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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12985

5 July 2022
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Cohesion
Additional aid to Germany and Belgium, notably for integration of refugees fleeing Ukraine

04/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Friday, 1 July, the European Commission announced an additional 29.8 million euros for Germany and 17.1 million euros for Belgium under the REACT-EU initiative to support jobseekers, students and people in need, including those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In Germany, the European Social Fund (ESF) Operational Programme (OP) for Berlin will receive an additional 16.8 million euros to support those most affected by the pandemic as well as...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Parliament negotiators want to raise EU’s energy efficiency target and binding national contributions
CLIMATE/FINANCE: ten EU energy ministers call on European Parliament to support inclusion of nuclear energy in EU taxonomy
AGRICULTURE: EU must do more to fight fraud in CAP spending, says Court of Auditors
AGRICULTURE: food security, pesticides and geographical indications on agenda of Czech Presidency of EU Council
HEALTH: fight against antimicrobial resistance, first list of banned veterinary medicinal products
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: Czech Presidency of EU Council taking up gradual approach pursued by Paris on basis of consensus
CONSUMERS: 55% of car rental brokers’ websites examined violate EU law
COHESION: adoption of Partnership Agreement with Poland
DIGITAL: French digital sector in Brussels structures itself by launching ‘Fédération française des technologies’
ENVIRONMENT: Germany is marketing 35 toxic pesticides out of 55 that should already be withdrawn from EU market, denounces PAN Europe
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: reconstruction of country, task will be colossal, acknowledges Ursula von der Leyen
TAXATION: European Commission exempts imports of vital equipment for Ukrainians from customs duties and VAT
STATE AID: green light for €414 million Croatian support for exporters in context of war in Ukraine
COHESION: additional aid to Germany and Belgium, notably for integration of refugees fleeing Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SDGs, EU must now turn words into action to help vulnerable third countries, urges Udo Bullmann
SYRIA: EU condemns country’s ongoing deadly conflict
UNITED KINGDOM: EU closes WTO dispute with London over wind farm subsidies
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSURANCE: work on Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive continues in EU Council
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: digital platform workers, asbestos and Social Climate Fund among main projects of Czech Presidency of EU Council
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new geographical indication from Spain
WTO: EU needs time to bring its steel safeguards in line with WTO rules
UZBEKISTAN: EU calls for independent investigation into violent crackdown on protests in Karakalpakstan
RESEARCH: EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’ launches Charter to encourage more participation
HEALTH: Commission consults public on a strengthened EU strategy for global health
HEALTH: ECDC and WHO Europe continue to monitor cases of acute childhood hepatitis
SUDAN: EU condemns further deadly violence by Sudanese security forces
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