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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13037
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Burkina faso

EU takes note of Captain Traoré’s statements on respect for transition timetable

Five days after the second military coup in Burkina Faso, which it had denounced, the EU took note, on Wednesday 5 October, of the agreement reached the day before between ECOWAS and the putschist Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who is now officially Head of State.

“The European Union takes note of the agreement reached on 4 October between the new de factoauthorities of Burkina Faso and ECOWAS and in particular the commitment made by Captain Ibrahim Traoré to respect the agreement concluded...

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PRAGUE SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EUROPE: against a backdrop of armed aggression in Ukraine, Europeans want to show their willingness to move forward together
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: formal adoption of eighth EU sanctions package
STATE AID: European Commission consults Member States on modalities for prolongation of Temporary Crisis Framework
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UKRAINE: European Parliament does not advocate common EU position on asylum claims by Russians refusing to fight in Ukraine
IRAN: European Parliament calls on EU to take action against those responsible for human rights violations
AGRICULTURE: MEPs welcome forthcoming European Commission communication on fertilisers
SEA: European Parliament calls for better integration of oceans in upcoming climate and biodiversity conferences
HEALTH: European Commission questioned by MEPs on lessons drawn from Covid-19 pandemic
SPACE: European Parliament calls for legislative initiative before 2024 on space traffic management
HORN OF AFRICA: European Parliament makes recommendations for strategic partnership adapted to new threats
ETHIOPIA: conflict in Tigray, European Parliament reiterates call for ceasefire and unconditional humanitarian access
HAITI: European Parliament calls for free elections and immediate end to gang crime
MYANMAR: European Parliament calls for journalists imprisoned by Burmese military junta to be released
TRANSPORT: ‘airport slots’, MEPs in favour of revision of Covid-19 pandemic support rules
TRADE: MEPs support European Commission’s approach to sustainable development in trade
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Belgium, Poland, Italy and Greece call for introduction of a dynamic gas price corridor
ENERGY: European Commission and Norway express their joint determination to bring down energy prices
DIGITAL: Czech Presidency of EU Council clarifies role of Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board
CLIMATE: new draft EU Council conclusions for COP27
MIGRATION: European Commission highlights in its annual report that it is “essential” to adopt ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: fight against SLAPPs, EU Council to discuss definition of a “cross-border matter”
EXTERNAL ACTION
BURKINA FASO: EU takes note of Captain Traoré’s statements on respect for transition timetable
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control refuses to give discharge on Frontex’s 2020 accounts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission has adopted policy of “institutional forbearance” regarding US ‘FATCA’ law, according to study
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: MEPs, trade unionists and workers call for decisive EU action against rising energy prices and low wages
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court of Justice of EU clarifies ‘connecting flight’ concept
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUTURE OF EUROPE: as European Political Community gets underway, Council of Europe calls for a “clarification of roles”
DEMOCRACY: Human Rights Commissioner calls for safeguards in Malta’s legislative reforms following murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights warns Poland that extradition to China would expose applicant to inhuman treatment and torture
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPANIES: German and French companies call for global alignment of sustainability reporting standards
COHESION: remaining resources of 2014-2020 cohesion funds could contribute to financing of REPowerEU
NORTH KOREA: Josep Borrell condemns on behalf of EU recent North Korean military provocations
ENERGY: EU Council endorses first emergency package to tackle rising prices
EUROZONE: Christophe Frankel appointed interim Managing Director of ESM
MERCOSUR: in France, Institut Veblen, Interbev and FNH warn against EU-Mercosur agreement
HEALTH: ECDC risk assessment and recommendations to address rise in diphtheria cases among migrants