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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13263

4 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 33
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Media
Media Freedom Act, European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council
Strasbourg, 03/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 3 October, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate for the Media Freedom Act (EMFA) with 448 votes in favour, 102 against and 75 abstentions. Despite amendments tabled by the Greens/EFA, The Left, ID and the ECR, the text was finally adopted in its original version (see EUROPE B13245A11).

“The text we have adopted is legally sound and has a bite […] we ensured that we have kept the right balance between the competences of the member states and the EU”, said...

Contents

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