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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13249

14 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 41
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / European parliament
MEPs strengthen internal rules on transparency and integrity
Brussels, 13/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 13 September, the European Parliament adopted by a large majority (505 votes in favour, 93 against, 52 abstentions) the draft ‘Bischoff’ report amending Parliament’s Rules of Procedure in order to strengthen the rules on transparency and integrity in parliamentary work, in response to the ‘Qatargate’ scandal of alleged corruption of MEPs by third countries (see EUROPE B13248A5).

Parliament President Roberta Metsola said she was “proud” that MEPs had adopted...

Contents

STATE OF THE UNION
CHINA: EU launches anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles
COMPETITIVENESS: Ursula von der Leyen calls for completion of current legislative work to support green industry
DIGITAL: Ursula von der Leyen announces forthcoming initiative to open up EU high-performance computing to AI companies
ENERGY: European Commission announces “European Wind Power package”
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches a “strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture in the EU”
MIGRATION: Ursula von der Leyen urges European Parliament and EU Council to seize “historic opportunity” to agree on ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Ursula von der Leyen calls for rape to be included in European directive to combat violence against women
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Ursula von der Leyen announces a Social Partner Summit in 2024 with European social partners
ENLARGEMENT: “History is calling on us to work on completing our Union”, says Ms von der Leyen
UKRAINE: Ursula von der Leyen reiterates that EU will stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes
AFRICA: Ursula von der Leyen promises ‘a new strategic approach’ to strengthen EU/Africa partnership
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs strengthen internal rules on transparency and integrity
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament supports revision of EU legislation for stricter air quality standards
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski defends extension of restrictions on Ukrainian cereal imports in front of European Parliament
BIODIVERSITY: majority of MEPs satisfied with prospect of change in protection status of wolf within EU
GMOs: European Parliament opposes authorisation of herbicide-resistant varieties of transgenic maize
COMPETITIVENESS: EPP group in European Parliament wants to add aluminium to EU’s future list of strategic raw materials
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves agreement with EU Council on sustainable aviation fuels
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament adopts Andreas Schwab’s report introducing emergency instrument on single market
CONSUMERS: European Parliament ratifies interinstitutional agreement on ‘Credit Agreements in Digital Age’ directive
BELARUS: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for a democratic Belarus to join EU
BUDGET: Johannes Hahn regrets “unjustified cuts” in EU Council’s position on 2024 draft budget plan
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament debates normalisation of extreme discourse against backdrop of election campaign
EP2024: European Parliament will have 720 seats during 2024-2029 parliamentary term
ENERGY: European Parliament objects to mandate adopted by parliamentary committee on electricity market reform
TAXATION: European Parliament adopts its position on revision of Directive on administrative cooperation in tax matters
LATIN AMERICA: Josep Borrell stresses social dimension of relations between Europeans, Latin Americans and Caribbean peoples
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: access to finance for SMEs, securitisation and taxonomy, Paris and Berlin co-sign a roadmap for completing Capital Markets Union
TAXATION: tax policy has been used to fight inflation, according to OECD
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: after passage of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh, Charles Michel hopes for concrete measures
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: Spanish Presidency of EU Council puts forward new proposals to strengthen role and impact of R&I in Europe’s decision-making processes
COMPETITIVENESS: Bruno Le Maire wants EU to reduce its regulatory burden to boost industrial competitiveness
ENERGY: ENTSOG publishes a draft guidance document for its Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2024
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
VENEZUELA: EU General Court dismisses Venezuela’s appeal against European sanctions
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EIB and CrowdFarming sign a loan for a sustainable food supply chain
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers a new Hungarian agricultural name
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: a more accessible State of the Union address, but there is still room for improvement, according to European Disability Forum
ECB: Governing Council of ECB selects Claudia Buch as candidate for chair of Supervisory Board
LIBYA: EU mobilises emergency humanitarian aid for flood victims
RUSSIA: EU extends targeted sanctions linked to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty by 6 months
TRANSPORT: Aviation Safety Agency has performed its tasks very well, according to European Commission