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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12889

12 February 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 20
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
EU ministers to discuss Africa in presence of WTO Director
Brussels, 11/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (FPEU) will host the trade ministers of the 27 Member States on 13 and 14 February in Marseille. They will be joined at Sunday’s dinner by the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and by the EU Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis.

Together, the policy makers will discuss the prospects for trade multilateralism and the challenges facing the WTO. The aim will be to restore momentum to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
SEAS: One Ocean Summit, some 30 countries commit to global treaties to protect high seas and tackle plastic pollution
CLIMATE: revision of ESR, Jessica Polfjärd’s draft report well received by MEPs
ENERGY: according to Eurostat, consumer energy prices increased 25% between December 2020 and December 2021
COHESION: regions want more horizontal cohesion principles in EU policies
TRANSPORT: European rail sector loses almost €50 billion since start of health crisis
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: African requests for EU/AU summit to be discussed by EU Member States
AFRICA: European Parliament expects EU/AU Summit to result in a stronger strategic partnership with Africa to address global challenges together
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU denounces Republika Srpska Assembly’s vote on creating its own High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council
RUSSIA: further meeting in ‘Normandy’ format planned for March
TRADE: EU ministers to discuss Africa in presence of WTO Director
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU Member States give green light for sixth macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, tensions in Ukraine, Pegasus spyware and fight against cancer on European Parliament agenda
EP2024: European Parliament lawyers consider creation of transnational lists as compatible with EU Treaty
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: link between Social Climate Fund and ETS2 being debated in European Parliament
SOCIAL: EU ministers to discuss employment impact of digital and green transition on 15 February
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States to discuss draft conclusions on sustainable carbon cycles on 14 February
GUATEMALA: EU expresses concern about continuing deterioration of Rule of law
MIGRATION: commissioner Ylva Johansson offers Senegal Frontex assistance
CSDP: European Maritime Safety Agency signs cooperation agreements with operations Atalanta and Irini
UNITED KINGDOM: “intensive talks” to come to promote an agreement on Northern Ireland protocol