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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13237

29 August 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 20
NEWS BRIEFS / Cohesion
€411 million in EU funding for Murcia-Almeria high-speed rail link

28/08/23 (Agence Europe) – €411 million from the European Regional Development Fund will support the construction of the Nonduermas-Vera and Los Arejos-El Puche sections of the Spanish Murcia-Almería high-speed rail line, following the European Commission’s approval of this major project on 25 August. This new railway line will improve the connection of the Mediterranean corridor of the trans-European transport network, making long-distance passenger services faster, more frequent...

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