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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13222

14 July 2023
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: despite disagreements on level of ambition, European Parliament approves recommendations for reform
MIGRATION: European Parliament calls for a European maritime search and rescue mission to be set up
DIGITAL: MEPs call on Commission to involve Parliament in work on global rules and standards for artificial intelligence
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: ‘ecodesign’ regulation, European Parliament wants to make sustainable products the norm and boost sustainable consumption
SME: European Parliament calls for greater attention to be paid to needs of SMEs
VENEZUELA: European Parliament denounces Maduro regime’s interference in electoral process
PALESTINE: European Parliament calls for organisation of presidential and legislative elections
DEFENCE: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on Act in Support of Ammunition Production
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves rules for fishing in area covered by General Fisheries Commission for Mediterranean agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: Ursula von der Leyen announces lifting of European restrictions on products from Fukushima region
SYRIA: EU deplores non-renewal of UN resolution on cross-border delivery of humanitarian assistance
TUNISIA: representatives from several European Parliament political groups warn that European Commission cannot sit by as situation in Tunisia deteriorates
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recommends restrictive fiscal stance for 2024
ECOFIN: revision of EU budget, customs reform and reform of international tax system on agenda for European finance ministers’ meeting
FINANCE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council invites Member States to take stock of priorities for revision of Payment Services Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: Commission proposes regulation to make automotive sector more circular and resource-efficient
CLIMATE: at 7th Ministerial on Climate Action, President-Designate of COP28 details his action plan
AGRICULTURE: negotiations between EU institutions on geographical indications to resume on 18 July
FISHERIES: EU Ministers to discuss energy transition in fisheries on 18 July in Vigo
FISHERIES: EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement expires on Monday 17 July
ENERGY: joint purchase of gas, Maroš Šefčovič satisfied with results of second call, wants to make system permanent and extend to other resources
JUSTICE: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations to criminalise breaches of European sanctions
RESEARCH: European Commission wants to make careers in research more attractive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: quality of national and European social dialogue will dominate informal meeting of EU employment and social affairs ministers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Polish judiciary must not apply resolutions of former Disciplinary Chamber of judges established in breach of EU law, according to Court of Justice
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: Court of Justice rules ensuring supply to construction sector at regional level cannot justify restriction on freedom of establishment
EMPLOYMENT: obligation to provide prior information on proposed collective redundancies does not confer individual protection on workers
COMPETITION: significant impediment to effective competition – Court validates European Commission’s approach and annuls decision of General Court
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: France asks Commission to review appointment of American Fiona Scott Morton to Directorate-General for Competition
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture postpones vote on pesticides until 18 September
ASEAN : in Jakarta, Josep Borrell calls for regular meetings at leader level between EU and ASEAN
BANKS: provisional agreement on introduction of ‘Basel III’ standards in EU does not go down well with EU Council
CLIMATE: annual EU day for victims of global climate crisis officially established
COHESION: €226 million in EU funding to modernise one of Madrid’s most important hospitals
NORTH KOREA: G7 and EU condemn North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch
FINANCE/CLIMATE: several countries want EU taxonomy to be extended to mining
ANIMAL HEALTH: EFSA recommends increased surveillance of avian influenza virus
SOCIAL: green light for a public guarantee of €250 million for social investments via Council of Europe Development Bank
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