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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12926

6 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 33
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Migration
European Commission announces new €53 million financial support for Moldova at international event in Berlin

05/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, announced on Tuesday 5 April an additional €53 million in aid to help the Republic of Moldova address the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. This support was announced at a ministerial conference in Berlin to launch the ‘Moldova Support Platform’. Initiated by Germany, France and Romania, it brings together Member States, G7 countries and international partners to mobilise...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Towards Single Defence? And why not? (2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes a strengthened Industrial Emissions Directive to work towards EU’s ‘zero pollution’ ambition
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission presents legislative proposals to combat fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances
Interview CLIMATE: “Many politicians have not yet realised the extent of the shift needed if we are to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement”, says François Gemenne
AGRICULTURE: short-term outlook for agricultural markets affected by war in Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Farm to Fork strategy ‘beneficial’’ for food safety, says Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
JUSTICE: EU Council gives green light for signature of Second Protocol to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission proposes embargo on Russian coal
RUSSIA: European Parliament to call for additional sanctions
NATO: Stoltenberg says war in Ukraine is entering crucial phase
EDUCATION: Europeans mobilise tools to support education sector in Ukraine and EU
BUDGET: MEPs concerned about effects of inflation and call for revised instruments to help Ukraine
UKRAINE: Mrs von der Leyen and Mr Borrell in Kyiv this week
MIGRATION: European Commission announces new €53 million financial support for Moldova at international event in Berlin
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Commission announces activation of Rule of law mechanism against Hungary
DEFENCE: Borrell calls for better consultation on defence spending
MIGRATION: European Parliament concerned about fate of child refugees from Ukraine
BUDGET: European Parliament calls for “substantial funding” in 2023 to address consequences of war in Ukraine
FISHERIES: MEPs concerned about fisheries relations with UK after June 2026
ENERGY: European Parliament gives green light to use of urgency procedure for gas storage regulation
ENERGY: European Parliament approves provisional agreement with EU Council on revision of TEN-E regulation
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve revised rules on vehicles hired without drivers
JUSTICE: European Parliament adopts own-initiative report on protection of children in legal proceedings
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Angel Dzhambazki sanctioned for “inappropriate behaviour” in Chamber
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: minimum taxation of multinationals, Poland blocks EU Council agreement on directive transposing OECD agreement into EU
ECONOMY: at this stage, Eurogroup does not foresee a risk of recession in 2022
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Pfleiderer Polska by Kronospan
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: evaluation of Polish recovery plan could be finalised “very soon”, according to Valdis Dombrovskis
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: West Africa food crisis, 11 NGOs call to close $4 billion funding gap in UN appeal
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Council of Europe report identifies links between pandemic and declining prison populations in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: extraordinary Eurogroup meeting on Tuesday 3 May on banking union
FINANCE: ESMA says funds with an environmental, social and governance strategy provided better returns to investors in 2020
SERBIA: Michel congratulates Aleksandar Vučić on his re-election