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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12962
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Enlargement

Draghi says ‘big countries’ in EU are against granting Ukraine candidate country status

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tuesday 31 May that granting candidate country status to Ukraine did not have the approval of the ‘big’ EU member states, apart from his own.

“Candidate country status is objected to by almost all the major EU countries, if not all, except Italy”, he explained after the EU summit. “Moving forward with candidate country status at this time is not something that can be expected, because of the opposition of these countries”, he added.

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ENERGY: EU leaders want to consider temporary ceilings on energy import prices
FOOD SECURITY: EU leaders hope for a lifting of Russian blockade of port of Odessa to allow grain exports
DEFENCE: EU leaders pledge to develop defence capabilities
UKRAINE: Michel calls for pause in adoption of sanctions
ENLARGEMENT: Draghi says ‘big countries’ in EU are against granting Ukraine candidate country status
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia formally join joint investigation team on war crimes in Ukraine
ENERGY: Gazprom interrupts gas deliveries to Dutch and Danish suppliers
MIGRATION: European Commission launches registration platform for Ukrainian refugees
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: Member States invited to work on possible compromises with European Parliament to reach an agreement on minimum wages Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘Single European Sky’, French Presidency of EU Council clarifies rules for submission of performance plans
DIGITAL: circumventing European copyright rules, Member States point finger at practices of major platforms and search engines
ENVIRONMENT: ECHA has not changed classification of glyphosate, much to dismay of NGOs
ENVIRONMENT: EU greenhouse gas emissions down by 34% in 2020 compared to 1990, according to EEA data
AGRICULTURE: final interinstitutional negotiations on agricultural input statistics on 2 June
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade shows strong growth in early 2022
HOME AFFAIRS: cultural change at Frontex “will not happen overnight”, warns its Deputy Director
HEALTH: European Commission moves forward on right to be forgotten for cancer sufferers
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: discussions in European Parliament on best way to explain request to convene a Convention to reform EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU makes urgent case for investing in resilience at 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves two new protected designations of origin from Spain
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 8.1% in May
COMPANIES: energy performance of buildings, SMEs call for more normative stability
SPACE: Member States approve two sets of conclusions on future of Copernicus and space traffic management
FINANCE: ESMA warns of importance of supervision of costs and fees in investment funds
INDUSTRY: lobbies and NGOs call for inclusion of renewable hydrogen in RefuelEU Aviation initiative
JUSTICE: European Parliament appoints a member of selection committee which will elect next European Chief Prosecutor
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: EU Member States prepare to approve recommendation on fair transition towards climate neutrality