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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12917
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Ukraine/russia

Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Parliament, European Council and European Commission more united than ever

On the eve of a European Council that promises to be crucial in consolidating the EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission showed a united front, on Wednesday 23 March, at the European Parliament’s mini-plenary session in Brussels.

The overwhelming majority of MEPs and the Presidents of the Commission and the European Council agreed on strengthening the European Union’s energy autonomy, welcoming...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: President Biden at European Council to underline transatlantic understanding in response to Russian invasion
ENERGY: EU leaders could agree on joint gas purchases
MIGRATION: EU States ready to step up refugee reception efforts, but face new funding needs
INTERNAL MARKET/INDUSTRY: EU27 to reiterate call for reduction of EU strategic dependencies
EUROZONE: Euro Summit postponed
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: towards a renewal of Charles Michel’s mandate
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission proposes joint gas purchases and minimum storage obligations
AGRICULTURE: EU must “contribute to covering production gap to address global shortage of wheat” and other products, says Valdis Dombrovskis
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes various exceptional measures to stabilise agricultural markets and support EU producers
MIGRATION: European Commission reminds Member States of rights of refugees from Ukraine and stands ready to assist them
STATE AID: war in Ukraine, European Commission adopts Temporary Crisis Framework
Interview TRADE: EU/Ukraine trade needs to be further liberalised, says Ukrainian CCI President Gennadiy Chyzhykov
RUSSIA: Russia will only cease to be under jurisdiction of European Court of Human Rights in six months’ time
DEFENCE: EU adopts additional €500 million European Peace Facility support for Ukraine
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: a hundred MEPs create network to support Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Alliance will strengthen its positions on its eastern flank
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Parliament, European Council and European Commission more united than ever
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells MEPs to increase humanitarian aid
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: EU strongly condemns extension of Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment
FOOD: European Commission will support global Coalitions for Action to promote sustainable food systems
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU stands up for recalibrated humanitarian aid to meet huge global needs
TRADE: “tailor-made” treatment of sustainable development in trade agreements is needed, says Sabine Weyand
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: roadmap for artificial intelligence, Axel Voss’ report adopted in European Parliament committee
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs propose to go further in reforming the EU anti-money laundering framework
MONEY LAUNDERING: harmonisation of information exchange and more financial and technical means would help fight money laundering
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SOCIAL: health, social security and social protection are at heart of “Conclusions 2021” of European Committee of Social Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: adoption of rural development programmes of four EU candidate countries
AGRICULTURE: European Commission publishes study assessing impact of LEADER on balanced territorial development
AGRICULTURE: beekeeping; European Commission study on how to control varroa mites
CAUCASUS: EU concerned about possible interruption of gas supply to Stepanakert
RULE OF LAW: López Aguilar calls on Commission to not validate Polish recovery plan while concerns about judiciary independence persist
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to update certain rules on road vehicle safety