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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13082

13 December 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 38
SECTORAL POLICIES / Regions
Mixed assessment of European cross-border cooperation programmes
Brussels, 12/12/2022 (Agence Europe)

EU cross-border cooperation programmes: “valuable support, but implementation started very late and problems with coordination”. This is the starting point for the European Court of Auditors’ evaluation report on these programmes, published on Monday 12 December. 

The auditors looked at three cross-border cooperation programmes (South-East Finland-Russia, Poland-Belarus-Ukraine and Mediterranean Sea Basin) from 2014-2020. Together, they represent 44% of the total funding (almost...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CORRUPTION: alleged corruption scandal in European Parliament disrupts plenary session agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/RULE OF LAW: “megadeal” in the Council on the protection of the EU's financial interests in Hungary and the three politically related dossiers
ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement hoped for on introduction of ‘REPowerEU’ chapters in EU countries recovery plans
BANKS: European Supervisory Authorities propose targeted changes to capital framework for banks
STATE AID: European Commission adopts revised State aid rules for broadband networks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU Member States agree on targeted sanctions, but not on sectoral
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU adopts new sanctions in connection with crackdown on protesters and sending of drones to Russia
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Borrell calls for appeasement
NORTH KOREA: EU sanctions more individuals and entities after Pyongyang’s repeated missile launches
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ‘Global Gateway’, EU27 ministers briefed on major EU strategic investment projects in 2023
HUMANITARIAN AID: Coordination of urgent winter aid to Ukraine central to Paris conference and concerns of EU leaders
TURKEY: EU mobilises €220 million to help Turkey prevent irregular migration
TRADE/CLIMATE: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, final stretch for negotiators
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: EU ministers struggle to agree on eel fishing arrangements
FISHERIES: several EU ministers support proposal for multiannual total allowable catches from 2024
FISHERIES: a report by Oceana sounds alarm on state of certain stocks in Atlantic
AGRICULTURE: Dutch ‘CAP strategic plan’ will be adopted ‘in next few days’, says Janusz Wojciechowski
AGRICULTURE: EU Council to find a common position by March 2023 on geographical indications
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of EU Council plays last cards to try to reach agreement on gas price caps
ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen urges Member States to adopt final legislative proposals for winter 2023-2024
INDUSTRY/ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen wants to use future sovereign wealth fund to accelerate energy transition
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission strengthens security standards for emergency forms issued to EU nationals after losing documents abroad
MIGRATION: Commission and several African countries launch new partnerships to fight irregular migration and develop legal channels
JUSTICE: EU Council adopts its position on two texts of ‘justice modernisation package’
REGIONS: mixed assessment of European cross-border cooperation programmes
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: enlargement, Rule of law, political advertising and preparation of European Summit on EU Council’s agenda
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament committee ready to take position on ‘digital platform workers’ directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Council of Europe adopts new strategy to obtain Russian execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: EU Council agrees on $2 billion extension for European Peace Facility for 2023
SPACE: European Commission signs agreement with Panama on use of Copernicus data
INTERNAL MARKET: EPP will be responsible for SMEI legislative text for European Parliament
MEDIA: 12 journalists killed in Europe in 2022
CSDP: EU Council establishes military partnership mission with Niger
CSDP: EU Council extends mandates of EUCAP, EUTM Somalia and Operation ATALANTA
RESEARCH: information day on funding research and innovation for health in Europe
HEALTH: ECDC organises training course on “epidemic intelligence and rapid risk assessment” in Armenia
YEMEN: EU Council calls for extension of truce
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