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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13144

18 March 2023
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BEACONS
Beacons: Germany’s not-so-sincere cooperation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: negotiations continue in EU Council to find a compromise on ‘gas’ package
ENERGY: Norway will maintain its enhanced level of gas deliveries over next five years
ENVIRONMENT: revision of Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, EU Member States want clarification and more realistic deadlines
GMOs: new generation GMOs – Austria, supported by eight countries, calls for application of precautionary principle
FOOD SAFETY: imposing pesticide reduction targets without agronomic solutions “would affect food safety”, says Clara Aguilera
FOOD SAFETY: pesticides, CoR calls for creation of pest management fund
AGRICULTURE: call for applications to join future EU Fertilisers Market Observatory
FISHERIES: EU fishermen’s coalition attacks European Commission for ‘unlawful inaction’ on electrofishing
COHESION: Cohesion Alliance consults European regions on future of cohesion policy post-2027
DIGITAL/HOME AFFAIRS: forty MEPs call on French Parliament to stop its plan to allow AI-enabled mass surveillance at 2024 Olympics
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: foreign affairs ministers to discuss Ukraine, Tunisia, Iran and ‘Strategic Compass’ on Monday 20 March
NORTH MACEDONIA: EU calls on Skopje to continue reforms
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €75 million in emergency aid for Venezuelan refugees and their host communities
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: European political parties, revised mandate for Swedish Presidency of EU Council
GENERAL AFFAIRS: preparation of European Council, relations with UK and dialogue on rule of law on agenda of EU countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission partially withdraws its decision on Italian illegal aid to airlines in Sardinia
STATE AID: European Commission gives green light to revised rules for fisheries and aquaculture sector
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Member States confirm agreement with European Parliament on European Year of Skills
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca criticises EU Council’s position on industrial emissions directive
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers Bulgarian product as ‘Traditional Speciality Guaranteed’
BANKS: European Banking Authority handbook to facilitate benchmarking of risk exposures of certain European banks
BUDGET: European Commission proposes slight correction to 2023 EU budget
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: after conviction of a safe abortion campaigner in Poland, two MEPs call on EU to act
ECONOMY: euro area inflation confirmed at 8.5% in February
ECONOMY: stakeholders invited to comment on implementation of Recovery and Resilience Facility
ENERGY: seven Member States urge European Commission not to include low-carbon hydrogen in renewable energy targets
ENERGY: more than 40 NGOs denounce application of about 150 hydrogen projects to be recognised as ‘Projects of Common Interest’
RESEARCH: strong participation in EIC call offering European support to innovative, high-risk projects
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