Priorities and key dates of the Maltese Presidency January – June 2017 Contents

 Internal Policies

 General Affairs  Internal Market, Competitiveness, Industry, Consumer Affairs  Economic and Financial Affairs, Investment, Taxation  Justice and Home Affairs, Civil Liberties  Employment, Social Dialogue, Youth  Environment and Climate  Energy  Agriculture and Fisheries  Transport, Infrastructure, Tourism  Research and Innovation, Space  Telecommunications and Information Society  Culture and Education, Sport  Health

 External Policies

 Foreign Affairs  Trade

Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

General Affairs

Ms Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca Strategic Agenda: January 23/24 - Informal Ministerial President  Economic growth, sustainability and Meeting of Ministers and State Secretaries employment for EU Affairs Dr  Ensuring competitiveness Prime Minister  Citizen protection February 3 - Informal meeting of the 27 Heads of State or Government  Unity in energy for the EU Mr  Follow-up to the Bratislava  Improvements in climate Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for declaration  Security, justice and liberty European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto Work Programme’ 6 priorities: February 7 - General Affairs Council  Sustainable European future  Migration Dr Ian Borg Parliamentary Secretary for the EU  Internal market February 21 - Economic and Financial Affairs Presidency and EU Funds  Security Council  Social inclusion  Anti-Tax Avoidance Dr  Neighbourhood Policy  Budget 2018 Minister within the Office of the Prime  Maritime sector Minister March 7 - General Affairs Council

Brexit  Dr Deborah Schembri European Semester  Better Law-making Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Budget: Simplification of Administrative Processes  Cooperation and Verification  MFF review Mechanism  Omnibus proposal Simon Cachia Presidency Coordinator  Follow-up to the High Level Group on March 8/9/10 - European Council [email protected] Own Resources report  Tripartite Social Summit

March 25 - 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

April 25 - General Affairs Council (Cohesion)  Modification of the Common Provisions Regulation  implementation of ESI Funds

May 15/16 - 9th European Quality Conference on improving public administrations

May 16 - General Affairs Council  Rule of Law Dialogue

May 23 - Economic and Financial Affairs Council  Budget for 2018

June 8/9 - Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council

June 20 - General Affairs Council  European Semester

June 22/23 - European Council

June 26/27: High level meeting of Small States Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates Internal Market, Competitiveness,

Industry, Consumer Affairs Dr Emmanuel Mallia Single Market Strategy: February 20 - Competitiveness Council Minister for Competitiveness and Digital,  Services Package  Consumer protection Maritime and Services Economy  SOLVIT and the Single Market  Services Package Information Tool  Competitiveness "check-up" Dr  Start-up and Scale-up Initiative Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer The Better Regulation Agenda: Affairs and Civil Liberties  Unitary Patent and Patent Court  REFIT and SME tests of EU legislation March 21 - European Consumer Day Mark Seychell SMEs: Conference Internal Market and Horizontal  Improving the business environment Competitiveness matters April 6 - Informal Meeting of for SMEs [email protected] Competitiveness Ministers  Startup and Scale Up initiative Joseph Vella April 6/7 - Foreign Direct Investment Senior Policy Officer– Tourism, Consumer Company Law: Conference  EFRAG Affairs and Competition: Unit Coordinator April 26/27 - European Consumer Centre  Country By Country Reporting [email protected] Conference

April 28 - Consumer and Competition Day

May 29 - Competitiveness Council  Services Package  Competitiveness "check-up"  Implementation of the Single Market Strategy  Industrial Policy for the EU

June 19 - Single Market Forum

Economic and Financial Affairs,

Investment, Taxation

Prof. Edward Scicluna  Ensuring funding for SMEs through January 27 - Economic and Financial Affairs Minister for Finance action on the Capital Markets Union Council  Growth and jobs  VAT: Reverse Charge Mechanism Dr Christian Cardona  Strengthening the European Fund for  Financial services proposals Minister for the Economy, Investment and Strategic Investment to facilitate  European Semester 2017 Small Business private investment  Basel IV (possibly)

