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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13194

6 June 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 30
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Money laundering
Germany creates a Federal Agency to combat financial crime
Brussels, 05/06/2023 (Agence Europe)

Christian Lindner, the German Finance Minister, announced to the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council in a letter dated Friday 26 May that his government would be setting up a new national authority to combat financial crime. According to this document, to which EUROPE has had access, the new Federal Agency for Combating Financial Crime (Bundesamt zur Bekämpfung von Finanzkriminalität or BBF) will be set up in 2024. 

“It will merge together financial crime analysis, investigation and...

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL interview: Nicolas Schmit believes that Member States “must no longer delay entering into negotiations” with European Parliament on digital platform workers
SOCIAL: Swedish Presidency of EU Council is convinced that an agreement can be reached on digital platform workers directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission wants a label to be introduced immediately to identify content generated by artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: Věra Jourová believes Twitter made a mistake by leaving EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
JUSTICE/CLIMATE: draft Council of Europe convention against environmental crime, Member States to examine framework for negotiations
CLIMATE: at a hearing of European Parliament Environment Committee, Samantha Burgess reiterates urgent need for ambitious action to combat climate change in Europe
TRANSPORT: negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on ‘Single European Sky’ are moving forward
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU Council conclusions on future disasters expected on 8 June regarding EU’s resilience objectives and preparedness for chemical and nuclear incidents
HEALTH: EU Council is due to adopt its position on fees and charges payable to EMA on 13 June
HEALTH: European Commission and WHO launch landmark digital health initiative for global health security
AGRICULTURE: EU-Australia agreement, several EU ministers concerned about offers for sensitive products
ENERGY: new renewable energy capacity has saved EU consumers €100 billion over 2021-2023 period, according to IEA
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: Polish law on independence and private life of judges infringes EU law, says Court of Justice
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU High Representative proposes to strengthen EUBAM Libya missions
DEFENCE: Josep Borrell calls for greater security cooperation between EU and Asia
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: MEPs debate inflation and greening of monetary institute’s balance sheet with Christine Lagarde
STATE AID: European Commission is working on a “simpler, faster and more predictable” regulatory framework, says Margrethe Vestager
TAXATION: European ministers to discuss VAT, energy tax and shell companies at next ‘Economic and Financial Affairs’ Council
MONEY LAUNDERING: Germany creates a Federal Agency to combat financial crime
STATE AID: European Commission authorises €346 million Polish aid scheme to meet farmers’ liquidity needs
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: an additional €86 million for EU’s civil protection mechanism and food chain strand of single market programme
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: directive to combat violence against women, despite prospect of a political agreement, legal basis is being debated
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Bonn Climate Change Conference, from 5 to 15 June, prepares ground for COP28
COURT OF JUSTICE: Vittorio Di Bucci, new Registrar of EU General Court
DEVELOPMENT: Tomas Tobé calls on EU to take action against Uganda’s anti-homosexuality act
ENERGY: ACER to consult on revision of grid connection network codes
ENVIRONMENT: Virginijus Sinkevičius welcomes progress towards a first draft of a future UN treaty on plastic pollution before November
EU2023ES: Pedro Sánchez plays down risk of general elections interfering with future Spanish Presidency of EU Council
SENEGAL: EU expresses concern at political and social violence and deplores deaths
SUDAN: EU welcomes extension of UNITAMS mandate until December