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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13276

21 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 27
INSTITUTIONAL / European commission
Almost 850 European officials criticise Ursula von der Leyen’s biased stance on Middle East crisis
Brussels, 20/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

In a letter sent to the President of the European Commission on Friday 20 October, 841 officials from the European Union institutions strongly criticised Ursula von der Leyen’s double standards in Israel following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli citizens (see EUROPE B13271A2).

Strongly condemning the terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas, the signatories of the letter, a copy of which has been sent to EUROPE, say they are “concerned by the unconditional support of the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: between trade disagreements and diplomatic consensus, a half-hearted US-EU summit
TRADE: EU seeks to define trade agreement red lines
TRADE: EU countries continue to seek a balance between open trade and economic security
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Middle East, Ukraine and Caucasus on agenda for Foreign Affairs Council on 23 October
WEST AFRICA: EU to invest €210 million in regional development programmes to strengthen cooperation with ECOWAS
NIGERIA: EU launches major investment package in Nigeria’s green and digital transitions
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: EU steps up efforts to combat impunity following Russian aggression against Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: insolvency law, EU ministers debate balance between harmonisation and flexibility
MIGRATION: European Commissioner for Home Affairs reports progress in cooperation with Tunisia
AGRICULTURE: Ukraine, combatting waste, carbon and organic farming on agenda of EU Council meeting on 23 October
FISHERIES: EU ministers hope to agree on 2024 quotas for cod, herring and salmon in Baltic on 24 October
FOOD SAFETY: “we have a good chance of bringing text on pesticides to a successful conclusion”, according to Pascal Canfin
ENVIRONMENT: close vote on future regulation on packaging and packaging waste is expected on Tuesday 24 October in European Parliament Environment Committee
DIGITAL: DSA, the Commission adopts a delegated act to specify steps to be followed for independent compliance audits
DIGITAL: ENISA warns of growing role that artificial intelligence could play in elections
ENERGY: European Commission updates strategic plan for development of energy technologies
ENERGY/CLIMATE: energy transition, ACER and EEA call for greater flexibility in European Union’s electricity system
ENERGY: gas supply will enable EU to cope with winter of 2023-2024, according to Bruegel
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: almost 850 European officials criticise Ursula von der Leyen’s biased stance on Middle East crisis
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council calls on Member States to ensure respect for fundamental rights online
DEMOCRACY: Amnesty International calls on EU countries to respect right to demonstrate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Pfizer’s acquisition of Seagen, a company specialising in antibody-drug conjugates targeting cancers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities sets new goals following Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik
NEWS BRIEFS
MEDIA: launch of negotiations on European act on media freedom
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: imposing a minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment for trade mark infringement is contrary to EU law, rules the Court
CSDP: Philippe Chevet appointed Head of EUSDI’s Civilian Command and Support Cell
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: France’s Nadine Morano is EPP Group’s shadow rapporteur on ‘Returns’ directive for irregular migrants