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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12804

5 October 2021
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Western balkans
Summit to reaffirm region’s European perspective and importance of partnership
Brussels, 04/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

EU leaders will meet their counterparts from the Western Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia - on Wednesday 6 October in Brdo Pri Kranju, Slovenia, for a new EU/Western Balkans summit, following the ones in Sofia in 2018 (see EUROPE B12022A2) and Zagreb in 2020 (see EUROPE B12482A21).

The summit will be an opportunity to reaffirm “unequivocal support at the highest level for the European perspective of the region as a...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/ENERGY: Eurogroup discusses ways to counter soaring energy prices at EU level
TAXATION: Pandora Papers revelations raise questions about relevance of EU’s ‘black’ list of tax havens
COMPETITION: consultation on commitments offered by T-Mobile CZ, CETIN and O2 CZ on Czech telecom market 
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: summit to reaffirm region’s European perspective and importance of partnership
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: in Brdo, Heads of State or Government will hold a strategic discussion on EU’s place in world
SAUDI ARABIA: signing of a cooperation agreement between EEAS and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Borrell calls for closer cooperation with European Union
AFGHANISTAN : EU Humanitarian Air Bridge delivers vital medical and nutritional aid to Kabul
GEORGIA: EU calls for addressing of major shortcomings in first round of local elections
TRADE: trade in goods to grow more than expected in 2021, says WTO
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: WTO members still unable to agree on lifting Covid-19 patents
ECONOMY: European Commission gives green light to Finnish Recovery Plan
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission approves €2 billion in aid for four Member States
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: ‘Fit for 55’ package, rising energy prices, COP26 and forest strategy on agenda of EU Environment Ministers’ meeting
ENVIRONMENT: EU 2014-2020 forestry strategy has had limited impact on biodiversity and climate, says European Court of Auditors
AGRICULTURE: EU agriculture ministers to discuss CAP Strategic Plans on 11 October
AGRICULTURE: European wine and spirits sector launches U-Label platform
RESEARCH: investment in R&I, EU-27 call for “right balance” between “ambitious agenda” and “realistic agenda”
TRANSPORT: vehicle safety, European Commission consults to revise roadworthiness package
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: Commission plans to present directive and recommendations to combat EU-wide SLAPPs
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: employment levels in EU have almost returned to pre-Coronavirus pandemic levels
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Union for Mediterranean member states agree to step up efforts to tackle climate and environmental emergencies
ENERGY: NGOs launch citizens’ initiative to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship in EU
INDUSTRY: ‘machinery’ directive, industry publishes priorities for future regulation
MEDIA: Greek subsidiary of Euronews could shut down operations in December
DIGITAL: digital giants say they are “deeply concerned about the direction of the DSA proposal”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Dacian Cioloș resigns as chair of Renew Europe group
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission reiterates its intention to find solutions to problems faced by Northern Ireland
SOCIAL: European Labour Authority formalises move to Bratislava
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