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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13258

27 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 25
SECURITY - DEFENCE / Csdp
EU Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries in Gulf of Guinea extended to Togo and Côte d'Ivoire
Brussels, 26/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

The EU Council decided, on Monday 25 September, to extend the EU Security and Defence Initiative for West African countries in the Gulf of Guinea to Togo and Côte d'Ivoire. Until now, the mission has been based in Benin and Ghana.

On 17 July 2023, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Togo invited the EU to deploy the initiative on its territory. Her Ivorian counterpart did the same on 20 July.

The mission’s strategic objective is to help the West African countries of the Gulf of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL/DEMOCRACY: with war in Ukraine and upcoming elections, major platforms are stepping up their efforts to tackle online disinformation
DIGITAL: DSA, European Commission launches transparency database to record motivations of very large platforms in terms of content moderation
REGIONS: European Committee of Regions calls for a post-2027 cohesion budget “at least equivalent” to current one
TRANSPORT: MEP Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar is in favour of extending remit of European Maritime Safety Agency
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament committee could suggest a reduction of up to 50% in use of pesticides by 2035
ENVIRONMENT/FOOD SAFETY: glyphosate, Austria and Luxembourg will also vote against European Commission’s proposal
ENVIRONMENT: Zero Waste Europe calls for moratorium on incineration in EU
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade balance up in June, according to European Commission
ENERGY: Czech Republic reiterates its commitment to nuclear energy
ENERGY: International Energy Agency stresses importance of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE/AGRICULTURE: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia are concerned about effectiveness of ‘solidarity lanes’
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: Armenia and Azerbaijan still interested in meeting in Granada
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU Security and Defence Initiative in support of West African countries in Gulf of Guinea extended to Togo and Côte d'Ivoire
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: recasting of Financial Regulation, extension of EDES system to shared management funding divides co-legislators
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: EU ministers commit to treating culture as “essential public good”
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: European Media Freedom Act, “media privilege” fails to convince
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: according to European Parliament study, EU Member States have reduced tax burden on businesses in response to Covid-19 pandemic
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Virginijus Sinkevičius calls on China to bring forward its carbon neutrality target to 2050
TRADE: European e-commerce is still growing, despite turbulent economic conditions
TRADE/INDUSTRY: car manufacturers’ associationACEA warns against return of tariffs on electric vehicles between UK and EU
ECONOMY: European Commission gives revised Czech recovery plan green light
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on public procurement forms
DIGITAL: DMA - Thierry Breton reminds Apple’s CEO that brand must open up its ecosystem to competition
SOCIAL: legal presumption of salaried employment will be at heart of negotiations on workers on digital platforms
TRANSPORT: European Commission releases €7 billion for key infrastructure projects