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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13263

4 October 2023
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Defence
Seven Member States order 155 mm ammunition as part of European Defence Agency’s joint procurement programme

03/10/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 2 October, the European Defence Agency (EDA) announced that seven EU Member States had placed orders with European industry as part of its accelerated common procurement system for 155 mm ammunition. The EDA’s fast-track procedure for 155 mm ammunition covers all shells and their components (fuses, projectiles, charges, primers) for four different modern firing platforms which are designed and produced in Europe - i.e. Caesar in France, Krab in...

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COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CLIMATE: having failed to convince MEPs on Committee on Environment, Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra will be submitted to new written questions on 4 October
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission proposes to address risks associated with critical technologies
ETHIOPIA: EU and Ethiopia relaunch their cooperation with €650 million to cover period up to 2027
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Dunja Mijatović calls for solidarity with Armenia in welcoming refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CAUCASUS: MEPs denounce absence of EU
MEDIA: Media Freedom Act, European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council
BUDGET: European Parliament votes in favour of €10 billion boost for revision of Multiannual Financial Framework
HEALTH: MEPs and European Commission want action to tackle shortages of certain medicines
HOME AFFAIRS: for some MEPs, Polish visa scandal is indicative of dismantling of rule of law in Poland
TRADE: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on ‘anti-coercion’ regulation
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves agreement with EU Council on deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems
GMOs: European Parliament opposes import of pesticide-tolerant transgenic maize into EU
SOCIAL: MEPs call on EU27 to take determined action to reduce precariousness in EU
SOCIAL: MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement on revision of occupational exposure limit values for asbestos
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: ‘AI Act’—negotiators from EU Council and European Parliament agree on requirements for high-risk AI systems
TRANSPORT: military mobility and trans-European transport network budget block interinstitutional negotiations
RESEARCH: 28 start-ups will receive support from EIT to develop innovative solutions linked to ‘New European Bauhaus’
RESEARCH: with signed acquisition contract, JUPITER supercomputer project becomes more concrete
FISHERIES: EU and Kiribati sign new protocol to their fisheries agreement
FISHERIES: NGOs call on decision-makers to put an end to illegal bottom trawling in Mediterranean
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Poland and Ukraine agree to transit Ukrainian grain through a Lithuanian port
DEFENCE: seven Member States order 155 mm ammunition as part of European Defence Agency’s joint procurement programme
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament Committee adopts its position on 2024 budget
SLOVAKIA: S&D Group in European Parliament puts off dealing with SMER party
FUTURE OF EU: five fundamental choices for EU enlargement, according to Brussels Institute for Geopolitics
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : appointment of a new director to directorate-general for informatics
COMPETITION: European Commission gives green light to Shell’s acquisition of EGO
ENERGY: European Commission invites international suppliers to respond to third call for tenders for joint purchase of gas
SPACE: launch of a call for expressions of interest to strengthen security and resilience of space sector
FINANCE: ESMA to launch joint supervisory action on ‘MiFID II’ sustainability requirements in 2024
MALDIVES: EU welcomes that presidential elections in Maldives were competitive and well-handled
DIGITAL: European Commission consults on European cybersecurity certification schemes
RESEARCH: Martin Kern reappointed for another four years as EIT Director