year extension of EU/Mauritania Protocol
ENVIRONMENT: exposure to chemicals, EEB is alarmed by results of largest human biomonitoring study in Europe
TRANSPORT: Finland's EU Council Presidency proposes a second draft compromise on implementation of TEN-T
MIGRATION: new technical meeting at EU Council on temporary disembarkation of migrants regimes
CONSUMERS: directive modernising and strengthening consumer rights in digital age is formally adopted
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: timetable for hearings of Commissioners-designate in European Parliament has been finalised
FUTURE OF THE EU: David Sassoli and Jean-Claude Juncker recall lessons to be learned from fall of Berlin Wall for building the Europe of tomorrow
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: framework sanctions regime for Turkey could be approved on Monday, 11 November
YEMEN: EU is mobilising €79 million in support for public services and livelihoods for victims of conflict
SINGAPORE: EU/Singapore Free Trade Agreement will apply from 21 November
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: member States will adopt 13 additional permanent structured cooperation projects
SOCIAL - EDUCATION - YOUTH
SOCIAL: European Parliament in wait-and-see situation regarding coordination of social security systems
EDUCATION: EU ministers divided on need for more or better investment
YOUTH: second negotiation meeting on European Solidarity Corps to take place 12 November
NEWS BRIEFS
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Vytenis Andriukaitis at Vatican for conference on reducing food waste
SPACE: Olivier Lemaitre appointed new Secretary General of Eurospace
JHA: according to Commission, Croatia is fulfilling its obligations to enter Schengen area despite allegations of bad practices
INDUSTRY: EU Council adopts agreement on general vehicle safety
RUSSIA: EU denounces dissolution of several NGOs
TRANSPORT: commission opens consultation on European rules for reporting incidents in civil aviation
TRANSPORT: A4E condemns declaration by nine Member States in favour of tax measures specific to air transport sector
SOCIAL: Council of the EU adopts recommendations on access to social protection
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: It’s not over yet
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 11/11 to 17/11/2019
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 24 November 2019