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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13002

29 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Drc
EU condemns deadly attack on MONUSCO peacekeepers

28/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Union condemns the attack on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Butembo (North Kivu) on 26 July, in which two Indian policemen and a Moroccan soldier died, an Egyptian policeman was injured and demonstrators were killed or injured. “The European Union strongly condemns this deadly attack on peacekeepers and all the violence in North Kivu province since 25 July, which has resulted in the...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The Schengen zone and the shot in the arm it needs (2)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Roberta Metsola reiterates EU’s solidarity with Ukraine
ENERGY: gas network operators call on EU to fill gas reserves to maximum during summer
TRANSPORT: European Commission amends its proposal to extend four TEN-T corridors to Ukraine and Moldova
FOOD SECURITY: Ukrainian ports designated to export grain are functioning again
STATE AID: European Commission approves €15 million Slovenian scheme for farmers in context of invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Orange’s proposed acquisition of VOO and Brutélé
ECONOMY: European consumers and businesses clearly losing confidence in market
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: negotiations between EU institutions on ‘Control Regulation’ are expected to resume on 29 September
AGRICULTURE: agri-food trade up compared to 2021, but down in recent months
DIGITAL: Commission report shows deep digital divide still exists in EU
MIGRATION: revealed by several media outlets, confidential OLAF report confirms Frontex’s passivity faced with migrant ‘pushback’ practices in Greece
HEALTH: EMA launches specific analysis for use of sabizabulin to treat Covid-19 in Germany
HEALTH: European Commission secures up to 85 million doses of GSK’s Adjupanrix pandemic influenza vaccine
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID/DEVELOPMENT:  European Commission sets out ways to better address disaster-related displacement
CHINA: Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China calls for tougher action against those responsible for atrocities in Xinjiang
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Pegasus spyware, European Commission does not want to say how many officials are affected
STATE AID: green light for Irish support of €80 million for fishery sector in context of Brexit
ENVIRONMENT: on Earth Overshoot Day, Virginijus Sinkevičius calls for restoration of nature
SPACE: Christophe Grudler opposes participation of Eutelsat-OneWeb group in future European ‘secure connectivity’ constellation
HONG KONG: EU reiterates call to repeal Hong Kong’s national security law
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wants fisheries subsidies agreement to enter into force in record time
DRC: EU condemns deadly attack on MONUSCO peacekeepers
FOOD SECURITY: fallows and crop rotation, publication on 28 July of legislative act on derogations for 2023