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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13064

17 November 2022
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine/russia
West plays appeasement card over deadly missile in Poland
Brussels, 16/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

Poland, NATO, the European Union and the G7 have played the appeasement card on Wednesday 16 November after a Russian-made missile fell on Polish territory just a few kilometres from the Ukrainian border, killing two people.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that “there is no evidence that this was a deliberate attack”, while adding that an investigation was underway and that they needed to wait for the results. “And we have no indications that Russia is preparing...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: West plays appeasement card over deadly missile in Poland
RUSSIA: Josep Borrell outlines vision for future relations
ECONOMY: support from Member States for macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine for 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview TRADE: EU’s future ‘anti-coercion’ tool must be reactive, says Bernd Lange
TRADE: Member States adopt their negotiating mandate for EU’s ‘anti-coercion’ tool
AUSTRALIA: conclusion of free trade agreement is a priority for EU and Canberra
GEORGIA: Várhelyi calls for a national consensus on country’s European integration
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen Area enlargement, Commission urges Member States to give entry tickets to Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia
MIGRATION: central Mediterranean, EU states still allowing themselves time to convene an extraordinary ministerial meeting
ENERGY: European Commission outlines its proposal to cap gas prices
ENERGY: EU co-legislators ready to hand over renewable hydrogen to Commission as they review ‘RED II’ directive
ENERGY: EU Member States struggle to agree on Energy Charter Treaty revision
SINGLE MARKET: Member States give green light to Czech Presidency compromise on geographical indications for craft and industrial products
FISHERIES: European Commission and France attempt to settle a dispute over control of tuna fishing
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: EU agriculture ministers to discuss fertilisers and forests on Monday 21 November
ENVIRONMENT: EU and Member States to invest €130 million in ‘green’ partnership with Paraguay
COHESION: Member States welcome flexibilisation of cohesion policy while insisting on its long-term objectives
DIGITAL: EU legislation on digital services comes into force
G20 SUMMIT
FOOD SECURITY/DEVELOPMENT : G20 determined to act urgently to prevent hunger and malnutrition in developing countries
CLIMATE/BIODIVERSITY: G20 stays the course of Paris Agreement and insists on additional funding, especially for developing countries
TAXATION/ECONOMY: G20 wants Pillar One of multinational tax reform to be agreed by July 2023
HEALTH: G20 supportive of legally binding WHO instrument for preparedness and response to future pandemics
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: latest proposals from Czech Presidency of EU Council on Digital platform workers still lacking majority
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission’s in-depth investigation into Booking’s proposed acquisition of eTraveli
ECONOMY: GDP growth estimated at 0.2% in euro area in third quarter of 2022
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: EU General Court clarifies procedure for declaring public aid is compatible with the internal market
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: new Director-General for Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission launches network of Young Ambassadors on Holocaust Remembrance
COMPANIES: business confidence at an all-time low for 2023, says Eurochambres
INDUSTRY: Thierry Breton announces meeting, at beginning of December, of “Route35” working group.
RESEARCH: Commission awards Innovation Radar 2022 Prize to help most promising EU-funded innovations
TRANSPORT: Member States’ ambassadors to EU endorse provisional agreement on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans