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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13274

19 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 38
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Middle east
European Parliament calls for protection of civilians
Brussels, 18/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 18 October, MEPs emphasised the importance of protecting civilians in the Middle East, in the wake of a strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed at least 500 people (see other news).

Condemning the atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel on 7 October, which Philippe Lamberts (Greens/EFA, Belgium) described as “crimes against humanity”, MEPs called for the hostages to be released. “No cause justifies violence”, said S&D Group President Iratxe García Pérez.

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: drugs, drones, visa-free regimes – European Commission presents a new package of measures to strengthen internal security in EU
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: EU home affairs ministers to examine implications for internal security of conflict between Israel and Hamas
DIGITAL: Commission calls on Member States to fast-track implementation of DSA to curb dissemination of disinformation and illegal content online
AGRICULTURE: twelve EU countries call for strategic discussion on organic production
ENERGY: ACER wants to review market rules regulating gas transmission capacity allocation in Europe
ENERGY: according to ENTSOG, Europe is ready to face winter with enhanced gas security
CLIMATE: climate financing, CAN Europe expects more concrete measures from Member States
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIDDLE EAST: European Parliament calls for protection of civilians
MONTENEGRO: political instability and crime – MEPs deplore Podgorica’s lack of progress towards EU membership
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU27 will discuss EU support for Ukraine, economic competitiveness, migration and review of European budget at end of October
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: MEPs call for establishment of genuine geopolitical Europe
UN/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: follow-up to SDG summit will mobilise European Parliament, despite divisions in hemicycle
BUDGET: European Parliament adopts its position on EU budget for 2024
HOME AFFAIRS: spyware in EU, MEPs criticise Commission’s decision to rely on non-legislative tools
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament approves new rules on digitisation of visa procedures
HOME AFFAIRS: human trafficking, European Parliament ready to negotiate with Council of EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs call for better access to sexual and reproductive health for female Ukrainian refugees
ENVIRONMENT: Virginijus Sinkevičius unveils to European Parliament overview of water resilience initiative announced for 2024
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Parliament rejects objection to extension of EU taxonomy
COMPANIES: European Parliament rejects objection to corporate sustainability reporting standards
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Martin Hojsík elected European Parliament Vice-President in place of Michal Šimečka
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Europeans condemn strike against a hospital in Gaza
UNITED STATES: an EU-US summit to reaffirm importance of transatlantic ties
VENEZUELA: EU, United States, Canada and United Kingdom welcome agreement between Maduro regime and political opposition
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: ASAP, European Commission publishes calls for proposals
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Austria suggests ‘bilateral safeguard clause’ to facilitate Ukrainian cereal exports
STATE AID: European Commission approves an Austrian measure worth €100 million to help SMEs cope with energy costs
TRANSPORT: European Commission welcomes Memorandum of Understanding on Solidarity Lanes between Romania and Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Governing Council decides to activate digital euro preparation phase
FINANCE: six Member States reiterate their call for European Commission to include mining in EU taxonomy
FINANCE: ‘MiCA’, ESMA calls on Member States to prepare for implementation of Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
STATE AID: European Commission authorises measures to compensate for certain losses caused by Brexit in Irish and Belgian fishing industries
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRADE: General Court annuls additional customs duties imposed on Zippo lighters imported into EU
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 4.3% in September
NIGER: EU sets up humanitarian airlift to deliver medicines
RESEARCH: Middle East conflict, European Commission is extending certain calls financed by Horizon Europe
RESEARCH: EU Council decides on list of new members of Scientific and Technical Committee
TRANSPORT: European Commission refers Spain to court for its failings regarding single European railway area