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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12905

8 March 2022
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SECURITY - DEFENCE / Defence
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine featured in ‘Strategic Compass’
Brussels, 07/03/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and its consequences for the EU have made their way into the new draft ‘Strategic Compass’, dated 5 March and obtained by EUROPE (see EUROPE B12899A16).

While the ‘Strategic Compass’ is intended to present “a common strategic vision of the EU’s security and defence policy for the next 5 to 10 years”, the new draft repeatedly emphasises Russia’s ongoing military aggression in Ukraine.

The document looks at the aggression, but also at...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The Ukrainians and the arms of the European Union (1/2)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Commission responds to emergency and prepares ground for longer-term measures
DEVELOPMENT: EU ministers identify plans for €100 million in immediate aid to Ukraine and Moldova in face of major humanitarian crisis
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States support adoption of market measures related to effects of the war
AGRICULTURE: EU group of experts on ‘European Food Security Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism’ to meet on 9 March
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe considers excluding Russia
RUSSIA: Russia and Belarus suspended from Council of Baltic Sea States
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine featured in ‘Strategic Compass’
DEFENCE: Denmark considers lifting its reservation on its participation in EU’s CSDP
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: political agreement of Member States to invite Commission to consider membership applications of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
TRADE/CLIMATE: France submits to Council a compromise text on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism adjustment mechanism at EU’s borders
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: members of European Parliament negotiating group reach a provisional political agreement on ‘Pay Transparency’ Directive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: discrimination in labour market to occupy ministers on Monday 14 March
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: InvestEU, signing of agreement on use of public guarantee from EU budget
TAXATION: French Presidency of EU Council wants to make progress on ‘VAT in digital age’ initiative
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States agree to extend regulation establishing EU Covid certificate by one year
COHESION: React-EU, European Commission grants €66.5 million to Luxembourg and Sweden
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Ukrainian agricultural organisation UNAF to join EU farming community
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: on occasion of International Women’s Day, Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe creates “The Women’s PACE” group
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves three new designations from Croatia and Hungary
STATE AID: European Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Luxembourg
COMPANIES: SMEunited calls for maintenance of temporary framework on State aid
JUSTICE: tool for reporting EU sanction violations
Kiosk
Kiosk: No. 055