Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe urges Tunisia to preserve democratic gains

01/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – “I am deeply concerned about the deteriorating political situation in Tunisia”, said Tiny Kox, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, today. “With the President’s decision to dissolve the parliament, which has been suspended since July 2021, the tug of war between the institutions has now reached a new and dangerous stage”, he added, before calling to “avoid any further escalation” and “preserve the democratic...

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

CHINA: Beijing concedes to EU that it has a role to play in international peacekeeping, but offers no further guarantees

UKRAINE: Roberta Metsola in Kyiv to send a message of support to Ukrainian resistance

RUSSIA: EU High Representative deplores Russia’s decision to ban many EU officials from its territory

MOLDOVA: Ms Loiseau and Mr Paet call for additional support

ECONOMY: Commission wants to facilitate conversion of Ukrainian hryvnia in EU

ENERGY: Russia will not cut gas supplies to Europe on Friday, Kremlin says

ENERGY: broad support from Member States for proposed regulation on gas storage

COHESION: REACT-EU, introduction of a unit cost of €40 to meet basic needs of refugees fleeing Ukraine

CULTURE: Ukraine calls for Russia’s exclusion from UNESCO and creation of European fund for heritage reconstruction

HOME AFFAIRS: Europol deploys teams to Ukraine’s borders

TRANSPORT: Russia announces it will keep hundreds of planes leased from European companies

SECTORAL POLICIES

AGRICULTURE: food security and agricultural markets to dominate EU Council discussions on 7 April in Luxembourg

AGRICULTURE: EU trade organisations disappointed with geographical indication review proposal

GMO: MEPs oppose EU authorisation of glyphosate-tolerant GM soya

ENVIRONMENT: MEPs keen to eliminate persistent organic pollutants in waste

ENVIRONMENT: in EU, 96% of city dwellers exposed to air pollution levels above WHO guidelines, says EEA

DIGITAL: DSA, targeted advertising and ‘dark patterns’ remain sticking points between European Parliament and EU Council

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS

ECOFIN: ‘minimum taxation of multinationals’ directive and economic impact of Russian invasion on agenda of EU Finance Ministers

MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs call to extend EU rules on money transfers to crypto-assets

COMPANIES: SMEs should be included in ‘Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’, say several experts

EXTERNAL ACTION

GHANA: EU strengthens partnership with Accra on green growth, stability and jobs

INSTITUTIONAL

PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Ukraine, energy and Commission’s mid-mandate review on MEPs’ agenda in Strasbourg

BUDGET: MEPs postpone decision on discharge of Frontex’s 2020 accounts

NEWS BRIEFS

WESTERN BALKANS: Eurochambres calls for clear timeframe for implementation of reforms

CLIMATE: European Commission awards over €1 billion to seven projects aiming to reduce CO₂ emissions

ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 7.5% in March

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: more than 200 legislative proposals are expected by May 2024, according to an internal European Parliament study

TUNISIA: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe urges Tunisia to preserve democratic gains