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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12917

24 March 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 32
NEWS BRIEFS / Agriculture
Adoption of rural development programmes of four EU candidate countries

23/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 23 March, the European Commission adopted the rural development programmes for Albania (€112 million), North Macedonia (€97 million), Serbia (€288 million) and Turkey (€430 million) under the EU pre-accession assistance for rural development (IPARD) for the period 2021-2027. Supported financially by the EU, the countries concerned and private organisations, these programmes aim to increase the competitiveness of the agri-food sector,...

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