 Concluding the European Deposit Nancy Caruana February 21 - Economic and Financial Affairs Insurance Scheme Permanent Secretary Council  Progressing on the Common [email protected]  Anti-Tax Avoidance Consolidated Corporate Tax Base  Budget 2018 Clinton-Domenic Flores  Tackling terrorist financing: coming to Technical Attaché- Trade, Economic and an agreement on amendments to the March 21 - Economic and Financial Affairs Financial Affairs fourth Anti-Money Laundering Council [email protected] Directive  European Semester 2017  Working on the banking reform  Retail financial services package Charles Abela  Financial services proposals Senior Policy Officer– Trade, Economic and  Country By Country Reporting Financial Affairs April 7/8 - Informal Meeting of Economic [email protected] and Financial Affairs Ministers

May 23 - Economic and Financial Affairs Council  Budget for 2018  Double Taxation  Dispute Resolution Mechanisms  Reduced VAT for electronically supplied publications  European Semester 2017 Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

June 16 - Economic and Financial Affairs Council  Banking Union  Capital Markets Union  Tax issues: CCCTB, FTT, Business taxation  European Semester 2017

Justice and Home Affairs,

Civil Liberties

Mr Carmelo Abela Migration: January 26/27 - Informal Meeting of Justice Minister for Home Affairs and National Key areas: and Home Affairs Ministers Security  Asylum February 23 (possibly) - Justice and Home  External dimension of migration Dr Owen Bonnici Affairs Council  Legal migration Minister for Justice, Culture and Local  Migration Government Specific measures:  Strengthen and streamline the February 23 - Ministerial conference on Dr Stefan Buontempo Common European Asylum System, LGBTIQ Road Map

Parliamentary Secretary for Local the 2nd Migration Package and the March 6 - Foreign Affairs Council Government European Agenda on Migration  Migration

 Revise the Dublin Regulation Terence Sacco  EURODAC Proposal March 27/28 - Justice and Home Affairs Technical Attaché- Justice  Transform the European Asylum Council [email protected] Support Office (EASO) into a fully-  Reform of the Common European

fledged EU Agency for Asylum Asylum System David Ciliberti  Better implementation of the migrant  ETIAS, SIS, EES, visa policy Technical Attaché- Home Affairs Relocation Scheme, the hotspots and [email protected]  Legal Migration (Blue Card) the deployment of experts  EPPO, Eurojust  Follow-up of the Summit  Brussels IIa  Holistic and Global Approach to migration April 7 - Online Hate Speech Conference  Partnership Frameworks with third countries May 15 - Foreign Affairs Council  Complete the work on the European  Counter-terrorism (external aspects)

External Investment Plan to promote May 16 - General Affairs Council sustainable investment in Africa and  Rule of Law Dialogue the Neighbourhood and to tackle the root causes of migration May 18 - Justice and Home Affairs Council  Legal migration and visas - Blue Card  Migration Directive  Fight against organised crime and

smuggling Human rights:  Protection of migrants and in May 24/25 - European Migration Network particular migrant children Conference  Civil Society Space/Human Rights Defenders June 8/9 - Justice and Home Affairs Council  Implementing equal treatment and  EPPO, ECRIS, Eurojust the prevention of violence between  Money laundering, freezing and persons irrespective of religion or confiscation belief, gender, disability, age or  Brussels IIa sexual orientation  Reform of the Common European  Protect the rights of minorities and Asylum System vulnerable groups such as LGBTIQ  Migration  EU’s accession to the Istanbul  ETIAS, SIS, EES Convention  Legal Migration (Blue Card)  Schengen  Fight against organised crime  Counter-terrorism Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Security: June 19 - Foreign Affairs Council  External border management (Development)  Smart Borders  Migration  Combatting terrorism  Tackling serious and organised crime through the EU Policy Cycle  Renewed Internal Security Strategy  Roadmap to enhance information exchange and information management  Tackling Terrorist Financing, fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive  European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS)  Entry/Exit System  ETIAS  SIS  Increasing Cyber Security Awareness  Cyber Space and Cyber Hygiene

