IEU Trade & Commerce Telegram 18 June 2019

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ENLARGEMENT: 

• EU Council conclusions on enlargement and stabilisation and association process +++ 
• WIIW: Die EU sollte die Eröffnung der Beitrittsverhandlungen mit Albanien und Nordmazedonien nicht verzögern +++ 

USA: 

• EU Commissioners Avramopoulos, Jourová and King in Bucharest for EU-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting +++ 
• IMF Departmental Paper No.19/11 : Reassessing the Role of State-Owned Enterprises in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe +++ 

CHINA: 

• DG Trade: Report of the 21st round of negotiations for the EU-China Investment Agreement +++ 
• BMWi: Altmaier reist zu bilateralen Gesprächen nach China: „China ist Partner und Wettbewerber“ +++ 

UKRAINE

• 3rd meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA
• Investment climate is a priority for us - Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting with representatives of large and medium business in Germany
• President of Ukraine met with the leadership of the CDU and Alliance 90/The Greens
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• In Berlin, the President emphasized his resolve in the fight against corruption and the protection of investors' rights
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Angela Merkel discussed ways to release Ukrainian sailors and other captives
• Negotiations in the Normandy format should be held as soon as possible - President of Ukraine
• Continuation of transit of Russian gas through Ukraine is a guarantee of energy security of Ukraine and Europe - Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the President of the German Bundestag
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the Senate of France Gérard Larcher in Paris

RUSSIA

• The Russian Government submits to the State Duma a draft law liberalising some settlement constraints in foreign trade
• Russian Government submits draft amendments to tax legislation to State Duma

MOLDOVA

• EU Commissioner Hahn visits Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova, to reiterate the EU's support to the new government

INDONESIA

• EU Commission: Answer to a written question - EU-Indonesia free trade agreement - E-001885/2019(ASW)

MALAYSIA

• EU Commission: Answer to a written question - EU-Malaysia free trade agreement - E-001884/2019(ASW)

VENEZUELA

• Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the situation in Venezuela

MERCOSUR

• Die Grünen/EFA: Europäische Kommission muss Farbe bekennen: „Nein“ zum Mercosur-Deal und „Ja“ zum Schutz indigener Völker, der Umwelt und des Klimas

INDICATORS

• April 2019: Euro area international trade in goods surplus €15.7 bn, €1.4 bn surplus for EU28

EU COUNCIL REGISTER

• Cm 3151 2019 Init 622nd meeting of the Export Credits Group
• Cm 3203 2019 Rev 2 Customs Cooperation Working Party, Plenary
• Cm 3273 2019 Init EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA WORKING PARTY (p.m.)
• St 10035 2019 Rev 2 ENLARGEMENT AND STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION PROCESS Draft Council conclusions
• St 10035 2019 Rev 3 ENLARGEMENT AND STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION PROCESS Draft Council conclusions
• St 10221 2019 Cor 1 Council Conclusions on the New EU Strategy on Central Asia
• St 10221 2019 Init Council Conclusions on the New Strategy on Central Asia

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