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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12953

17 May 2022
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Palestine
Coveney calls for funds to be paid to Palestinian Authority
Brussels, 16/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday 16 May that the EU must find a way to release more than €3 million for the Palestinian Authority, which the Commission will not transfer because of allegations that Palestinian school books contain anti-Semitic, racist or incitement to hatred and violence.

“The EU should give a signal today that the money should be released and that we are there to support basic services on the ground for the Palestinian people through the Palestinian...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The future of Europe deserves more than a conference with no meaningful follow-up (1)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: no agreement between EU ministers on sixth sanctions package
ENERGY: payment for Russian gas in roubles, European Commission provides new guidelines to Member States
UNITED STATES: EU-US Council adapts work to address consequences of war
SPACE: Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Commission speeds up strengthening of European autonomy
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States welcome ‘solidarity lanes’ to move grain from Ukraine
GENDER EQUALITY: for International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Council of Europe warns of risks linked to war in Ukraine
MIGRATION: European Commission launches telephone helpline to guide people fleeing Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: a Finnish and Swedish membership bid would be a historic moment, says Jens Stoltenberg
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission does not rule out possibility of establishing an EU-wide gas price cap, according to a draft document
ENVIRONMENT: sustainable chemicals, European Commission briefs MEPs on progress towards revision of ‘REACH’ and ‘CLP’ regulations
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SDGs, European Commission fine-tunes its country reports for the UN High Level Political Forum
INTERNAL MARKET: EU Council reaches political agreement on reform of European standardisation organisations
TRANSPORT: multimodality, MEPs split in European Parliament Committee on preferred approach to developing rail transport
MIGRATION: irregular arrivals in EU rise by 69% in 2022 compared to first months of 2021, according to Frontex
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: blocking accession process of North Macedonia and Albania is a gift to Russia, says Mr Borrell
PALESTINE: Coveney calls for funds to be paid to Palestinian Authority
SUDAN: EU urges all Sudanese stakeholders to participate constructively in political dialogue
TRADE: MEPs debate level of aggressiveness for anti-coercion tool
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Russian invasion of Ukraine undermines growth forecasts for 2022
STATE AID: European Commission approves €2 billion of Greek investment aid to foster a sustainable recovery
STATE AID: approval of €404 million in Swedish support to help disadvantaged workers access labour market
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Next Generation EU, Paolo Gentiloni expects revisions to national recovery plans
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission proposes to adjust rules of Financial Regulation
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Marie Toussaint welcomes German opposition to complementary delegated act on taxonomy
CYBER SECURITY: EU extends its framework for sanctions against cyber attackers for 3 years
ENERGY: EU Council endorses revision of TEN-E Regulation
SPACE: Copernicus programme, European Commission signs agreement with Canadian Space Agency
FINANCE: EBA proposes final technical standards for crowdfunding service providers
MIGRATION: Switzerland approves strengthening Frontex’s missions
DIGITAL: interinstitutional agreement on DMA approved by European Parliament Committee
DIGITAL: EU Council approves interinstitutional agreement on Data Governance Act
PALESTINE: EU announces €25 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians