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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12958

24 May 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS / Wto
Merchandise trade struggling to recover, according to latest estimates

Brussels, 23/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) barometer released on 23 May shows a slight decline in merchandise trade in March. This instrument indicates the likely trend for the last few months, before official figures become available. The war in Ukraine and lockdowns related to Covid-19 in China probably negatively affected the recovery that was expected in the spring by the WTO. The container transport sector seems to be among the most affected, while...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission recommends maintaining freeze on Stability and Growth Pact until end of 2023
GREECE: Athens should no longer be subject to in-depth fiscal surveillance from August
FINANCE: EU Council of Ministers to adopt its position on European Long-Term Investment Fund ‘ELTIF’
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities were effective at height of Covid-19 pandemic, according to European Commission
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Hungary’s fourth hearing was slightly more “constructive”, but no significant change on substantive issues
BUDGET: ‘blacklist’ is under-used tool to protect EU funds against fraud, according to EU Court of Auditors
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: French Presidency of the EU Council to test support for temporary solidarity mechanism to bring southern countries on board with ‘Screening’ and Eurodac regulations
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to discuss, on Tuesday 24 May, agricultural markets and effects of war on food security
FISHERIES: ClientEarth takes legal action over quotas set by EU and UK
TRANSPORT: European Commission adopts its contingency plan to strengthen transport resilience in times of crisis
TRANSPORT: CORSIA offsetting mechanism - EU Council adopts its mandate for future inter-institutional negotiations
DIGITAL: French Presidency of EU Council stresses need to increase overall level of cyber security
SPACE: Copernicus 2035 - Member States suggest that programme should evolve towards dual activities
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Commission launches new tool in fight against Covid-19: Therapeutics Innovation Booster
STATE AID: Covid-19, European Commission approves €890,000 Cypriot aid for cheese makers
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Michel proposes to work on a roadmap to move Bosnia and Herzegovina forward on path to EU
CAUCASUS: progress made in resolution of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia
EGYPT: EU defines its partnership priorities with Cairo
DEVELOPMENT: EU wants to build global partnerships with LDCs to accelerate UN Agenda 2030 and SDGs
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Council of Europe proposes comprehensive framework to combat hate speech
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Council of Europe recommendation on protecting rights of migrant women and girls
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States must do everything possible to keep Schengen area “open”, demands EESC
ECB: Christine Lagarde considers end of negative interest rates in third quarter
SPACE: space traffic management - Member States support possibility of presenting a legislative act, but without giving a date
TRADE: EU imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese and Brazilian chromium coated steel products
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission opens call for evidence on banning forced labour products
WTO: merchandise trade struggling to recover, according to latest estimates
NEAR EAST: Metsola critical of Israeli refusal to let Manu Pineda in
SOCIAL: serious and fatal accidents related to use of machinery are constantly increasing
SOMALIA: Josep Borrell congratulates new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and hopes for a commitment to reform
TRANSPORT: Commission consults to define minimum electricity share in renewable fuel production
FISHERIES: organic aquaculture production has increased by 60% in 5 years, says EUMOFA report
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