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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12996
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Fifteen EU Ministers say WTO SPS agreement should not be reopened

The ministers of agriculture of some 15 EU countries said, on Monday 18 July, that the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) should not be reopened.

Marc Fesneau, the French Minister for Agriculture, spoke about this issue at the EU ‘Agriculture’ Council.

The objective of our approach is twofold: to welcome the WTO declaration adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference (in mid-June) and “to alert the European Commission to the...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
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CHINA: EU and Beijing discuss cooperation on global economic challenges
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU wants to strengthen commitment on foreign information manipulation and interference
SECURITY - DEFENCE
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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Czech Presidency of EU Council wants to review European Commission’s powers to update definitions and uses
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AGRICULTURE: fifteen EU Ministers say WTO SPS agreement should not be reopened
COHESION: European Commission adopts partnership agreement with Italy to allocate €42.7 billion of EU funds
CONSUMERS: European Commission invites more companies to join Sustainable Consumption Pledge
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 8.6% in June
COMPETITION: conditional green light for Bouygues’ acquisition of Equans
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STATE AID: European Commission authorises compensation to bpost for provision of postal services of general interest
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ENERGY: EU sanctions do not target gas transport technologies, says European Commission
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission concludes joint procurement framework contracts for 2,250,000 Veklury antiviral treatments
INSTITUTIONAL
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NEWS BRIEFS
EGYPT: EU increases its anti-dumping duty on imports of certain Egyptian glass fibre fabrics
GREECE: implementation of €747.72 million in new Greek debt relief
CSDP: Anders Wiberg, new Head of EUAM Iraq
SRI LANKA: EU stands ready to support people of Sri Lanka
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission Regulation to further harmonise pesticide labelling
TAIWAN: European Parliament Vice-President Nicola Beer calls for support for Taiwan’s interests during official visit
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