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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13229

26 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
In Bilbao, Spanish Presidency achieves an informal consensus among EU countries to move forward on sustainable consumption
Brussels, 25/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

The EU ministers responsible for consumer affairs, meeting in Bilbao on Tuesday 24 July, devoted their informal discussions to the ‘New Consumer Agenda 2021-2025’, a strategic framework for EU consumer policy focusing on the digital and green transitions. Their determination to drive forward sustainable consumption - the last area of this Agenda to be implemented on the basis of new legislation currently under review and best practice - has delighted the Spanish Presidency of the EU...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski in favour of aid to cover cost of transporting Ukrainian grain
ECONOMY: disbursement of a new instalment of macro-financial assistance for Ukraine
DEFENCE: formalisation of a new Norwegian financial contribution to European Peace Facility
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: proposal on new genomic techniques does not reach unanimity in EU Council
AGRICULTURE: European Commission refuses, at this stage, to extend exceptions to cross-compliance to 2024
AGRICULTURE: NGOs say European Commission unlawfully adopted French CAP strategic plan
COMPETITIVENESS: Granada Summit, next major event in EU’s drive for an Open Strategic Autonomy
CONSUMERS: in Bilbao, Spanish Presidency achieves an informal consensus among EU countries to move forward on sustainable consumption
ENVIRONMENT/ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission undertakes to speed up abandonment of animal experimentation in response to a citizens’ initiative
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission details sectors that Member States should target to identify and protect their critical entities
RESEARCH: Council gives green light to creation of Joint Undertaking to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor R&I capacity
DIGITAL: DSA, French regulatory authority recommends companies step up measures to combat online hate content more effectively
ENERGY: ACER assesses efforts of transmission system operators to remedy bottlenecks in North-Western European gas markets
DIGITAL: EDPB welcomes mutual adequacy decision on transferring data from United States and review of adequacy decision for Japan
TRANSPORT: rolling stock market is set to grow, according to a study by European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: economic security, several Member States stress importance of keeping EU open
ISRAEL: EU concerned about judicial reform
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: legal experts of EU Council define strict conditions for participation of this institution in EU Ethics Body
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Cyprus joins Schengen Information System
CAMBODIA: EU deplores exclusion of important sectors of opposition from legislative elections on 23 July
ENERGY: EU Council adopts energy efficiency directive
ECUADOR: EU to send three experts to support general elections
INDUSTRY: EU Council adopts ‘Chips Act’ regulation on semiconductors
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts agreement with European Parliament on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts interinstitutional agreement on sustainable maritime fuels