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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13247

12 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 21
EXTERNAL ACTION / Development/university
Half a billion euros invested by EU in ‘Spotlight’ to eliminate all violence against women, but few results, says Court of Auditors
Brussels, 11/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Union has invested almost €500 million in the Spotlight initiative, a strategic partnership between the EU and the United Nations aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls around the world, but the results are not forthcoming and the EU is still the only donor, criticises the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in a very severe report published on Monday 11 September.

The Spotlight initiative, launched in 2017 for four years(see EUROPE B11867A20), has...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: weighed down by Germany’s recession, euro area growth to slow more sharply than expected in 2023, predicts European Commission
EUROGROUP: macroeconomic situation, appointment of member of ECB Executive Board and reform of ESM on ministerial agenda
COMPANIES: G20 and OECD review their corporate governance principles
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Net-Zero Industry Act, Spanish Presidency of EU Council suggests extending list of technologies
HOME AFFAIRS: EU law enforcement agencies still only succeed in recovering a tiny proportion of assets of organised crime groups, according to a new report
TRANSPORT: European Commission allocates €352 million to low or zero emission transport projects
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission is considering no longer revising the rules on animal welfare
BIODIVERSITY: NGOs denounce Ursula von der Leyen’s misleading information on wolves in Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOROCCO: EU releases €1 million in humanitarian aid for NGOs rescuing earthquake victims
DEVELOPMENT/UNIVERSITY: half a billion euros invested by EU in ‘Spotlight’ to eliminate all violence against women, but few results, says Court of Auditors
TRADE: Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate must clearly define its political ambitions, according to E3G
G20 SUMMIT
UKRAINE: G20 leaders refuse to explicitly condemn Moscow for its military invasion of Ukraine
AFRICA: integration of African Union into G20 Club, main achievement of New Delhi summit
CLIMATE/ENERGY: with less than three months to go before COP28, G20 concludes without any significant progress
TRADE: EU and other world powers launch spice corridor
TAXATION: G20 calls for finalisation of OECD agreement on taxation of multinationals
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Council will present its position on EU 2024 budget during European Parliament plenary session on 13 September
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SOCIAL: European Committee of Social Rights publishes 2022 report marked by war in Ukraine
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: five EU-funded films among winners at 80th Venice International Film Festival
GREECE: flooding in Magnesia, Kyriakos Mitsotakis to meet Ursula von der Leyen
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: EU condemns sham elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories