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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12898

25 February 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 25
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Migration
EU27 ready to welcome refugees from Ukraine into EU
Brussels, 25/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Heads of State or Government of the European Union Member States asked the European Commission and the European External Action Service on the night of 24-25 February to prepare contingency plans in the event of an influx of Ukrainian refugees into the EU at European borders. A number of them have expressed their readiness to receive people fleeing Ukraine.

“We discussed the humanitarian situation at great length”, said French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the extraordinary...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: EU leaders agree on unprecedented sanctions against Moscow
UKRAINE: Kiev calls on EU to provide air defence, anti-missile, and anti-ship systems
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Stoltenberg convenes virtual summit on Friday 25 February on Russian invasion
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: “appalled” by Russian military aggression, G7 prepares tough sanctions
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: MEPs call on EU to impose tough sanctions on Russia
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Ukrainian crisis—European Parliament to hold extraordinary session on Tuesday, 1 March
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Council of Europe statutory bodies prepare coordinated response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine
MIGRATION: EU27 ready to welcome refugees from Ukraine into EU
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU27 call on Moscow to respect international humanitarian law
ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen reaffirms EU’s ability to resist “any kind of pressure from Russian gas supplies”
TRADE: European companies already fear trade repercussions after sanctions
ECONOMY: Russian invasion increases uncertainty, but our fundamentals are strong, says Valdis Dombrovskis
DIGITAL: EU to continue supporting Ukraine on cyber security
REGIONS: European Committee of Regions condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine
SOCIAL: European trade unions demonstrate in solidarity with Ukrainian people
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: Russian invasion of Ukraine upsets EU finance ministers’ agenda
COMPANIES: political agreement in EU Council on ‘Corporate Sustainability Disclosure’ Directive
ECONOMY: sustainable growth is best way to have a sustainable debt, highlights Paolo Gentiloni
GREECE: European Commission satisfied with Greek macroeconomic policy
COMPETITION: European Commission conditionally clears merger between Cargotec and Konecranes
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET/INDUSTRY: Russian invasion of Ukraine confirms importance of EU’s strategic autonomy
DIGITAL: French Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen role of European Artificial Intelligence Committee
TRANSPORT: ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’, French Presidency of EU Council consults Member States on allocation of sanctions revenue
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Court of Justice condemns Spanish legislation that excludes domestic workers from unemployment benefits and constitutes indirect discrimination on grounds of sex
NEWS BRIEFS
TAXATION: list of countries and territories uncooperative for tax purposes remains unchanged, according to Council of the European Union