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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13041

13 October 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Culture
New European Bauhaus, €50 million for innovative urban projects

12/10/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has launched a €50 million call for projects until mid-January 2023 to help cities build sustainable urban development. This appeal, funded under the European Urban Initiative of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), puts into practice the core values - aesthetics, sustainability, inclusion - of the New European Bauhaus, it said in a statement on Tuesday 11 October. The projects submitted should be related to four themes: -...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: price increase, European Commission to present gas package on 18 October
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ investment framework through Recovery and Resilience Facility divides European Parliament political groups
ENERGY: twenty MEPs call on Commission to give more consideration to low-carbon hydrogen and to favour domestic production
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: state of Schengen, migration flows on Western Balkan route and future of ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ on agenda of EU interior ministers
JUSTICE: war crimes, judicial training and environmental crimes on justice ministers’ agenda on 13 October
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on reform of European standardisation organisations
REGIONS: importance of local authorities at heart of European Committee of the Regions’ plenary session
TRANSPORT: TEN-T and high-speed rail lines on agenda of informal ministerial meeting in Prague
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Board lists aspects of Member States’ law that should be harmonised at EU level
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA is preparing a scientific opinion on health risks of nitrosamines in processed foods
ENVIRONMENT: ‘WeChooseReuse’ campaigners urge EU to make reuse of packaging new norm
BIODIVERSITY: NGO group calls on EU to take action to stop import of hunting trophies
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: European Commission recommends granting EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, subject to conditions
ACP: MEPs urge Czech Presidency to find solution for EU to finally sign Post-Cotonou Agreement
Russian invasion of Ukraine
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU27 ready to develop European “common solutions”, if necessary
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council agrees mandate on non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia
HUMANITARIAN AID: Roberta Metsola pleads for more support for Ukrainian refugees in EU before Women Speakers of EU Parliaments and of Ukraine
ECONOMY: MEPs call for EU debt to be used to tackle energy crisis
STATE AID: €10 million Slovak aid package for food producers affected by Russian invasion of Ukraine gets green light
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
SOCIAL: European Commission formally proposes 2023 as year of professional qualifications
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission, ECDC and WHO recommend combined vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal influenza
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission appoints four new Deputy Directors-General
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Interview MIGRATION: “Moldova’s government is preparing a legislative framework based on EU’s Temporary Protection mechanism”, says Leyla Kayacik
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes total abolition of visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu
BUDGET: European Commission releases additional €11 billion for Next Generation EU and in support of Ukraine
CULTURE: New European Bauhaus, €50 million for innovative urban projects
FINANCE: call for expressions of interest to join new Platform on Sustainable Finance
YOUTH: call for contributions for 35,000 new DiscoverEU tickets
MEDITERRANEAN: EU welcomes agreement between Lebanon and Israel on their maritime border
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: German Terry Reintke, new Co-President of Greens/EFA group in European Parliament
TRANSPORT: EU Member States agree on revision of temporary airport slot rules