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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13269

12 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Budget
European Commission issues €7 billion in its 10th syndicated transaction of 2023

11/10/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 11 October, in its tenth syndicated transaction for 2023, the European Commission issued a further €7 billion, including the issue of €4 billion in a new long-term bond (20 years - due on 4 April 2044) and an additional €3 billion in a tap of the EU 2.75% due on 5 October 2026. Investors placed bids close to €86 billion, making for an oversubscription rate of over 12 times. The proceeds of this transaction will be used to finance...

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