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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13038

8 October 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS / Sport
European Commission and UEFA renew cooperation until 2025

07/10/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced on Thursday 6 October the strengthening and extension until 2025 of their institutional partnership initiated in 2014 (see EUROPE B11176A21). They will step up joint efforts to use the visibility of UEFA’s pan-European competitions, such as the men’s and women’s European championships, to bring about positive change across Europe, focusing on EU priorities such as...

Contents

PRAGUE SUMMIT
ENERGY: price increases, EU leaders struggle to reach agreement and are due to meet at end of October
UKRAINE: Europe reaffirms support for Ukraine
CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to establishment of an EU mission along their border
EU COUNCIL: Frenchwoman Thérèse Blanchet appointed Secretary-General
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: negotiations between EU institutions on ‘Controls’ regulation will resume on 13 October
BIODIVERSITY: Czech Presidency submits draft EU Council conclusions on COP15 for an ambitious global framework
ENVIRONMENT: COP27 on climate, COP15 on biodiversity, industrial emissions and sustainable products on EU Council agenda for 24 October
MIGRATION: Czech Presidency of EU Council proposes to reduce time taken to register applications for international protection regarding migrant instrumentalisation
MIGRATION: Channel crossings, Paris and London resume cooperation
COHESION: European Parliament Committee on Regional Development adopted opinion on REPowerEU
SPACE: European Space Agency considering €750 million budget for ‘secure connectivity’ constellation
JUSTICE: EU-US data transfers, Joe Biden signs executive order to implement new privacy framework
PATENTS: entry into force of Unified Patent Court agreement scheduled for 1 April 2023
RESEARCH: EU Council prepares response to European Court of Auditors’ report on measures to widen participation
DIGITAL: Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking selects 35 projects for €250 million funding
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council prepares conclusions on gender equality amidst economic turmoil
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: update on work in progress 3 months after 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva
TAIWAN: EU has held 5th consultation on human rights with Taiwan
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: green light for €10 billion Finnish support for electricity producers in context of war in Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission approves Finnish ‘umbrella scheme’ for municipal electricity producers
ECONOMY: Eurostat opens thematic section on impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation by European Commission into Hydro’s proposed acquisition of Alumetal
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new geographical indication from Spain
ENERGY: European Commission seeks to strengthen energy cooperation with Algeria
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission seeks input to assess effectiveness of ‘Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment’
SPACE: preparation of European launcher Ariane 6 reaches a new stage
INTERNAL MARKET: negotiations on geographical indications for industrial and craft products are progressing well in EU Council
CSDP: new coordinator of EU’s maritime presence in north-west Indian Ocean is Michael Pulch
RESEARCH: launch of MSCA4Ukraine initiative to support Ukrainian researchers
SPORT: European Commission and UEFA renew cooperation until 2025
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission consults public on records to be kept by professional users of pesticides
Op-Ed
OP-ED: Cities and regions stand in solidarity with citizens and SMEs ahead of difficult winter, by Olgierd Geblewicz