Drugs:  EU Drugs Strategy 2013-2020 and mid -term assessment  Drugs Action Plan 2017-2020  New Psychoactive Substances legislation  Proposal amending the EMCDDA

Visa:  Bring forward visa liberalisation, particularly with Ukraine  Recast of the Visa Code  Visa Facilitation Agreements, particularly with China

Other actions:  Fight against fraud  European Public Prosecutor’s Office  Revision of the Eurojust Decision  Business Insolvency  Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the EU institutions and bodies  “Brussels IIA” Regulation  EU’s accession to the European Court of Human Rights Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Employment, Social Dialogue, Youth

Mr Social Inclusion: February 17 - Education, Youth, Culture and Minister for Education and Employment  Promotion of active labour market Sports Council policies  Youth Initiative Lorenzo Vella  Reduction on benefit dependency Technical Attaché– Employment Policy March 3 - Employment, Social Policy Council [email protected] Other measures:  Social security systems  Labour mobility package  European Semester 2017 Dr Helena Dalli  Posting of Workers Directive  Upscaling the skills of women and Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer  European Accessibility Act men in the EU labour market Affairs and Civil Liberties   Blue Card Directive Tripartite Social Summit Dr Michael Farrugia  General Approach on a second batch Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity of carcinogens March 23/24 - European Social Fund: Past,  Participation of women in the labour Present and Future Conference Dr Justyne Caruana market April 3/4 - Informal meeting of Employment Parliamentary Secretary for Rights of Persons  Advance gender equality and combat Ministers with Disability and Active Ageing gender-based violence

 Women on Boards Directive Antonella Gatt April 26/27/28 - OHSA – Tripartite  Revision of the coordination of social Conference on OHS Technical Attaché- Social Policy security [email protected]  European Pillar of Social Rights May 15/16 - European Youth Conference  Work-life balance Mr Chris Agius

Parliamentary Secretary for Research, May 22/23 - Education, Youth, Culture and Youth: Innovation, Youth and Sport Sports Council  ‘Inclusion in Diversity’  EU Youth Strategy Janelle Camilleri  Mid-term Review of the Youth  Role of youth work in addressing the Policy Officer - Youth and Sports Strategy skills challenge [email protected] June 14/15 - Social Inclusion through Grassroots Conference and Awards

June 15 - Employment & Social Policy Council  Equal treatment  Posting of workers  Social security systems  Exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work  Work Life Balance Initiative  European Semester 2017  Making work pay  Pillar of Social Right  Working Time Directive Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Environment and Climate

Dr Jose A. Herrera Promote a competitive, resource-efficient February 28 - Environment Council Minister for Sustainable Development, the and low-carbon economy within the 2030  2030 Agenda Environment and Climate Change Sustainable Development Agenda  Greening the European Semester and the EIR Edward Vernon Build on the Paris Agreement and COP22 in  ETS - Aviation Technical Attaché- Environment - Unit Marrakech  Birds and Habitats Fitness Check Coordinator  Circular Economy [email protected] Revision of the  Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) March 6 - Foreign Affairs Council Anton Spiteri Shaw  Emissions from aviation  Energy and climate diplomacy Technical Attaché- Environment  Effort Sharing Regulation [email protected] April 25/26 - Informal meeting of  Inclusion of the LULUCF into the 2030 Environment Ministers Energy and climate framework Cheryl Micallef Borg  Climate change adaptation  Advance the Circular Economy Technical Attaché- Climate Change  Ocean governance agenda by amending the six Waste [email protected]  Marine litter/ Plastic strategy Directives.  Sustainable growth/ circular Other proposals to be amended: economy

 Restriction of Hazardous Substances April - Union for the Mediterranean Directive Ministerial Meeting  Recast of the Persistent Organic  Water Strategy for the Pollutants Regulation Mediterranean  Fitness Check of the Birds and June 19 - Environment Council Habitats Directives  Cost-effective emission reductions  Environmental Implementation and low-carbon investments Review  Non-ETS sectors  Waste Package  Birds and Habitats Fitness Check

Energy

Dr Konrad Mizzi Clean Energy for all Europeans February 27 - Energy Council Minister within the Office of the Prime  Revision of the Energy Efficiency  Security of gas supply Minister Directive  Ocean Energy Strategic Roadmap  Revision of the Energy Performance March 6 - Foreign Affairs Council Ronald Mizzi of Buildings Directive  Energy and climate diplomacy Permanent Secretary (Energy and Projects)  Electricity Market Design reform [email protected]  Strengthening security of energy May 18/19 - Informal meeting of Energy

supply Ministers and Euro-Med Conference on Clive Gerada  Security of Gas Supply Regulation cooperation for Energy Efficiency Policy Officer - Energy [email protected]  Revision of the Renewable Energy May 29 - Competitiveness Council Directive  Energy Intensive Industries Robert Portelli  Revision of the Energy efficiency Policy Officer - Energy labelling Regulation June 26 - Energy Council [email protected]  Energy Union Governance  Energy Efficiency and EPBD  The Mediterranean dimension  Clean energy for all Europeans  External energy relations Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Agriculture and Fisheries

Mr Roderick Galdes Agriculture: January 23 - Agriculture and Fisheries Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture,  Organic production and labelling of Council Fisheries and Animal Rights organic products  Trade-related agricultural issues  Climate change and agriculture  Milk package Stephanie Mamo  Emergency preparedness for Plant February 13/14 (possibly) - Agriculture and Technical Attaché- Agriculture, SCA and Animal Health Representative Fisheries Council  Progress on the Veterinary package [email protected] March 6 - Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Fisheries: Richard Bilocca  Agriculture market situation  Technical Attaché- Fisheries Same conditions for all EU fishermen  Future of the CAP [email protected]  Prioritise artisanal fishermen who  Food supply chain operate by small vessels  Small pelagic species in the Adriatic  Regulation of technical measures of fisheries 29/30 March - Ministerial Conference on  Framework of data collection Sustainable Fisheries in the Mediterranean

April 3 Agriculture and Fisheries Council  Ecological Focus Areas

April 27 - Ministerial Meeting of the EU and Mediterranean Water Ministries

May 11 (possibly) - Agriculture and Fisheries Council

May 21/22/23 - Informal meeting of Agriculture Ministers

June 12 - Agriculture and Fisheries Council  Fishing opportunities for 2018  Trade-related and market-related agricultural issues

Transport, Infrastructure, Tourism

Mr Joe Mizzi Road transport February 20 - Competitiveness Council Minister for Transport and Infrastructure  Review of the Directive on the initial  Motor vehicles and their trailers training qualifications and periodic Christopher Farrugia training for professional drivers February 24 (possibly) - Transport Council

Senior Policy Officer- Land and Intermodal  Initiative to improve the safety of March 28 - Road safety Ministerial Transport road infrastructure and tunnels [email protected] conference

Rail transport March 29 - Transport Ministerial Godfrey Galea  Revision of the Regulation on rail Conference Technical Attaché– Aviation passenger rights [email protected] April 20 - The Blue Growth Initiative; Aviation:

 Revision of European Aviation Safety Nautical and Maritime Tourism David Kerr Technical Agency Basic Regulation Attaché– Maritime – Unit Coordinator May 25/26 - Ministerial Conference on [email protected]  Kick off discussions on Unfair Pricing Tourism Regulation Dr Edward Zammit Lewis  Progress on air transport agreements May 29 - Competitiveness Council Minister for Tourism negotiations  Motor vehicles and their trailers  “Gibraltar issue” Joseph Vella June 8 - Transport and Telecommunications Maritime: Senior Policy Officer– Tourism, Consumer Council Affairs and Competition  Passenger Ship Safety legislation  Road Safety [email protected]  Port Reception Facilities Directive  EU Maritime Strategy 2009 - 2018  Professional Qualifications in Inland  Digitalisation of maritime services Waterways  Aviation: unfair practices  Review of the EU Maritime Transport  Port Reception Facilities Strategy 2018  Rail Passengers Rights  Training of drivers Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

 GHG emissions from global shipping  EU Integrated Maritime Policy  Innovative research and commercial activities & the Blue Growth Initiative  International Ocean Governance  Western Mediterranean Sea Basin Initiative

