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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12406

18 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 24
EXTERNAL ACTION / Vietnam
Positive vote expected on EU/Vietnam trade agreements in European Parliament committee
Brussels, 17/01/2020 (Agence Europe)

Barring any unexpected developments, nothing should now stand in the way of approval of the two trade agreements with Vietnam - a Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) (see EUROPE B12364A18). 

Next week, MEPs on the Committee on International Trade (INTA) will vote on the two agreements, almost six years after the end of negotiations. Signing of the agreement was delayed by legal proceedings relating to the EU-Singapore agreement. The European Court of...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Sahel, Libya, Middle East, Latin America and climate diplomacy on agenda of EU ministers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ‘soft power’ is not enough for EU, acknowledges Josep Borrell
TRADE: state of play of EU bilateral negotiations
VIETNAM: positive vote expected on EU/Vietnam trade agreements in European Parliament committee
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: number of returns of illegal migrants carried out by Frontex increased slightly in 2019
JUSTICE: Commission answers Member States’ questions on its proposal concerning law applicable to opposability of assigned claims
ENERGY: where does gas fit into Just Transition Mechanism?
DIGITAL: Commission wants to ensure ethical use of artificial intelligence
FISHERIES: François-Xavier Bellamy MEP calls for assistance for fishermen affected by Brexit
FISHERIES: EU fish processing industry doing well, says EU Scientific Committee
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission acts to prevent spread of avian flu
ENVIRONMENT: Luxembourg, first Member State to ban glyphosate
COHESION: European Parliament Committee on Regional Development will be responsible for legislative monitoring of Just Transition Fund
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: digital taxation and the European Green Deal on agenda for European Finance Ministers
ECONOMY: European Commission to present its ideas on simplifying European fiscal rules in early February
NEWS BRIEFS
BULGARIA: Bulgaria is making good progress in area of governance and transparency of state-owned enterprises
CHINA: BusinessEurope urges EU to take measures to address Chinese impact
COURT OF JUSTICE: since 2010, the Article 255 Committee has issued an unfavourable opinion on 20% of candidates for a first term as judge
JUSTICE: Mr Georgios Rouskas, new President of Notariats of Europe
EPP: Simon Busuttil, new Secretary General of Christian Democratic Group in European Parliament
CORRIGENDUM
PARLIAMENT: clarification on 5-Star Movement
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Here we go again
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 20/01 to 26/01/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 2 February 2020