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NEWS BRIEFS / Mercosur

Argentina and Brazil lament “barriers” for their products in EU-MERCOSUR agreement

24/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – According to Argentina’s Minister of Economy Sergio Massa, the EU “still needs to clear up some issues”. On Monday, 23 January, he signed a joint statement with his Brazilian counterpart, Fernando Haddad, in which he mentioned the EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement (FTA). The two ministers are calling on the EU “to remove the barriers” affecting their products in this agreement. “Agreements cannot be advantageous for one party and not the others; otherwise, they are not agreements but constraints”, Mr Massa pointed out. In his opinion, the EU’s common agricultural policy is detrimental to Brazilian and Argentinian producers. (LM)

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SOCIAL - EDUCATION - CULTURE
SOCIAL: European Commission will ask Member States to ensure a favourable environment for strengthening and proper functioning of social dialogue
SOCIAL: MEPs in Employment and Social Affairs Committee again call for a directive on adequate minimum income
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Swedish Presidency will defend specificity of national social models
EDUCATION: European University alliances, promising results but financial and administrative challenges
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: transparency and targeting of political advertising, ‘Gozi’ report adopted in European Parliament committee
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut calls for better prevention and monitoring of gender-based violence in workplace
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU leaders could pave way for a “European Sovereignty Fund”
MIGRATION: Commission presents new ways for Member states to increase irregular migrant return rates
DIGITAL: European Commission wants to focus on cost reduction to increase deployment of high-capacity communication networks
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission presents EU action plan to reverse decline of wild pollinators by 2030
BIODIVERSITY: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Save bees and farmers’ voted for in European Parliament
FISHERIES: Swedish Presidency of EU Council wants an agreement on controls and expects conclusions regarding functioning of CFP
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States concerned about situation of agricultural markets
HEALTH: Covid-19, Sandra Gallina, Director General at European Commission, heard at European Parliament
CLIMATE: ETS review, text of interinstitutional agreement finalised
ENERGY: revision of ‘RED Directive’, European Parliament rapporteur urges Commission to publish delegated act on renewable hydrogen
ENERGY: Zero Waste Europe highlights “low” energy efficiency of waste incinerators in EU
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides inaugurates first European high-level Health Security Committee with reinforced mandate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council on finalising introduction of ‘Basel III’ agreement in EU
COMPANIES: European Parliament rapporteur on corporate due diligence gathers support for stricter text and moves away from EU Council position
FINANCE: EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness details strategy for retail investors
FINANCE: MEPs set out their position on alternative investment funds
ECONOMY/TAXATION: more needs to be done with existing EU funds to strengthen EU competitiveness, says Elisabeth Svantesson
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes new macrofinancial assistance of €145 million to Moldova
ECONOMY: deficit at 3.3% of GDP and public debt at 93.0% of GDP in euro area in third quarter of 2022
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SPACE: Borrell and Breton outline space strategy for security and defence
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: US Ambassador Mark Gitenstein supports summit with EU in 2023
CHILE: signing trade agreement with Santiago planned for autumn is too late, says Bernd Lange
NEWS BRIEFS
CONSUMERS: MEPs endorse inter-institutional compromise on ‘General Product Safety Regulation’ for digital age
ECONOMY: European Commission consults to modernise legal framework for European population statistics
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs endorse European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Sustainable Batteries’ regulation
MERCOSUR: Argentina and Brazil lament “barriers” for their products in EU-MERCOSUR agreement
DIGITAL: ‘Data Act’, Adam Bielan and Iban García del Blanco’s reports for opinion adopted in European Parliament committees
RESEARCH: 90 innovative projects to share €13.5 million in European funding
TRANSPORT: according to Eurostat, share of renewable energy in transport down by 1.2 percentage points in EU