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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12786
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Libya

Mr Borrell wants to strengthen EU support for country

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, underlined on Wednesday 8 September, during a visit to Tripoli, his ambition to strengthen EU support for Libya in many areas (see EUROPE B12686A31).

“As Libya’s neighbour, the EU hopes to become its partner for peace and stabilisation in the interest of all Libyans”, he stressed at a press conference with Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush.

Welcoming the progress made by the country in one...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: summit on 6 October, EU is expected to announce greater commitment to region
UKRAINE: EU should welcome considerable progress in Kiev, says draft summit declaration
LIBYA: Mr Borrell wants to strengthen EU support for country
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States remove six countries, including Japan, from list of third countries whose residents can travel to EU without restrictions
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Member States remain divided on addition of new Dublin criteria and notion of responsibility regarding new Pact on Migration and Asylum
DIGITAL: DGA, EU Council to give Member States more flexibility on access and re-use of data
TRANSPORT: EU Council wants to reach agreement with European Parliament by end of 2021 on vehicles hired without drivers
INTERNAL MARKET: agenda of Competitiveness Council at end of September becomes clearer
SPACE: Member States exchange views on approach to strengthening European space ecosystem
ENVIRONMENT: interinstitutional negotiations on EU’s 8th Environmental Action Programme will continue on 14 October
AGRICULTURE: EU reinforces its leading position in global agri-food trade
GMO: more than 50 NGOs and farm organisations accuse Commission of following wishes of industry to deregulate new GMOs
CLIMATE: almost a third of trucks in Spain exceed EU legal emission limits, according to NGO T&E
CLIMATE: Economist Intelligence Unit report warns of impact of climate change on Europeans’ respiratory health
INSTITUTIONAL
EPP: EPP Group in European Parliament launches its internal race to succeed David Sassoli
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament’s Renew Europe Group agrees on its ‘roadmap’ for coming months
FUTURE OF EU: Commission identifies areas where EU can strengthen its strategic autonomy
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs’ recommendations on internal reform of European Parliament
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative on EU trade policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: economic situation, convergence within euro area and solvency of companies on ministerial agenda
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Samira Rafaela and Kira Peter-Hansen would like to extend measures on pay transparency to companies with 10 or more employees
SOCIAL - CULTURE
SOCIAL: green light from EU Member States to launch a Social Climate Fund working party
CULTURE: Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council starts work on draft conclusions on ‘New European Bauhaus’
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves a new geographical indication for Hungary
BUDGET: EU Council formally adopts its position on draft budget 2022
CLIMATE: summer of 2021 was warmest ever recorded in Europe, according to Copernicus
COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of two Advocates-General to Court of Justice and one judge to General Court of EU
ENERGY: Nord Stream 2 construction nears completion
UKRAINE: EU Member States agree to extension of sanctions