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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13247

12 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 21
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
EU Council will present its position on EU 2024 budget during European Parliament plenary session on 13 September
Brussels, 11/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

During the Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday 13 September, the Council of the European Union will present its position on the EU’s draft budget plan for 2024. On Tuesday 5 September, it approved the position reached by the Ambassadors of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) on 12 July, amending the European Commission’s proposal published on 7 June (see EUROPE B13196A13). 

On the Parliament side, the adoption of budget amendments and the...

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