Research and Innovation, Space

Mr Chris Agius  Partnership for Research and February 21 (possibly) - Competitiveness Parliamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation in the Mediterranean Council (Research) Innovation, Youth and Sport (PRIMA) May 4 - Ministerial Conference on  Streamlining the Research and Strengthening Euro-Mediterranean Omar Cutajar Innovation Monitoring and Reporting Cooperation through Research and Technical Attaché– Research Landscapes Innovation [email protected]  Revised financial framework for ITER

 Preparatory work on the interim May 30 - Competitiveness Council Roberta Gatt evaluation of Horizon 2020 (Research) Policy Officer – Research and Space  [email protected] Space Strategy for Europe  PRIMA  Space Strategy for Europe

Telecommunications and

Information society Dr Emmanuel Mallia Enhance the Digital Single Market: February 20 - Competitiveness Council Minister for Competitiveness and Digital,  Remove trade barriers with regard to  Cross-border portability of online Maritime and Services Economy the sale of Digital Content and the content services Online Sales of Goods March 27/28 - Justice and Home Affairs Andrew Camilleri  Helping consumers with access to Council Senior Policy Officer– Telecoms services and protection  Digital Agenda [email protected]  Audio-Visual Media Services Directive  Criminal justice in cyberspace  Ending Roaming charges Mariella Galea Roberts  Promote cross-border sales and tackle April 7 - Online Hate Speech Conference Policy Officer – Telecoms geo-blocking [email protected] May 29 - Competitiveness Council  Promoting free Wi-Fi  Copyright Package  Create a ‘Gigabit society’: Conclude  Digital Single Market discussions on the use of 470-790MHz frequency for 5G June 8/9 - Justice and Home Affairs Council  European Electronic Communications  Digital Agenda Code  Data Protection  Advancing the Data economy package  e-justice  Increasing Cyber Security Awareness  Criminal justice in cyberspace  Cyber Space and Cyber Hygiene June 9 - Telecommunications Council  European Electronic Communications Code  European Regulators for Electronic Communications  Data localisation  Cross-border parcel delivery services  e-privacy  Wholesale roaming markets  DSM Strategy

June 14-16 - Digital Assembly

June 16 - Economic and Financial Affairs Council  VAT for cross border e-commerce Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Culture and Education, Sport

Dr Owen Bonnici Strategic Approach to International Cultural Education Week - 16-22 January Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Relations  January 16/17: conference on Government “Leadership Policy for Equity and Education: Learning: Take it to the students” Ilaria Flores Martin  Inclusion and diversity, promoting  January 19/20: conference on “The Technical Attaché– Culture and Audiovisual equity, skills and values State of Digital Education: Engaging [email protected]  Innovation in teaching and training of with connected, blended and open workers primarily through the digital learning” Mr Evarist Bartolo agenda Minister for Education and Employment  Re-visit the provision of lifelong February 17 - Education, Youth, Culture and learning Sports Council Jean Micallef Grimaud  New Skills Agenda  Contribution of education in the Senior Policy Officer- Education- Unit context of European Semester 2017  European qualification Framework Coordinator  Youth Initiative  Europass [email protected]  Inclusion in diversity through a high  The contribution of education to the quality education for all Jeanette Fava European Semester 2017 Policy Officer - Education March 8/9 - European Youth Sport Forum [email protected] Sport:  Volunteering in sport as a catalyst to March 9 - Conference: Cultural Diplomacy Mr Chris Agius foster social inclusion Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, May 22/23 - Education, Youth, Culture and Youth and Sport Sports Council  Europass Janelle Camilleri  European Qualifications Framework Policy Officer - Youth and Sports for lifelong learning [email protected]  Volunteering and social inclusion  EU Work Plan for Sport  Strategic approach to international cultural relations

Health

Mr Structured cross-border cooperation: January 30/31 - Conference on HIV Minister for Health  Cross-border healthcare February 14/15 - CANCON Joint Action  Accessibility and affordability of Conference Stephen Mifsud medicines Technical Attaché- Health - Unit Coordinator  Cross-border post-graduate training March 19/20 - Informal Meeting of Health [email protected] for doctors Ministers

