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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13299

24 November 2023
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EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: leading up to European elections, Ministers of EU27 call for European citizenship education to be stepped up
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Member States ready to negotiate with European Parliament on revision of Long-term Residents Directive
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen area – European Commission asks Member States to continue monitoring impact of introduction of internal border controls on their neighbours
CONSUMERS: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on ‘Right to Repair’ defective products directive
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers expected to review future of pesticides proposal in December
AGRICULTURE: European Commission draws up positive initial assessment of strategic plans for CAP
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes to activate crisis reserve of over €50 million for Greek and Slovenian farmers
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission will present its proposal on animal transport on 6 December
CLIMATE: EU has mobilised €28.5 billion of public funds for international financing in 2022
ENERGY: in Mozambique, Kadri Simson discusses development of LNG projects and cooperation with EU on energy transition
REGIONS: Commission launches a centre for exchanging best practice in attracting talent
RESEARCH: ERC will provide €627 million in European funding to 308 researchers to consolidate their research teams
DIGITAL: AI Act, fifteen creative industry organisations want stricter provisions on system transparency
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs criticise European Commission for its lax approach to ‘Cyprus Confidential’ revelations
COMPETITIVENESS: MEPs call for reduction in administrative burden on businesses
REGIONS: European Parliament supports initiatives to boost talent in Europe’s regions
SPACE: European Parliament welcomes level of ambition of EU’s space strategy for security and defence
HUMANITARIAN AID: Parliament recommends substantial increase in humanitarian aid from EU and Member States without cutting development funding
AFRICA: Kenyan President counting on EU/Africa partnership for effective multilateralism to combat poverty, combat climate change and promote peace
HONG KONG: MEPs call for firm EU stance on respect for human rights and Rule of law in Hong Kong at upcoming EU-China summit
IRAN: European Parliament condemns ongoing deterioration of human rights situation
GEORGIA: European Parliament condemns murder of Tamaz Ginturi and “illegal” abduction of Levan Dotiashvili
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council on strengthening national bodies for protection of equal treatment
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs reiterate their disappointment at Commission’s failure to act on “abusive” use of spyware in EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs to discuss collective bargaining in context of green transition and digitalisation of social security procedures
SOCIAL: EU countries urged to do more to digitise national and cross-border social security procedures
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission approves revised Hungarian and Irish plans
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: ‘Media Freedom Act, co-legislators ready to look at allocation of public funds for advertising and Media Services Committee
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH KOREA: EU and G7 foreign ministers condemn launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Interview WOMEN’S RIGHTS: For Carolina Lasén Diaz, Executive Secretary of Istanbul Convention, “it is violence that destroys families”
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
AGRICULTURE: wine-grower may use term ‘wine-growing estate’ for wine made from grapes pressed on premises of another wine-grower, according to EU Court of Justice
CONSUMERS: obligation on a consumer to pay excessive credit costs – excluding interest – may constitute an unfair contractual term, according to CJEU
STATE AID: Ryanair’s appeal against French and Swedish aid to deal with Covid-19 pandemic definitively dismissed
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Frontex to send reinforcements to borders between Finland and Russia
ECONOMY: payment of new tranche of financial assistance to Ukraine
ENERGY: European companies have until 28 November to respond to fourth call for demand aggregation for joint gas purchasing
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank, European Commission launches initial €800 million auction
ENVIRONMENT: recast of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations have begun
INDIA: European Commission renews anti-dumping duties on Indian pipes and tubes
NETHERLANDS: following elections, European Commission continues to count on Netherlands’ strong participation in EU
EP2024: European Economic and Social Committee and national committees want to act as platforms for communicating civil society’s demands
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