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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13249

14 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 41
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
Brussels, 13/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 12 September, the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council sent Member States a revised proposal for conclusions on strengthening the role and impact of research and innovation (R&I) in the European policy-making process, with a view to the meeting of the ‘Research’ working group on 21 September.

Greater emphasis is being placed on mobilising all fields of science and all Member States to produce high-quality scientific knowledge on which to base decision-making processes and...

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