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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13349

14 February 2024
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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: fifty years after its creation, IEA now has key role to play “in leading transition to a clean energy system”, according to Ursula von der Leyen
ENERGY: Kadri Simson insists on technological innovation in EU to promote energy transition
AGRICULTURE : European Commission adopts text on exemption from rules on land lying fallow
AGRICULTURE : “we will soon know” whether majority exists in Council to relax protection for wolves, says European Commission
AGRICULTURE : EU agricultural sovereignty not yet achieved, says Farm Europe
TRANSPORT: EU Council/European Parliament agreement on maritime accident investigation
TRANSPORT: European Commission expert group issues recommendations to improve urban mobility
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs vote on draft report on European statute for associations
INTERNAL MARKET: disappointed but determined, MEPs call for further work on emergency instrument for single market
PATENTS: MEPs adopt position on future European compulsory licensing
INDUSTRY: BusinessEurope survey highlights length of licensing procedures in EU
CONSUMERS: MEPs unanimously support proposal for a regulation to improve toy safety on EU market
FOOD SAFETY: public consultation on draft ban on bisphenol A in food contact materials
HEALTH: European Commission earmarks €50 million for project on antimicrobial resistance
FISHERIES: Europêche denounces certain European policies “strangling” EU fishing companies
DIGITAL: MEPs approve Interinstitutional Agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act
DIGITAL: European Commission rules in favour of Apple and Microsoft and removes ‘Bing’ and ‘iMessage’ from its list of essential platform services
MIGRATION: Pact on Migration and Asylum, 81 civil society organisations call on MEPs to reject political agreements reached with EU Council
CLIMATE: CAN Europe reiterates need for rigorous use and accounting of units in European Carbon Removal Certification Framework
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: situations in Ukraine and Middle East, unsurprising priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council
ARMENIA: EU and Yerevan want to further strengthen partnership
WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs call for emphasis on conditionality in allocation of growth plan envelope for Western Balkans countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Single Resolution Board unveils strategic priorities for 2024-2028
BANKS: proposed European deposit guarantee scheme flatlines
EMU: Stefan Berger launches MEPs’ work on digital euro project
TAXATION: European experts recommend simplifying tax systems to improve competitiveness
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security rules, European Parliament’s rapporteurs will leave it to next teams in place to decide fate of dossier
SOCIAL: workers on digital platforms, Commission to clarify concept of effectiveness in relation to procedures for legal presumption of salaried status
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: unfreezing of EU funds for Hungary, European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs postpones its decision
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: results of 2022 PISA study confront EU with twin challenge of equity and improving educational performance
CULTURE: EU-made films made up 23% of total film offering in Member States in 2022
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU extends anti-dumping duty on Chinese ceramic tiles
COMPETITION: European Commission closes its investigation into aid from Sweden and Denmark for Øresund fixed rail-road link
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises, subject to conditions, proposed acquisition of Asiana by Korean Air
RESEARCH: winners of third call for 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellowships announced
TRANSPORT: EU Council validates agreement with European Parliament on reducing CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles
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