login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12996

20 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 25
SECURITY - DEFENCE / Defence
European Commission launches new EU instrument on joint procurement
Brussels, 19/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 19 July, the European Commission launched a new instrument for joint procurement in the area of arms in order to help Member States rebuild their stocks.

Numerous Member States sent military equipment to Ukraine and now face shortfalls and, beyond that, vulnerabilities.

The objective of the instrument, which was announced in May (see EUROPE B12955A1), is to foster cooperation among Member States on defence public procurement—“contributing to solidarity, interoperability,...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Return of the European Political Community. And its ambiguities… (2)
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: North Macedonia and Albania open EU accession negotiations
CHINA: EU and Beijing discuss cooperation on global economic challenges
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU wants to strengthen commitment on foreign information manipulation and interference
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission launches new EU instrument on joint procurement
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Czech Presidency of EU Council wants to review European Commission’s powers to update definitions and uses
TRANSPORT: Czech Presidency of EU Council clarifies Member States’ obligations for rail freight transport on TEN-T
AGRICULTURE: fifteen EU Ministers say WTO SPS agreement should not be reopened
COHESION: European Commission adopts partnership agreement with Italy to allocate €42.7 billion of EU funds
CONSUMERS: European Commission invites more companies to join Sustainable Consumption Pledge
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 8.6% in June
COMPETITION: conditional green light for Bouygues’ acquisition of Equans
COMPETITION: Illumina and GRAIL “breached” merger rules, confirms European Commission
STATE AID: European Commission authorises compensation to bpost for provision of postal services of general interest
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission approves €10 billion Italian support in context of war in Ukraine
ENERGY: EU sanctions do not target gas transport technologies, says European Commission
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission concludes joint procurement framework contracts for 2,250,000 Veklury antiviral treatments
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: EU Council experts scrutinise EU treaty’s “passerelle” clause
NEWS BRIEFS
EGYPT: EU increases its anti-dumping duty on imports of certain Egyptian glass fibre fabrics
GREECE: implementation of €747.72 million in new Greek debt relief
CSDP: Anders Wiberg, new Head of EUAM Iraq
SRI LANKA: EU stands ready to support people of Sri Lanka
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission Regulation to further harmonise pesticide labelling
TAIWAN: European Parliament Vice-President Nicola Beer calls for support for Taiwan’s interests during official visit
YEMEN: EU deplores rejection by Houthis of UN-brokered truce proposal