 Improve access to innovative health Yanica Barbara technologies for rare diseases March 21 - Ministerial Conference on Senior Policy Officer  EU health workforce challenges ‘Developing Medicines for Rare Diseases’ [email protected]

May 10-12 - eHealth week, eHealth:  Digital innovation - eHealth apps June 16 - Health Council  Big data and patients’ rights  Childhood obesity  Co-operation between health Childhood obesity: systems  Procurement of healthy food for consumption in schools  Mid-term evaluation report on the EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity

HIV/AIDS Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Foreign Affairs

Dr Foreign policy: January 16 - Foreign Affairs Council Minister for Foreign Affairs  Stabilise Europe’s neighbourhood,  Egypt EU’s Southern Neighbourhood, Libya  Syria Ann Marie Borg and Tunisia  MEPP Senior Policy Officer– RELEX  Ensuring the democratic transition in  Libya [email protected] Tunisia and the continuation of trade negotiations February 6 - Foreign Affairs Council Ritienne Bonavia  Support EU and international efforts  Syria (strategy) Senior Policy Officer– Development Issues & for the resumption of the Middle East  Ukraine CODEV Peace Process between Israel and [email protected]  Libya Palestine

 Contributing to EU and international February 8/9 - Joint Valletta Action Plan: Robert Micallef efforts to address the Syrian conflict Senior Officials’ Meeting (Malta) Senior Policy Officer– ACP  Deepening the relationship between [email protected] February 20 - Competitiveness Council the EU and the League of Arab States  European Defence Action Plan  Revitalise relations with the Gulf

Cooperation Council March 6 - Foreign Affairs Council  Engagement with the Eastern  EU Global Strategy Neighbourhood  Ensuring cooperation with Russia on April 3 - Foreign Affairs Council issues of global and regional concern  Pakistan  Reinforcing rule of law and public administration reform pillars in April 26/27 - Informal meeting of Defence enlargement process Ministers

 Support to Cyprus reunification talks April 28/29 - Informal meeting of Foreign  Mainstreaming of counterterrorism Affairs Ministers  Contributing to Global Compacts for Refugees and Migrants April 29 - Conference on Southern  Supporting the consolidation and Neighbourhood development of the revised European Neighbourhood Policy May 15 - Foreign Affairs Council  Supporting the development of EU-  EU-Africa Iran relations  Counter-terrorism (external aspects)

 Preparation for the 5th EU-Africa May 18 - Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) Summit (November 2017)  Security and defence  Preparations for the EU-CELAC  NATO Summit (second semester of 2017)  CSDP  Ensuring continued implementation

of the EU-Turkey Statement May 19 - Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Defence:  Post-Cotonou  Supporting the implementation of the  2030 Agenda EU Global Strategy and the preparation of the first Report (due in June 14/21 - ACP-EU Conference June 2017)  Support linking the internal and June 19 - Foreign Affairs Council external security dimensions with (Development) engagement of CSDP missions and  EU Global Strategy operations  Eastern Partnership  Facilitating the dialogue on the  Afghanistan implementation of Capacity Building for Security and Development (CBSD)

Policy Area / Useful Contacts Work Programme Key Dates

Development cooperation:  Ensuring coherence between the internal and external policies on the Sustainable Development Goals  Bringing about a new European Consensus for Development  Launch of the new European External Investment Plan (EIP)  Preparations for the formal negotiations on future relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)  Promoting better coordination between humanitarian aid and development cooperation

Trade

Dr Christian Cardona Trade defence instruments March 2/3 - Informal Meeting of Trade Minister for the Economy, Investment and Ministers Small Business Free trade agreements:  CETA – Ratification April 27/28 - High Level Seminar on Customs Jan Micallef  EU – Vietnam FTA Ratification Technical Attaché- Trade  DCFTA with Tunisia May 11 - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) [email protected]  EU – Japan FTA  Protection against dumped imports  Australia and New Zealand  FTA negotiations with Japan,

 TiSA Singapore and Mercosur