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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12849
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Food

EU pledges €2.5 billion until 2024 to fight malnutrition worldwide

At the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit in Tokyo on Tuesday 7 December, the European Commission pledged €2.5 billion to fight malnutrition over the period 2021-2024. This international event brought together representatives of governments, donors, philanthropists, businesses and NGOs, to accelerate progress in the fight against malnutrition.

The EU envelope will combine humanitarian and development aid for countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean that...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU wants to deter and sanction coercive practices by third countries
CHINA: EU seeks clarity on Lithuanian exports
SINGAPORE: EU strengthens cooperation on digital trade with Singapore
UNITED STATES: Launch of Joint Policy Dialogue on Technology Competition
PAKISTAN: EU and Islamabad pledge to strengthen cooperation
FOOD: EU pledges €2.5 billion until 2024 to fight malnutrition worldwide
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to strengthen police cooperation tools in EU
HOME AFFAIRS: Resilience of Critical Entities, EU Council will soon be ready to negotiate with European Parliament
COHESION: only six partnership agreements have been submitted to European Commission for 2021-2027 period
ENERGY: European Commission launches online tool to help energy infrastructure planners
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: social economy, European Commission should present a recommendation to converge national legal definitions
EMPLOYMENT: European Court of Auditors say EU measures to tackle long-term unemployment are not targeted enough
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission is expected to propose to create three new own resources on 22 December
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Roberta Metsola questioned about her anti-abortion stance by Renew Europe group
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU plans training mission to Ukraine
NATO: Nathalie Loiseau calls for improved operational cooperation between EU and Alliance
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: in European Parliament, EPP, ECR and ID groups fail to obtain concessions on internal harassment resolution
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: with 3.6 billion Covid-19 vaccines produced in Europe in 2022, there will be enough for donations to Africa, says EU
HEALTH: a heterologous booster vaccination strategy would provide an “equally good or better” immune response, say EMA and ECDC
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area GDP and employment up by 2.2 and 0.9% respectively in third quarter of 2021
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: General Court dismisses Dyson’s claim for compensation for damage alleged by company
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Commissioner for Human Rights urges France and UK to review cooperation over Channel crossings by migrants and asylum seekers
POLAND: Marija Pejčinović Burić asks Warsaw how it intends to ensure implementation of European Convention on Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU delivers 150 tonnes of medical aid and co-finances repatriation of Europeans and Afghans
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese aluminium foil
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, first delegated act to be adopted
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: appointment of two directors in department for Internal Market and Industry
ENERGY: European renewables industry calls on EU to set a target of at least 45% renewable energy by 2030
ENERGY: Lithuania successfully tests coupling of its electricity network to European continental system
GAMBIA: EU welcomes smooth conduct of Gambian presidential elections
RESEARCH: five Western Balkan states, Georgia and Israel are granted status of associated countries in Horizon Europe programme
SOCIAL: European trade unions warn of differential treatment of platform workers
TRANSPORT: ‘Fit for 55’ package, a number of major IWT stakeholders call for clarification of certain measures