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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12919
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Commissioner Wojciechowski launches applications for first European Organic Awards

On Friday 25 March, Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski launched the applications for the first ever EU Organic Awards alongside representatives of the awards’ co-organisers, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Committee of the Regions, Copa-Cogeca (EU farming organisations and cooperatives) and IFOAM Organics Europe.

These awards, a first at EU level, will raise awareness amongst the wider public about organic production and its benefits by putting...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ENERGY: EU Member States agree on common gas purchases, but remain divided on need for market measures
ENERGY: Washington and European Commission agree on significant increase in American LNG deliveries to EU
DEFENCE: EU leaders approve ‘Strategic Compass’
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: “We believe in the EU”, says Zelensky
AGRICULTURE: European Council pledges to tackle risk of food insecurity arising from in Ukraine
INDUSTRY/INTERNAL MARKET: Member States again call for EU industrial independence
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: European Council calls on Bosnian leaders to make progress on reforms
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UN: Josep Borrell welcomes UN resolution deploring disastrous humanitarian consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU steps up delivery of emergency equipment to Ukraine and evacuation of Ukrainian patients
FISHERIES: European Commission activates crisis measures for EU fishermen and aquaculture farmers
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: data transfer and protection, European Commission announces agreement in principle on a new framework with US
DIGITAL: DMA, designation thresholds and interoperability at heart of provisional agreement between European Parliament and EU Council
FISHERIES: launch of European Bottom Fishing Alliance in a delicate context
AGRICULTURE: Commissioner Wojciechowski launches applications for first European Organic Awards
INSTITUTIONAL
European Parliament 2024: MEPs to decide on reform of EU’s electoral law on 28 March
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities update their supervisory statement on application of Sustainable Finance Transparency Regulation
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for €50 million Irish scheme to support beef sector
STATE AID: European Commission approves €13.9 million Croatian support for fishery sector
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese calcium silicon
NORTH KOREA: EU condemns North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch into Sea of Japan
RULE OF LAW: four European Parliament political group leaders urge Ursula von der Leyen not to approve Polish recovery plan yet
FINANCE: European Securities and Markets Authority extends recognition decisions for UK clearing houses
INSTITUTIONAL: Treaty of Rome is 65 years old
PALESTINE: EU announces €25 million in aid for rising food prices
SOMALIA: EU stands in solidarity with Somali people bereaved by recent terrorist attacks