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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13226

20 July 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: MEPs ready to start inter-institutional negotiations on electricity market reform
ENERGY: EU and four international partners join forces in Tokyo to reduce methane emissions
DIGITAL: European Parliament and EU Council ready to start interinstitutional negotiations on ‘Cyber Resilience Act’
COMPETITIVENESS: European Parliament disappointed by ‘STEP’, Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: regulation against products made with forced labour, differences persist at European Parliament
AGRICULTURE: EU Council and European Parliament hope for agreement on geographical indications in October
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate, right and left divided in parliamentary committee over EFSA conclusions presented to MEPs
ENVIRONMENT: ‘Blue Deal’ initiative, European Economic and Social Committee adopts key recommendations for comprehensive water policy in Europe
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU lends a hand to Greece in fighting wildfires
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: EU ministers to discuss police access to communications data and Pact on Migration and Asylum
RESEARCH: European Commission announces preparatory work for a new European mission linked to ‘New European Bauhaus’
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: Lula criticises EU’s position but remains confident that EU/Mercosur agreement will be definitively concluded by end 2023
ACP: on Thursday, EU Council will authorise signing by Europeans and provisional application of post-Cotonou Agreement
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Turkey, transatlantic relations and economic security on agenda at ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council on 20 July
SWITZERLAND: MEPs call on Commission and Swiss Federal Council to agree on a new package of agreements before end of parliamentary term
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs give go-ahead for France to lease Osmose building in Strasbourg
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Fiona Scott Morton withdraws from role of Chief Economist at Directorate-General for Competition
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: composition of European Parliament, Spanish Presidency of EU Council maintains its proposal
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: reform of MEPs’ ethics rules, several political groups want to strengthen role of advisory committee
FUTURE OF EU: provisional agreement in European Parliament on content of reform of European treaties
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism criticises new delegated acts relating to taxonomy
FINANCE: Danuta Hübner insists on avoiding divergence and disagreement in EU/UK framework on financial services cooperation
STATE AID: European Commission approves massive German aid scheme to encourage private investment in green transition
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: five EU countries call for restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports to be extended
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: more and more European families affected by rising cost of holidays, deplores European Trade Union Confederation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament study calls for analysis of effects of DSA on online gender-based violence
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Paloma Aba Garrote is new Director of European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency
DEFENCE: Member States’ ambassadors validate interinstitutional agreement on Act in Support of Ammunition Production
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 5.5% in June
DIGITAL: Data Act, MEPs approve provisional political agreement between EU Council and European Parliament in committee
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission calls for compliance with bovine tuberculosis control rules
SOCIAL: Member States approve agreement reached with MEPs on occupational exposure to asbestos
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