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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13239

31 August 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 24
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
MEPs want €10 billion more for mid-term review of 2021-2027 financial framework
Brussels, 30/08/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 30 August, MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets took the view that the European Commission’s proposal on the mid-term review of the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 was insufficient to meet the current challenges (war in Ukraine, migration, strategic autonomy).

The draft ‘interim report’ by Jan Olbrycht (EPP, Polish) and Margarida Marques (S&D, Portuguese) on the mid-term review of the MFF (2021-2027) suggests an increase of...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: ministers discuss strengthening EU support for Ukraine
UKRAINE: meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Finance Minister and officials from Council of Europe Development Bank
ECONOMY: MEPs back EU macro-financial assistance to Ukraine until 2027
EXTERNAL ACTION
NIGER/SAHEL: EU ready to consider any ECOWAS request
GABON: EU defence ministers concerned about military coup in Gabon
ZIMBABWE: EU “takes note of announcement of results” of presidential and parliamentary elections of 23 August
TRADE: IMF also warns against restrictions on world trade
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs want €10 billion more for mid-term review of 2021-2027 financial framework
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission is confident about grain production in EU
AGRICULTURE: CAP’s strategic plans miss mark when it comes to equity, according to ARC 2020
AGRICULTURE: MEPs concerned about future sustainability criteria for seeds
ENERGY: HOTREC calls for a rational approach across EU in support of small and medium-sized enterprises regarding energy performance of buildings
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Retail Investment Strategy, risk warnings and misleading marketing on EU Member States’ agenda
FINANCE: ‘Listing Act’, discussions continue at European Parliament on prospectus and market abuse in an attempt to complete dossier before end of legislature
COMPANIES: Germany proposes a plan to reduce administrative burdens at European level
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European trade unions call on Ursula von der Leyen to commit to social justice in her State of Union speech
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: launch of second phase of European Diplomatic Academy pilot project
ECB: Piero Cipollone to replace Fabio Panetta on Monetary Institute’s Executive Board
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Valdis Dombrovskis hopes to obtain a new mandate to “continue work begun” in next legislature
COMPETITION: European Commission gives green light to acquisition of RNS Enerji by TotalEnergies and RNS Holding
SPACE: SatCen signs agreement with France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain on access to Earth observation data
GUATEMALA: EU “deeply concerned” by continuing attacks on democratic process
ETHIOPIA: EU concerned by deadly conflict and human rights violations in Amhara region
SOCIAL: several sectors concerned about automatic reclassification of self-employed workers on digital platforms