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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12910

15 March 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / North macedonia
Kovačevski calls on Member States to agree on date for opening of EU accession negotiations
Brussels, 14/03/2022 (Agence Europe)

North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski called on Monday 14 March for all EU member states to give Skopje a date for its first intergovernmental conference to open accession negotiations.

Speaking to the media in Skopje, the Prime Minister said it was important for his country to have “a crystal-clear EU perspective”.

“I cannot promise a date, I can promise a will. Where there’s a will, there’s a way”, replied the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU Member States agree on a fourth package of sanctions
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russia soon to be expelled from Council of Europe
AGRICULTURE: European Commission should propose triggering of aid for private storage of pigmeat in context of war
SOCIAL: Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Commission considers follow-up to CARE instrument
HUMANITARIAN AID: Polish minister Paweł Jabłoński calls on EU to release “billions of euros” to help his country integrate refugees
INDUSTRY: Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Industrial Forum meets
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU coordinates first evacuation of sick Ukrainian children from Poland to Italy
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: provisional agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on International Procurement Instrument
TRADE: MEPs negotiate shape of future instrument to protect against foreign subsidies that distort competition in EU
NORTH MACEDONIA: Kovačevski calls on Member States to agree on date for opening of EU accession negotiations
IRAN: Paris, Berlin and London disappointed with pause in nuclear talks
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: crypto-assets markets, MEPs back down on tough sustainability standards
ECONOMY: Eurogroup ready to adjust euro area fiscal stance at any time
ECOFIN: economic impact of war in Ukraine, international tax reform and CBAM on agenda of EU ministers
BANKS: level of transparency on banks’ exposure to climate risk remains “insufficient”, says ECB
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: political agreement in EU Council on directive on gender equality on company boards
DEMOCRACY: MEPs to continue work on interference and disinformation in ‘INGE 2’ Committee
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: alternative fuel infrastructure, MEPs show their differences
TRANSPORT: MEPs sceptical of latest EASA report on air safety and social factors presented to European Parliament committee
BIODIVERSITY: EU looks to Geneva negotiations for an ambitious post-2020 global framework at COP15 in Kunming
CLIMATE: IPCC report, Hans Poertner calls on MEPs to act to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
AGRICULTURE: war in Ukraine, Farm Europe calls on EU to take ‘ immediate’ action on food security
FISHERIES: EU fisheries sector calls for emergency measures due to Russian invasion of Ukraine
SPACE: EU Member States remain cautious over space traffic management
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen acquis, European Parliament could distance itself from EU Council on issue of surprise visits to Member States
REGIONS: European Commission approves €2 billion of support for 12 Member States under Brexit Adjustment Reserve
NEWS BRIEFS
SAUDI ARABIA: EU denounces execution of over 80 people
CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan denounces European Parliament resolution on destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
COHESION: European Commission wants to strengthen inclusiveness of partnership principle
ENVIRONMENT: limitation of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, European Commission is consulting
MEXICO: Bernd Lange calls for ratification of modernisation of EU’s comprehensive agreement with Mexico