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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13315

16 December 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 29
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Media
After tough discussions on surveillance of journalists, European Parliament and EU Council reach a provisional agreement on ‘Media Freedom Act’
Brussels, 15/12/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 15 December, after more than 5 hours of interinstitutional negotiations (‘trilogue’), negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a provisional political agreement on the ‘Media Freedom Act’ (see EUROPE B13313A15).

“This is a great success for media freedom in Europe. For the first time, we are legislating to protect the press and journalists. It’s very important and I think the result is significant. Media freedom is the...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BUDGET: revision of EU’s long-term budget, EU27 will attempt to reach an agreement in late January or early February 2024
MIDDLE EAST: Charles Michel calls for EU to bring “a voice that has an impact on this conflict”
DEFENCE: European leaders call for stronger European security and defence
MIGRATION: European leaders satisfied with various measures taken to better manage migration
TURKEY: leaders postpone their discussion on EU/Turkey relations to a forthcoming summit
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: after tough discussions on surveillance of journalists, European Parliament and EU Council reach a provisional agreement on ‘Media Freedom Act’
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Donald Tusk announces his country’s return to heart of EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council should be able to adopt its position on ‘Packaging and Packaging Waste’ regulation on 18 December
ENERGY: Energy Council, European ministers to seek agreement on extending emergency measures adopted to tackle energy crisis
ENERGY: ACER calls for effective monitoring of gas supply in context of ENTSOG’s publication on outlook for winter 2023-2024
INDUSTRY: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on recasting of European Euro 7 environmental standard rules
TRANSPORT: European Parliament warns of risk of Chinese investment in non-maritime transport infrastructure
EXTERNAL ACTION
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland and European Commission prepare to negotiate on package of bilateral agreements
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: reform of Stability Pact, Italy in favour of a face-to-face meeting of Ecofin Council
STATE AID: European Commission approves Belgian scheme worth €50 million to support battery and electrolyser production in Wallonia
TAXATION: European Data Protection Supervisor recommends clarifying confidentiality rules in tax agreement with Norway
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission establishes a Large-scale Partnership with energy industry to boost skills development
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski raises idea of a “safeguard instrument” against poultry imports from Ukraine
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Court of Justice of EU dismisses MEPs’ appeal against ban on displaying national flags in European Parliament Chamber
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe calls on Italy to take action to better protect rights of migrants, asylum seekers, women and LGBTI people
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen area, Spain wants to do everything possible to obtain a positive decision on entry of Bulgaria and Romania before end of year
STATE AID: European Commission approves a €140 million Portuguese scheme to support production of hydrogen and biomethane
BANKS: European Banking Authority’s roadmap for implementation in EU of rules finalising ‘Basel III’ agreement
DIGITAL: ‘Digital Europe’, European Commission earmarks a budget of €762.7 million for digital transition and cybersecurity in 2024
FISHERIES: European Fisheries Control Agency takes part in a training course in Morocco
UNITED KINGDOM: launch of EU/UK Cyber Dialogue
TRANSPORT: TEN-T network, European Parliament-EU Council agreement in sight
TRANSPORT: Moldova receives €41.2 million from EIB to improve Solidarity Lanes
Op-Ed
OP-ED: Seeking to improve payment behaviour, proposed Late Payment rules risk harming companies, say Markus J. Beyrer (BusinessEurope) and Ben Butters (Eurochambres)