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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12869
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NEWS BRIEFS / Syria

EU calls conviction of former Syrian colonel “historic decision”

14/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 14 January, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service described as “historic” the verdict of a German court in which a former Syrian colonel, Anwar Raslan, was found guilty of crimes against humanity in 2011 and 2012 in Syria. This former colonel of the Syrian intelligence services was in charge of a secret prison in Syria at the beginning of the conflict; he had fled to Germany. “This verdict is part of the first trial worldwide on state-sponsored torture in Syria and an important step towards the fight against impunity and to secure justice and accountability in Syria”, the spokesperson said in a statement. He reiterated the EU’s call to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. (CG)

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BEACONS
Beacons: The upcoming presidential procedure in Strasbourg will be intense
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EU Foreign Ministers agree on 10 principles for European security
AFRICA: EU remains committed to Sahel, "but not at any price", say Josep Borrell and Jean-Yves Le Drian
IRAN: Le Drian and Borrell call for accelerated negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme
CHINA: Member States condemn Chinese coercive actions against Lithuania
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: election of President of European Parliament will be highlight of next week’s session
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS : Schengen evaluation mechanism reform, European Parliament prepares its opinion
AGRICULTURE: trade, agricultural markets and carbon sequestration on agenda of EU Council on 17 January
AGRICULTURE: agricultural sector should be included in EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, according to MEPs’ opinion
GMO: MEPs oppose authorisation of herbicide-tolerant GM soybean and cotton
CLIMATE: Jan Huitema’s draft report on revision of CO2 standards for cars receives mixed reception in European Parliament
CLIMATE: more than 25 million tonnes of CO2 from ships may fall outside ETS, denounces NGO T&E
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Damian Boeselager insists on need to fight against discrimination
TRANSPORT: European Commission defends its position on issue of airline slots
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECOFIN: international tax reform and European Recovery Plan on agenda of EU Finance Ministers
SOCIAL - EMPLOYMENT - ÉDUCATION
SOCIAL: European Parliament more bitter than ever after EU Council’s rejection of interinstitutional agreement on coordination of social security systems
EDUCATION: proposal for recommendation on learning for environmental sustainability
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves Austrian support for seasonal businesses
STATE AID: green light for French support of €250 million to compensate businesses downstream of farms affected by frost
CLIMATE: emissions from EU economic activities fell 24% between 2008 and 2020, according to Eurostat
TRANSPORT: ‘Eurovignette’ Interinstitutional Agreement approved in European Parliament committee
SERBIA: international community welcomes constitutional referendum on 16 January
EMPLOYMENT: second interinstitutional meeting scheduled for Monday 31 January on minimum wages
SOCIAL: Lucia Nicholsonová welcomes EU Council’s support for interinstitutional agreement on Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive
SYRIA: EU calls conviction of former Syrian colonel “historic decision”
UNITED KINGDOM: first meeting between Maroš Šefčovič and Liz Truss on Northern Ireland Protocol
TURKEY/ARMENIA: Union welcomes willingness of Turkey and Armenia to work towards normalisation of their relations