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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13232

29 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 27
SECTORAL POLICIES / Biodiversity
New European Commission guidelines for sustainable forest management
Brussels, 28/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission published, on Thursday 27 July, two new guidelines designed to encourage and reward sustainable forestry practices.

The ‘Closer to Nature’ guidelines (https://aeur.eu/f/89o) aim to strengthen forest multifunctionality and resilience to climate change, while fostering long-term economic and other societal benefits.

Those on payment schemes for forest ecosystem services (https://aeur.eu/f/89p) present various ways in which land managers, including foresters, can...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU ministers establish first principles for open strategic autonomy in EU
RESEARCH: European Research Ministers agree on need for a European framework for science diplomacy
CONSUMERS: European Commission proposes a regulation to strengthen safety of toys placed on EU market
BIODIVERSITY: new European Commission guidelines for sustainable forest management
CLIMATE: despite renewed commitments, G20 ends without consensus
CLIMATE: LIFE programme proposes dashboard for greater transparency on EU climate and environmental projects
ENVIRONMENT: Zero Waste Europe calls on EU to set binding targets for textile waste prevention
INDUSTRY: European Commission consultation on transition to a more resilient agri-food system
ENERGY: ACER calls on market players to improve quality of LNG data communicated
DIGITAL: AI Act, BEUC wants European Parliament’s approach to prevail in interinstitutional negotiations
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU sanctions seven people and five Russian entities found responsible for manipulating information
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Europe’s banking sector can withstand macroeconomic shocks, says European Banking Authority
STATE AID: European Commission gives green light to a Hungarian measure worth €2.36 billion to support green transition
FINANCE: shareholder rights, EBA and ESMA believe that progress should be made on issue of disclosure of costs charged by intermediaries
BUDGET: seven NGOs call on European Commission to adopt bold green fiscal policy to achieve EU’s climate objectives
EXTERNAL ACTION
NIGER: after coup d’état, European Union threatens to suspend its budgetary support immediately
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves €246 million Dutch aid scheme to support hydrogen production
ECONOMY: implementation of Italian recovery plan unblocked
ENERGY: in June, Russian LNG imports were lowest since start of war
KUWAIT: EU concerned about increasing use of death penalty
INDUSTRY: European Commission consults on retail and wholesale trade
MIGRATION: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees calls on Greece to strengthen protection of refugees and asylum seekers
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala concerned about difficulties reducing trade restrictions
WTO: United States disappointed that EU is requesting a WTO compliance procedure in dispute over Spanish olives
DRC: EU sanctions nine more people
RESEARCH: ERC to offer European support of €150,000 to 66 projects through ‘Proof of Concept’ grants
SRI LANKA: EU welcomes Sri Lanka’s accession to Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty