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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13269

12 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 29
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
EU Council is expected to adopt revised recovery plans of five EU countries
Brussels, 11/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 17 October in Luxembourg, the Ecofin Council is expected to approve changes to the post-Covid-19 recovery plans for Portugal, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain.

These revised plans, which all contain a ‘REPowerEU’ chapter designed to speed up the energy transition and the reduction of the EU’s dependence on Russian hydrocarbons, were on the agenda of the meeting of Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) on Wednesday 11 October.

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Hamas terrorist attacks, Israel’s Defence Minister to inform counterparts in NATO allied countries
GLOBAL HEALTH: EU, Bill Gates and EIB invest €1.1 billion to eradicate polio with RNA-messenger vaccines
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Allies commit to step up their support for Kyiv
SOCIAL - EMPLOYMENT - ÉDUCATION
interview EMPLOYMENT: for Dennis Radtke, changes to come in business world prove that this is “the right time to reform European works councils”
SOCIAL: legal migration, workers remaining in labour market longer and better employment rates for women can help to meet demographic challenges, advises Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: redirecting EU cohesion funds to unforeseen needs could increase regional disparities, warns CoR
REGIONS: CoR calls for a new proposal on a ‘European cross-border mechanism’
DIGITAL: after Elon Musk, Thierry Breton urges Mark Zuckerberg to curb publication of disinformation and illegal content on Meta
DIGITAL: telecommunications, Thierry Breton announces European Commission is working on future legislation on digital networks
ENVIRONMENT: reauthorisation of glyphosate, European Commission will take pulse of EU countries
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament /EU Council negotiations regarding revision of ‘Industrial Emissions Directive’ to continue on 28 November
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament and EU Council are struggling to make progress on issue of agricultural geographical indications
FISHERIES: EU Member States attempt to agree on 2024-2025 tariff quotas for fisheries products
FISHERIES: EU called upon to take strong action against unilateral quotas by other Coastal States
INTERNAL MARKET: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on ‘omnibus’ legislative package linked to Single Market Emergency Instrument
ENERGY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on reducing methane emissions are making slow progress
CLIMATE: Maroš Šefčovič recalls decisive role of consumers in success of European Green Deal
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Court of Auditors delivers its opinion on proposal for a new adjusted package for own resources
BETTER REGULATION: Germany and France call for “ambitious” European plan to reduce bureaucracy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU Council is expected to adopt revised recovery plans of five EU countries
ECB: economists analyse risks posed by climate change to price stability in euro area
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: little progress in negotiations on ‘anti-SLAPPs’ directive
RULE OF LAW: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe assesses France’s honouring of membership obligations in areas of democracy and human rights
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Commission issues €7 billion in its 10th syndicated transaction of 2023
ENERGY: global demand for natural gas set to slow after a decade of growth, according to International Energy Agency
CSDP: László Sticz new EU Force Commander for Operation Althea
RESEARCH: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, new call to support co-funding of research programmes
ANIMAL HEALTH: EFSA supports preventive vaccination against avian influenza
TURKEY:  Valdis Dombrovskis and Ömer Bolat meet in Brussels