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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13237

29 August 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 20
INSTITUTIONAL / European parliament
MEPs are due to vote in mid-September on Council’s compromise of a 720-seat Chamber
Brussels, 28/08/2023 (Agence Europe)

At the beginning of August, the Member States of the European Union completed the written procedure for approving the proposal for a European Council decision on the composition of the European Parliament after the June 2024 elections (see EUROPE B13230A2).

Only Portugal has issued a statement indicating its preference for Parliament’s original proposal, which suggested granting eleven new seats to MEPs (see EUROPE B13202A11). According to the Portuguese authorities, as many seats as...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Scaling down the European Commission? It can be done (1/2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes to extend restrictions on cod and herring fishing in Baltic to 2024
MIGRATION: negotiations between European Parliament and Council of the EU will resume in mid-September on key texts of ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
REGIONS: aid package for Slovenia following floods confirmed by Charles Michel
TRANSPORT: risk of pilot fatigue poorly managed, according to an ECA report
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: five EU countries want to extend ban on Ukrainian grain imports
RUSSIA: Hungary’s Foreign Minister contradicts Josep Borrell on effectiveness of sanctions
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Charles Michel insists on need to prepare for EU enlargement “by 2030”
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs to debate EU’s contribution to sustainable extractive industry
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Commission wants to add Cameroon and Vietnam to European list of high-risk third countries
TAXATION: capital income is generally less taxed than wage income, according to OECD
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Emmanuel Macron advocates for “far-reaching reform” of global governance system
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs are due to vote in mid-September on Council’s compromise of a 720-seat Chamber
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Federation for Family Employment and Home Care calls for legal recognition of sector in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: €52 million in EU funding to support purchase of 37 electric trains in Romania
COHESION: €411 million in EU funding for Murcia-Almeria high-speed rail link
COMPETITION: European Commission gives green light to Rexel’s acquisition of Wasco
SPACE: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen begins his Huginn mission aboard International Space Station
INDIA: despite differences, EU and New Delhi want to make faster progress in their negotiations on trade and investment
CIVIL PROTECTION: nine European countries help Romania to treat victims of an LPG station explosion