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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12934
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Energy

EU embargo on Russian oil more necessary than ever, says Bruno Le Maire

It is “more necessary than ever” for the European Union to stop importing oil from Russia, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Europe 1 radio on Tuesday 19 April, after Ukraine announced the start of a major Russian offensive in the Donbass.

“Stopping the import of oil from Russia hurts the financing of the war in Ukraine”, he said.

While EU Member States agreed on Thursday 7 April to ban the import of any kind of Russian coal or coal exported from Russia (a...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Western leaders reaffirm their support for Ukrainians “in every way possible”
ENERGY: EU embargo on Russian oil more necessary than ever, says Bruno Le Maire
STATE AID: green light for €20 billion in German support for companies in context of Ukraine invasion
STATE AID: European Commission approves €836 million Polish scheme to support agricultural sector in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises additional 50 million euros in emergency aid for Ukraine and Moldova
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament committee of inquiry into Pegasus spyware starts work amid new revelations of illegal eavesdropping
MIGRATION: number of illegal border crossings into EU at its highest since 2016, according to Frontex
TRANSPORT: infrastructure for alternative fuels, Ismail Ertug expects complex discussions on several central points in text
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EU to promote education for environmental sustainability from an early age
COHESION: European Commission adopts a partnership agreement with Germany in framework of post-2020 cohesion
CLIMATE: more than 60% of Europeans believe that climate policies will improve their quality of life, according to an EIB survey
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: MEPs want to draw lessons from European response to Covid-19 to better prepare EU for future crises
HEALTH: Poland wants to withdraw from EU’s pooled procurement mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines
COHESION: REACT-EU, France and Germany to receive a further €56.3 million in aid
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: according to Europe Jacques Delors, there is room to manoeuvre to impose mirror clauses on agri-food imports
TRADE: seven Greens/EFA MEPs make recommendations for future trade agreements
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: IMF revises its 2022 euro-area growth forecast downward and its inflation forecast upward
FINANCE: supervisory authorities continue their work on sustainability
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: OLAF report accuses Marine Le Pen of misappropriating EU funds