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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12930

12 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 29
EXTERNAL ACTION / Development
EDD 2022, EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ investment strategy on show on 21-22 June
Brussels, 11/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 11 April, the European Commission announced that the Global Gateway, the EU’s strategic investment plan for major infrastructure projects to create global connectivity, regulatory frameworks and counter China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, will be at the heart of the European Development Days (EDD) on 21-22 June.

Objective: to take stock of the implementation of this investment plan. 

For this 15th edition, the EDD will bring together senior officials for panels devoted to...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: National elections, European repercussions
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Europeans want Russia to be held accountable for atrocities
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU countries fear new atrocities in forthcoming battle for Donbas
TRANSPORT: European Commission adds 21 Russian airlines to EU Air Safety List
MIGRATION: more than €10 billion raised on 9 April in Warsaw to help refugees from Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: European Commission has submitted questionnaires for EU membership to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
PALESTINE: 15 Member States call on Commission to disburse aid to Palestine
MALI: Mr Borrell confirms suspension of operational training for EUTM Mali and EUCAP Sahel Mali
DEVELOPMENT: EDD 2022, EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ investment strategy on show on 21-22 June
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Member States surveyed in EU Council on revision of energy efficiency and renewables directives
ENERGY: European energy regulators urge caution before any legislative proposals on offshore renewables are developed
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, French Presidency of EU Council specifies connection exemptions for ships at berth
SPACE: ‘secure constellation’, some Member States have questions about funding
HOME AFFAIRS: Didier Reynders and several European Commission officials potentially targeted by Pegasus spyware
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission study supports EU animal welfare label
FISHERIES: UK-French licensing dispute on way to being resolved, says Virginijus Sinkevičius
COHESION: CPMR concerned about gradual diversion of cohesion policy to respond to crises
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: EU launches its digital finance platform
FINANCE: ESMA publishes latest annual transparency calculations
COMPETITION: European Commission conditionally clears Parker’s acquisition of Meggitt
STATE AID: Portuguese support of €250 million for capitalisation of Banco Português de Fomento is approved
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Rule of law and Conference on Future of Europe on agenda of EU countries
CULTURE
CULTURE: European Commission launches new think tank to implement New European Bauhaus
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe to defend children in crisis and war
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: European Commission and Egypt show willingness to cooperate for COP27
ENERGY: a coalition of 150 companies calls on European Commission to prepare a strategy on geothermal energy
LEBANON: EU welcomes agreement between Beirut and IMF
RUSSIA: EU denounces revocation of 15 NGOs
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: employment continued to grow at end of 2021 in EU