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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13264

5 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 35
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Western balkans
MEPs call for tougher stance on Belgrade following latest developments in northern Kosovo
Brussels, 04/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

At their plenary session on Tuesday 3 October, MEPs debated the situation between Serbia and Kosovo after a Kosovar policeman was killed on 24 September by a group of Serbian gunmen in the north of the country (see EUROPE B13257A21). A large number of MEPs have called for a tougher stance on Belgrade and are concerned about Russian influence in the region.

“There is an agreement between the two countries, but no progress has been made. There are restrictive measures against Kosovo and...

Contents

GRANADA SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EUROPE: European leaders to meet in Granada to discuss future of continent
COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CLIMATE: Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra win support of European Parliament Environment Committee
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: MEPs call on EU Council to not waste anymore time in advancing ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament adopts its position on revision of ‘Classification and Labelling of Dangerous Chemicals’ regulation
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate, European Parliament divided over 10-year authorisation renewal
ENERGY: MEPs deplore absence of EU Council from debate on withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs call for tougher stance on Belgrade following latest developments in northern Kosovo
FUTURE OF EU: if Ukraine collapses, EU will suffer same fate, warns Petr Pavel
UZBEKISTAN: European Parliament makes recommendations for future development of EU-Uzbekistan relations
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for “desegregation strategies” to include Roma children in schools
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament wants to harmonise rights of people with autism in EU
BANKS: European Parliament supports appointment of Claudia Buch as head of Single Supervisory Mechanism
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Member States finally have their mandate on regulation on crisis situations and instrumentalisation in field of migration
HEALTH: Pernille Weiss wants to encourage innovation to address unmet medical needs
TRANSPORT: European Commission wants to boost cycling
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission could propose a revision of rules on animal transport in December
FISHERIES: European Commission soon to be authorised to negotiate an EU/Iceland memorandum of understanding on enhanced cooperation
COMPETITIVENESS: green technology producers call on EU Council not to widen list of technologies in Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)
COMPETITIVENESS: green transition, calls to limit regulatory burden on industry continue to multiply
COHESION: Pompeii site restored thanks to €78 million from ERDF
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: European Commission officially launches anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: retail investment strategy, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin’s report opposes partial ban on commissions proposed by European Commission
TAXATION: OECD countries adopt multilateral convention on corporate minimum tax
ECONOMY: European Fiscal Board warns of excessive growth in net public spending in 2022
COMPANIES: verification of sustainable reporting will be decisive, say international experts
COMPETITION: European Commission updates rules for small amounts of aid in fisheries sector
STATE AID: European Commission approves Italian measure worth €910 million to support development of agro-industrial sector
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: directive aimed at combating violence against women, European Parliament and EU Council remain divided on issue of rape
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: legal presumption of salaried status for workers on digital platforms, Elisabetta Gualmini takes an important step closer to EU Council
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: General Court upholds EU ban on chlorpyrifos-methyl
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe sets out 12 recommendations to combat hate crimes against LGBTI people
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski visits Greek regions hit by flooding
STATE AID: European Commission authorises a Lithuanian measure worth €193 million to develop offshore wind turbines
ARMENIA: EU welcomes Yerevan’s ratification of Rome Statute of ICC
EDUCATION: €189 million under Erasmus+ to develop European university alliances