The Netherlands: Dutch gov't supports EU on new air travel tax

The Netherlands and eight other European countries are calling on the European Union to implement a tax on air travel. The nine countries' governments signed a manifesto calling on the European Commission to come up with a proposal on this front, which will be handed to European Commissioner Frans Timmermans, NU.nl reports.

In addition to the Netherlands, the manifesto is signed by Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Demark, Sweden and Bulgaria.

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https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/11/dutch-spearhead-nine-country-efforts-for-a-european-tax-on-flying/

France's privatisation push with sale of national lottery stake

The French government has launched its biggest wave of privatisations in more than a decade, kicking off the process with the sale of the majority of its stake in the national lottery monopoly.

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https://www.france24.com/en/20191107-france-s-privatisation-push-with-sale-of-national-lottery-stake

Britain - Elections : Labour's Corbyn brands PM Johnson's Brexit plans Thatcherism on steroids

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday of seeking to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation that would usher in what he cast as a much harsher brand of American-style capitalism.

Note EU- Digest : Corbyn hit the nail on the head by the way he described "tricky Boris Johnson"

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-election-corbyn/labours-corbyn-brands-pm-johnsons-brexit-plans-thatcherism-on-steroids-idUKKBN1XE2AS

France: Trump trade war: Macron pushes for EU deals in China

A French presidential adviser said it's time for China to prove its openness to trade with "progress on the EU-China deals." European businesses have long complained of restricted access to China's market.

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https://www.dw.com/en/trump-trade-war-macron-pushes-for-eu-deals-in-china/a-51101055

Thailand: ASEAN summit: Asia trade bloc deal 'expected' in Feb 2020

Hopes of signing the world's largest free trade pact at a regional summit in Bangkok have been thrown into doubt after objections from India.

China, hurt by its trade war with the US, is keen to see the deal finalized.

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https://www.dw.com/en/asean-summit-asia-trade-bloc-deal-expected-in-feb-2020/a-51097080

Auto Industry: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot expected to sign binding merger deal as soon as early-December: source

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA aim to sign a final merger agreement as early as the beginning of next month, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-timing/fiat-chrysler-and-peugeot-expected-to-sign-binding-merger-deal-as-soon-as-early-december-source-idUKKBN1XC0A0

USA: Trump math: Here’s how the president arrived at a ‘303,000’ jobs number when the government reported 128,000 new jobs

 Markets and economists got an “October surprise” Friday when the government reported a better-than-expected jobs figure — but in a tweet that turned heads,...

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