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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12929

9 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget
European Parliament forecasts 6.24% spending increase in 2023
Brussels, 08/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 7 April the European Parliament forecast a 6.24% increase in its operating expenditure next year compared to 2022, bringing its total ‘estimates’ for 2023 to €2.24 billion.

In adopting the report by Niclas Herbst (EPP, Germany) on the European Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2023, the European Parliament is planning 60 new posts related to cybersecurity and security, but is only requesting 52 additional posts in the establishment plan for 2023.

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Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU adopts its fifth package of sanctions against Moscow
UKRAINE: Ursula von der Leyen wants to present European Commission’s opinion on Ukraine’s application to join EU this summer
MIGRATION: EU and Ukrainian telephone operators commit to continue their efforts to ensure that Ukrainians can continue to communicate
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls on Member States to support Ukrainian Roma who face discrimination and prejudice
HEALTH: ECDC provides guidance for TB testing and screening of populations arriving from Ukraine
REGIONS: European regions call for more financial resources to host refugees
TRANSPORT: military mobility—European Commission announces €339 million in funding for 22 projects
ENERGY: French EU Council Presidency is sounding out Member States on proposed regulation on gas storage
ENERGY: report commissioned by Greenpeace exposes extraordinary profits made by oil companies
ENERGY: launch of European platform for joint gas procurement
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Global Gateway and Mali on agenda of Foreign Affairs Council
SOUTH SUDAN: EU urges South Sudanese leaders to swiftly implement 3 April military agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: rising farm input costs continue to worry EU ministers
AGRICULTURE: first somewhat positive reaction to EU Council on geographical indications proposal
AGRICULTURE: minister Julien Denormandie says proposal on industrial emissions is “an aberration”
ENERGY: ACER summarises current gas storage situation in EU
BIODIVERSITY: neonicotinoid Sulfoxaflor, PAN Europe welcomes a step by Commission to protect bees
RESEARCH: European Commission presents new roadmap to support innovative low-carbon technologies
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: European Parliament forecasts 6.24% spending increase in 2023
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European Commission announces first payment of Greek recovery plan
STATE AID: Covid-19, European Commission validates public support for pig sector in France and for Bulgarian farmers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: Council of Europe sets guidelines for digital political campaigns
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe report warns of increase in child self-generated sexual images and videos
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for new Czech climate resilient forest scheme
CLIMATE: ten largest emitters in EU carbon market are German and Polish coal-fired power plants, according to analysis by Ember
CLIMATE: emissions from ETS installations up 7.3% in 2021, says Sandbag
SPACE: Arianespace to launch Sentinel 1-C satellite for Copernicus programme
INDUSTRY: European Commission is soon to publish staff working document on European Chips Act
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission opens a period of contributions on autonomous cars
EMPLOYMENT: minimum wages, co-legislators make slow but steady progress
TRANSPORT: EU Member State transport ministers meet to discuss responses to Russian invasion of Ukraine