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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13265

6 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 41
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / European commission
European Parliament approves appointments of Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič
Strasbourg, 05/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

Meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday 5 October, MEPs gave their approval to Wopke Hoekstra to take up the post of European Commissioner for Climate Action, and to Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, previously in charge of the ‘Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight' portfolio, to extend his duties to those of Executive Vice-President in charge of the ‘European Green Deal’.

In a secret ballot, 279 MEPs supported Wopke Hoekstra’s candidacy, while 173...

Contents

GRANADA SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EUROPE: migration enters discussions between leaders of European Political Community
CAUCASUS: Charles Michel announces a Pashinyan/Aliyev meeting by end of October in Brussels
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: financial support, EU not going to replace United States, warns Josep Borrell
ECONOMY: MEPs back €50 billion in macro-financial aid to Ukraine until 2027
TRADE/AGRICULTURE: Kyiv announces a pause in its WTO proceedings against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls for national and international investigations into human rights violations in occupied Ukrainian territories
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: fluorinated gases, European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional political agreement
BIODIVERSITY: EU ‘nature restoration’ regulation, some progress in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations to be continued on 7 November
DIGITAL: more and more technical meetings to try to make progress on ‘AI Act’ before the next round of inter-institutional negotiations
DIGITAL: Cyber Solidarity Act, EU Court of Auditors calls for clarification on financing of Cyber Shield
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs adopt a position on directive on trafficking in human beings
HOME AFFAIRS: withdrawal of child pornography content online, Commissioner Ylva Johansson denies that she wanted to favour technology companies
HEALTH: European Parliament rapporteur Tiemo Wölken calls for creation of ‘European Medicines Facility’
FISHERIES: twenty coastal countries commit to ensuring environmental, economic and social sustainability of Mediterranean fisheries
AGRICULTURE: MEPs and Copa-Cogeca welcome European Parliament position exempting lavender producers from chemical substances regulation
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Parliament approves appointments of Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič
CAUCASUS: European Parliament calls on EU to take action against Azerbaijan and support Armenia
MOLDOVA: European Parliament reaffirms its commitment to Chisinau’s accession to EU
AFGHANISTAN: European Parliament condemns escalation of human rights violations, in particular, persecution of former government officials
TRADE: European Parliament approves extension of Generalised Scheme of Preferences for 4 years
TRADE/COMPETITIVENESS: for MEPs, EU trade policy must not be at expense of European principles
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament adopts negotiating position for more effective urban wastewater treatment directive
CONSUMERS: European Parliament ratifies provisional interinstitutional agreement on directive on distance contracts for financial services
FINANCE: European Parliament validates agreement with EU Council on green bonds
TRANSPORT: European Parliament calls for harmonisation of size and weight of hand baggage on aircraft
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament debates proliferation of anti-LGBT laws and rhetoric
DIGITAL: children and digital, European Parliament calls on EU to step up its efforts in areas of protection and skills
HOME AFFAIRS: reform of Schengen area, MEPs approve Sylvie Guillaume’s mandate to begin negotiations with EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Court of Auditors deplores increase in errors in expenditure financed by EU budget
SOCIAL - EMPLOYMENT - ÉDUCATION
SOCIAL: European employers’ organisation and European trade unions have not yet agreed on how to revise 2009 European Works Council Directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU and Mercosur negotiators ready to tackle difficulties surrounding trade agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: consumer confidence, risk assessment and sustainability on agenda for European Supervisory Authorities in 2024
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: EU Court of Justice clarifies conditions for withdrawing from subscriptions made via distance contract
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: “Journalists matter”, Council of Europe launches campaign for safety of journalists
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: average temperatures in 2023 close to limit set by Paris Agreement, according to Copernicus
ENERGY: electricity market reform, Nicolás González Casares does not want proposals on table at EU Council to lead to “a disruption of the internal market”
GUATEMALA: EU describes obstruction of democratic process as “serious threat” to Guatemalan democracy
YOUTH: new DiscoverEU initiative call for applications
MIGRATION: European Union Agency for Asylum doubles its presence in Lampedusa
DIGITAL: European Commission launches technical support project to help the Netherlands set up national AI supervision system
RESEARCH: European Commission launches €78.5 million appeal to support research staff exchange projects