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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13231

28 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 22
EXTERNAL ACTION / Wto
Discussions on WTO reform refined in Geneva
Brussels, 27/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Geneva on 24 and 25 July, saw progress made on the reform of the organisation. Botswana’s ambassador, Athaliah Molokomme, who currently chairs the General Council, presented a clear roadmap for achieving results between now and the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi at the end of February 2024. 

The delegations took note of eight proposals for the reform of the organisation submitted by countries or...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: a look at the circular economy (2/2)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Governing Council raises key rates by 25 basis points, but will consider possibility of a pause at each meeting
COMPETITION: Microsoft may have abused its dominant position by linking Teams tool to its Office 365 or Microsoft 365 suite offering
FINANCE: ISSB proposes common digital taxonomy for IFRS sustainability standards
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS/RESEARCH: MEPs call on Commissioner-designate Ivanova to present concrete measures and her long-term strategic vision
EXTERNAL ACTION
SUDAN: EU “appalled” by continuing fighting and alarming situation in Darfur
NIGER: deeply concerned by military coup, EU calls for President Mohamed Bazoum’s immediate release
CAUCASUS: EU deeply concerned about humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
WTO: discussions on WTO reform refined in Geneva
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States defend existence of Special Committee on Agriculture
AGRICULTURE: European Commission considers criteria for distributing aid under school fruit and milk scheme to be “relevant”
JUSTICE: in face of Italian draft law strengthening ban on surrogacy, European Commission stresses importance of European recognition of parenthood
ENERGY: Johannes Hahn warns against EU’s “triple comfort zone”, including its energy dependency
DIGITAL: ‘Solvency II’ and ‘CS3D’, FERMA calls on Spanish Presidency of EU Council to focus on measures related to green and digital transition
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Venice Commission calls for repeal of law setting up State Commission to Investigate Russian Influence in Poland
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves four new French geographical indications
BANKS: European Banking Authority consults on national registers of credit servicers
CLIMATE: Britain’s Jim Skea elected new chairman of IPCC
CLIMATE: according to Copernicus, July 2023 is set to be hottest month on record
CULTURE: European Commission invited to develop a policy framework for theatre
MEDIA: European Commission allocates €14 million to support cross-border journalism
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes its conclusions in favour of renewing glyphosate authorisation in EU