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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13204

20 June 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: EU Council fails to reach agreement on electricity market reform 
ENERGY: in preparation for winter, satisfied with achievements in 2022-2023, Commission is continuing its energy diversification efforts
ENERGY: Renewable Energy Directive (RED) “unblocked” and validated by European Parliament’s rapporteurs
ENERGY: European Court of Auditors recommends updating EU electric batteries action plan
CLIMATE: EU Member States approve French initiative to bring carbon markets into line with Paris Agreement ahead of Summit for a New Global Financial Pact
ENVIRONMENT: waste electrical and electronic equipment, EU Council adopts position on aligning EU legislation with Court judgement
ENVIRONMENT: classification and labelling of chemical substances, Swedish Presidency of EU Council refines compromise on CLP regulation
FISHERIES: sustainable fishing can be compatible with existence of marine protected areas, according to draft EU Council conclusions
TRANSPORT: interinstitutional negotiations on development of Trans-European Transport Network continue
EXTERNAL ACTION
KENYA: EU concludes negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreement with Nairobi
NEAR EAST: EU concerned about violence in Jenin and new Israeli settlement projects
EGYPT: Josep Borrell calls for closer EU/Egypt relations
ARAB LEAGUE: despite Syria’s readmission, Josep Borrell wants to deepen relations with Arab League
SERBIA/KOSOVO: tensions in north of Kosovo, Aleksandar Vučić makes his presence at crisis talks with Albin Kurti conditional on Belgrade’s demands being met
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU denounces Russian decision to hold elections in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories
STATE AID: European Commission approves Czech aid worth around €718 million for companies affected by rise in cost of thermal energy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Financial Data Access, Commission is preparing to propose strengthened requirements to increase power and security of customers
TAXATION: European Commission proposes a new procedure for withholding taxes on income
MONEY LAUNDERING: payment institutions are not managing risk effectively, says EBA
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: forty years after Stuttgart Declaration, eleven MEPs draw attention to fundamental role of culture in European project
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Commissioner for Human Rights condemns Europe’s tolerance of human rights violations against refugees
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases new financial aid for Sudan
STATE AID: European Commission raises regional State aid ceilings for Puglia and parts of Sardinia
STATE AID: Estonia authorised to increase budget of aid scheme supporting production of renewable electricity and cogeneration
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: former European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel visits European Commission
MIGRATION: The Left Group wants a European Parliament committee of inquiry into shipwreck off the coast of Greece
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence: first trilogue under Spanish Presidency of EU Council will take place on 18 July
CIVIL PROTECTION: green light from Council of the EU for a deadline extension for building European stocks of Canadair aircraft
RESEARCH: EIC selects 51 high-tech companies for €260 million support
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