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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12970

14 June 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Defence
European Defence Fund, European Commission details its calls for proposals for 2022

13/06/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 8 June the European Commission published the calls for proposals covering 33 thematic topics under the European Defence Fund’s 2022 work programme (see EUROPE B12969A16). The Commission is therefore launching a call for proposals for: - €510 million for development actions; - €270 million for research actions; - €36.5 million for SME development actions; - €17.6 million for SME research actions; - €25 million for research on...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers express different views on application of EU standards to imported products
AGRICULTURE: geographical indications, many EU ministers fear delegation of powers to EUIPO
CLIMATE: new compromise text from French Presidency on LULUCF regulation ahead of 28 June Council
CLIMATE: French Presidency of EU Council proposes draft agreement on ETS revision to Member States
CLIMATE: French Presidency of EU Council submits compromise proposal on Effort Sharing Regulation
ENVIRONMENT: chemicals, European Commission clarifies common definition of nanomaterial
HEALTH: vaccine strategy, European Health Data Space, global health and health support for Ukraine on agenda of EU ministers
SPACE: MEPs question how future constellation for secure connectivity will be funded
INDUSTRY: Thierry Breton details his vision for mining in Europe
Russian invasion of Ukraine
WTO: EU reiterates its support for Ukraine alongside 56 other WTO members
FOOD SECURITY: Trade ministers from around world attempt to reach agreement on food security issues at WTO
UKRAINE: President Zelensky calls for positive decision on Ukraine’s EU candidate status
STATE AID: Finnish €500 million support for companies gets green light
HUMANITARIAN AID: MEPs visit Moldova to assess humanitarian impact of war in Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: Climate coalition of trade ministers takes shape
UNITED KINGDOM: UK government follows through on threat to unilaterally amend Northern Ireland Protocol
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Bosnian leaders pledge to move forward on European path
CIVIL PROTECTION: first step towards Albania’s participation in EU Civil Protection Mechanism
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: discussions between Alliance, Turkey, Sweden and Finland to unblock accession process of two Nordic countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: political agreement in sight in EU Council on revision of rules governing alternative investment funds
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission did not sufficiently monitor re-establishment of internal border controls during pandemic, says European Court of Auditors
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: European Defence Fund, European Commission details its calls for proposals for 2022
DIGITAL: European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking inaugurates fifth supercomputer in Finland
CORRIGENDUM
CLIMATE: correction regarding European Commission’s intermediate CO2 reduction targets for new cars and vans