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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13212

30 June 2023
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIGRATION: faced with Polish and Hungarian gridlock, EU27 will once again attempt to adopt conclusions on migration policy 
UKRAINE: Europeans say they are ready to contribute to future security commitments
DEFENCE: EU and NATO stress importance of their cooperation
COMPETITIVENESS: calls to open up EU trade are growing ahead of European Council’s discussion on competitiveness
CYPRUS: Mr Christodoulides says EU countries are in favour of appointing special envoy on Cyprus question
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: provisional EU Council/European Parliament political agreement on key elements of European Digital Identity Wallet
CLIMATE: effort sharing—European Commission adopted Member States’ annual emission allocations for 2023, 2024, and 2025
CLIMATE: in run-up to COP 28, European Committee of Regions calls for sub-national players to be given greater consideration
GMOs: environmental NGOs speak out to denounce new GMOs' risks to biodiversity
AGRICULTURE: economic support for farms still dominates CAP strategic plans, according to study commissioned by European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: air pollution - downward trend in emissions in EU is confirmed, but ammonia remains main challenge, according to EEA
JUSTICE: Eurojust President warns of lack of additional resources to cope with growing workload
ENERGY: EU can manage without Russian liquefied natural gas according to Bruegel, supporting option of an embargo
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ‘MiFIR-MiFID’, EU co-legislators reach provisional political agreement tightening rules for commodity derivatives
ECONOMY: Paschal Donohoe does not believe in creation of a ‘golden rule’ excluding certain investments from calculation of public deficit
TAXATION: EU initiative on aggressive tax planning to be based on definition of ‘enablers’
TAXATION: MEPs are concerned about implementation of OECD agreement on minimum taxation of multinationals
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: European Commission announces a package of support measures to bring Chișinău closer to EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
GULF OF GUINEA: EU expected to soon launch CSDP mission in four coastal countries
NATO: EU and NATO want to strengthen resilience of critical infrastructures in fields of energy, transport, digital technology and space
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: MEPs want to integrate platforms within scope of ‘Media Freedom Act’
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties examines state of fundamental rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: concept of ‘selling price’ does not include amount of deposit, says Court of Justice of the EU
ENVIRONMENT: Ireland found to have breached Habitats Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs approve agreement reached with EU Council on digitalisation of visa procedures
ASIA: European Commission begins negotiations with Singapore and South Korea on “digital trade principles”
BELARUS: launch of a new consultative group between EU and Belarusian democratic forces and civil society
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EEAS deplores decision of National Assembly of Republika Srpska to render inapplicable decisions of Bosnian Constitutional Court
BUDGET: first interinstitutional negotiations on recasting of financial regulation
ENVIRONMENT: regulation to combat global deforestation caused by EU is in force
EUROZONE: International Currency Association welcomes European Commission’s proposals to ensure euro cash is accepted and available
MEDIA: journalists’ unions do not share position of European publishers on European Media Freedom Act
DIGITAL: MEPs want to strengthen EU strategy for a ‘better internet for kids’
SIERRA LEONE: EU welcomes overall peaceful conduct of elections held on 24 June
SPORT: European Commission opens call for entries for #BeInclusive Sport Awards 2023
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