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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12906
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / European council

European leaders want to strengthen EU’s strategic autonomy

European leaders are expected to commit to strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy in defence, energy and the economy, according to a Tuesday 8 March draft of the declaration they are expected to adopt at the Versailles summit on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 March. In parallel, they will adopt a declaration affirming their solidarity with the Ukrainian people (see EUROPE B12906A2).

Calling Russian aggression in Ukraine a “tectonic shift in European history”, and in the face of...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The Ukrainians and the arms of the European Union (2/2)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Europe prepared to do more to support Ukrainians
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European leaders want to strengthen EU’s strategic autonomy
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’, Commission presents draft plan to reduce EU’s energy dependence and to fight against rising prices
HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission proposes to step up aid to refugees fleeing war in Ukraine by mobilising unused funds from previous EU budget
COHESION: European Commission presents its legislative initiative “CARE” to help regions cope with influx of refugees
AGRICULTURE: European Commission called upon to present food safety plan due to war
DIGITAL: EU Member States call on major digital players to be more active in combating online disinformation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: final warning to Russia
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: European Parliament commends Member States’ efforts to welcome refugees and calls on European Commission to give them more support
WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Oksana Zabuzhko addresses European Parliament to testify about resistance of Ukrainian women and to analyse Kremlin’s strategy. 
DEMOCRACY: EU wants to do more to fight disinformation and foreign interference
COHESION: Elisa Ferreira downplays consequences of delays in cohesion policy programming
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: European Commission proposes new EU rules to criminalise violence against women
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CUSTOMS/TAXATION: Court condemns United Kingdom for insufficient control of Chinese textile imports and damage to EU budget
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EU ministers to discuss disability issues on Wednesday 9 March
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: some twenty associations alert European Commission to lack of qualified professionals for energy transition  
BIODIVERSITY: Fondation Franz Weber calls on CITES to condemn Namibia for selling wild elephants for export to a zoo
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: former ESA Director General pursues his career in private sector
SOCIAL: European Commission launches call for evidence on minimum income
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to revise Combined Transport Directive