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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12933

15 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 22
SECTORAL POLICIES / Seas
EU confirms commitments worth €1 billion to protect ocean
Brussels, 14/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

At the ‘Our Ocean’ conference in Palau on Thursday 14 April, the EU renewed its commitment to international ocean governance with a package supporting projects worth €1 billion.

By presenting a list of 44 commitments for the period 2020-2022, worth almost €1 billion, the EU has made its most significant commitments in terms of value ever announced at an ‘Our Ocean’ conference.

EUROPE has previously published the list of commitments (see EUROPE B12897A16).

Almost €500 million...

Contents

Time off: Easter
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: European Central Bank continues its normalisation process and is considering stopping its asset purchase programme
FINANCE: ESAs note that recovery is stagnating in a context of existing and new risks
SECTORAL POLICIES
SEAS: EU confirms commitments worth €1 billion to protect ocean
TRANSPORT: French Presidency of EU Council specifies certain deadlines for deployment of alternative fuel infrastructures
DIGITAL: digital identification, French Presidency of EU Council clarifies obligations of trust service providers
ANIMAL HEALTH: draft conclusions of French Presidency of EU Council on vaccination against avian influenza
ENERGY: CEER publishes its recommendations on gas package revision
INTERNAL MARKET: SMEs and regions welcome Commission proposals on geographical indications for craft and industrial goods
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: EU co-legislators to meet on Tuesday 26 April to discuss minimum wages
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU Council approves recommendation to help Ukrainian refugees convert their money
SPACE: ESA cancels lunar exploration missions with Russia
UKRAINE: destruction of places of worship in Ukraine, along with killing of civilians, constitutes a crime against humanity, say Council of Europe and OSCE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe assesses measures to protect migrant children from sexual abuse
TURKEY: proceedings against Turkey in Kavala case reinforced by comments of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
EXTERNAL ACTION
TUNISIA: European Parliament delegation calls for inclusive national dialogue
GEORGIA: European Parliament delegation calls for further reforms in relation to prospect of accession to EU
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: EIOPA launches a consultation on draft guidelines on integration of customer sustainability preferences
SPACE: ESA may have a solution for getting Copernicus’ Sentinel 1-Bsatellite back into service
MALI: Mr Diop denies the presence of Wagner in his country
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches public consultation on Single Market Emergency Instrument
CSDP: EU extends its EUAM mission in Iraq by 2 years