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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13228

25 July 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Stronger cooperation between Member States and private sector players recommended in fight against organised crime and use of crypto-assets
Brussels, 24/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

Following the first day of the Home Affairs ministers’ meeting (see EUROPE B13227A12, B13227A10), their Justice counterparts met informally in Logroño (Spain) on Friday 21 July. While the morning was devoted to access to justice and the protection of victims, the European justice ministers addressed the need to meet the challenges posed by organised crime within the European Union during their final working session.

Spain’s Minister of Justice, María Pilar Llop Cuenca, stressed that...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: work continues in EU Council on conditions required to obtain long-term resident status in EU
MIGRATION: managing migratory flows to EU, Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen launch ‘Rome Process’ with countries of Mediterranean rim
JUSTICE: stronger cooperation between Member States and private sector players recommended in fight against organised crime and use of crypto-assets
JUSTICE: access to justice and protection of victims, Spanish Presidency of EU Council calls for a citizen-centred justice system
CONSUMERS: sustainable procurement, a priority for Spanish Presidency of EU Council, takes centre stage in Bilbao
COMPETITIVENESS: competitiveness ministers to discuss strategic autonomy, internal market and economic security
CIVIL PROTECTION: wildfires in Rhodes and throughout Greece, EU aid stepped up a gear
TRANSPORT: negotiations in EU Council progressing on maritime security strategy
ENERGY: G20 countries fail to set a timetable for phasing out fossil fuels
ENERGY: network operators still far off minimum target of 70% interconnection capacity, according to ACER
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: CJEU considers that judges are obliged to depart from national rules and case law when it comes to defending EU’s financial interests
INSTITUTIONAL
SPAIN: Spanish legislative elections, positions of Socialists and Christian Democrats remain polar opposites
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU sanctions 18 individuals and five entities responsible for human rights violations in five countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area deficit at -3.2% and debt at 91.2% of GDP in first quarter of 2023
STATE AID: European Commission authorises creation of French guarantee fund for deep geothermal energy
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: seed prices, European Commission authorises Polish aid of around €47 million to farmers
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EBA consults to prepare its analysis of ‘Fit for 55’ climate risk scenario
GUATEMALA: EU warns against any attempt to derail Guatemalan presidential elections
UN: EU Council promises that EU will continue to defend rules-based international order
RUSSIA: EU denounces criminalisation of contacts with foreign NGOs
SOCIAL: coordinators of European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs approve William Cockburn’s candidature to head EU-OSHA
CHAD: EU mobilises €10 million in humanitarian aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad
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