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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12865
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SECURITY - DEFENCE / Ukraine

Mr Stoltenberg hopes to launch a dialogue process with Russia leading to appeasement

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hoped on Monday 10 January that the NATO-Russia Council on Wednesday 12 January, as well as the US-Russia meetings on 10 January and the OSCE meeting on 13 January, could help launch a process of appeasement.

“What we hope is that we can agree on the way forward. That we can agree on a series of meetings, agree on the process. It is not realistic to expect that when we finish this week, when we finish the meetings that are all scheduled, that the...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
UKRAINE: Mr Stoltenberg hopes to launch a dialogue process with Russia leading to appeasement
EXTERNAL ACTION
NICARAGUA: EU imposes new sanctions on seven Ortega regime officials
WESTERN BALKANS: EU support for Rule of law has little impact on fundamental reforms, says European Court of Auditors
CHINA: Valdis Dombrovskis talks about opening WTO consultations against Chinese trade blocking of Lithuanian products
AFRICA: Franck Riester recalls European ambition to establish a continental partnership with Africa
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: exceptional measures for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, discussions to continue in EU Council on 20 January
ENERGY: French Presidency of EU Council asks Member States about Energy Efficiency First principle
ENERGY: European Commission wants to review EU rules on electricity consumption by appliances in standby mode and off mode
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Commission extends consultation period on inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear in EU taxonomy
CONSUMERS: ‘general product safety’, more effective methods at heart of parliamentary debate on proposed EU regulation
AGRICULTURE: MEPs concerned about vulnerability of livestock to wolf predation
COMPANIES: MEPs divided over scope of directive on corporate sustainability reporting
COMPANIES: European Commission and EUIPO launch new fund to help SMEs protect their intellectual property rights
DIGITAL: Maria Manuel Leitão Marques calls for further control of online political advertising
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: reform of Stability Pact, Paris hopes to reach a common framework for reflection by end of February
TAXATION: researcher recommends “multilateral and coordinated” taxation to avoid competition between Member States
BANKS: improvement in bank asset quality in Q3 2021
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: minimum wages, Council of the EU and European Parliament will meet for first time on Thursday 13 January
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Covid-19: EU Member States lift ‘emergency brake’ for Southern African countries
KAZAKHSTAN: Josep Borrell calls on Kazakh authorities to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms
CENTRAL AFRICA: EU implements UN Security Council sanctions against UPC leader
CLIMATE: greenhouse gases and global temperature continue to rise, according to data from Copernicus space programme
RULE OF LAW: financial penalties: Poland asked to explain how it is bringing Disciplinary Chamber of Supreme Court into compliance with EU law
ETHIOPIA: EU welcomes gestures towards national reconciliation but calls for rapid end to conflict
MEDIA: public consultation on Media Freedom Act
MIGRATION: number of migrants rescued off Calais tripled in 2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: David Sassoli has died
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