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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12963

2 June 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Nato
Turkish blocking of Swedish and Finnish accession, Stoltenberg to hold trilateral meeting

01/06/2022 (Agence Europe) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Wednesday 1 June that he would convene “a meeting in a few days” with Swedish, Finnish and Turkish “senior officials” to “ensure progress on the applications”. Travelling to the United States, Mr Stoltenberg said he intended to achieve a result before the NATO summit in Madrid on 28-30 June, saying he was “confident that we can find a way forward”. According to the Secretary General of the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROZONE: Croatia will become twentieth member of euro area on 1 January 2023
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Supervisory Authorities call for changes to rules on withdrawal of authorisation to strengthen fight against money laundering
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European Commission approves Polish recovery plan
HEALTH: French Presidency of EU Council to update EU global health strategy
HEALTH: ECDC proposes a new tool, a scenario hub on future impact of Covid-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen Borders Code reform, agreement on 10 June seems possible in EU Council, but concerns remain
CLIMATE/TRADE: final straightaway in European Parliament before a series of votes on ‘Fit for 55’ package
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Bas Eickhout anticipates very close vote on inclusion of nuclear and fossil gas in EU taxonomy
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on persistent organic pollutants to continue on 20 June
TRANSPORT: Member State Ministers meet to seek a common position on deployment of alternative fuels
DIGITAL: EU ministers meet to review progress on key issues over AI and digital identity
COMPANIES: European Court of Auditors slams EU action to support SME competitiveness
INDUSTRY: Member States approve revised mandate of French Presidency of EU Council on Common Chargers Directive
FISHERIES: European Commission provides guidance on how to set fish catch limits in 2023
ANIMAL HEALTH: 20 NGOs want EU to ban killing of hundreds of millions of chicks each year
HEALTH: ECDC publishes epidemiological update on ‘monkeypox’
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Employment and Social Affairs Ministers to take stock of progress on ‘Platform Workers’ Directive on 16 June
Russian invasion of Ukraine
MIGRATION: record increase in asylum applications from Ukrainians and sudden rise in applications from Russians, according to European Union Agency for Asylum
STATE AID: green light for €50 million in Greek aid for livestock sector in context of war in Ukraine
RUSSIA: discussions on 6th sanctions package continue in EU Council
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
LIBYA: General Court of EU confirms sanctions adopted by EU Council against Yevgeniy Prigozhin
BANKS: General Court of EU dismisses appeals against Banco Popular resolution scheme
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: Mr Michel welcomes meeting of Armenia and Azerbaijan’s border commissions
NEWS BRIEFS
NATO: Turkish blocking of Swedish and Finnish accession, Stoltenberg to hold trilateral meeting
FISHERIES: several NGOs lament lack of progress in recovery of Baltic stocks
EPP: Manfred Weber elected European People’s Party President
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: Member States give green light to an EU Council draft recommendation on fair transition towards climate neutrality
SUDAN: EU welcomes lifting of state of emergency in Sudan while reiterating its call for inclusive political dialogue
SYRIA: EU Council extends sanctions against Syrian regime by one year