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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13067
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Divided EU wants to postpone agreement in principle on modernising Energy Charter Treaty

The European Commission has confirmed that it has contacted the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) Secretariat with a view to having the adoption of the agreement to modernise the ECT removed from the agenda of the Energy Charter Conference on 22 November due to divisions within the Council of the European Union.

On the evening of Friday 18 November, the Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) failed to agree on a common EU position on this international trade and investment agreement,...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Social Europe: could do better… (1/2)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers call for more measures to alleviate fertiliser crisis
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €14 million for school buses for Ukrainian children in 2023
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Commission is preparing an initiative on energy transition in EU fisheries and aquaculture sector
FISHERIES: discussion continues with European Commission on control of tuna vessels, says Hervé Berville
AGRICULTURE: European Commission endorses ‘CAP strategic plans’ of Germany, Greece and Lithuania
MIGRATION: European Commission proposes 20 actions to Member States to better manage migrant arrivals in Central Mediterranean
ENERGY: divided EU wants to postpone agreement in principle on modernising Energy Charter Treaty
CLIMATE: EU co-legislators close to agreement on inclusion of maritime sector in ETS review
CLIMATE: despite creation of loss and damage fund, Frans Timmermans expresses disappointment at end of COP27
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, EU Council adopts its position for future interinstitutional negotiations
DIGITAL: European Commission adopts a proposal for a Regulation to facilitate cross-border data exchange within public administrations
RESEARCH: European Court of Auditors believes that synergies between different European R&I funding can be improved
SPACE: launchers and constellation to be focus of European Space Agency ministerial meeting
COHESION: future of cohesion policy on agenda of General Affairs Council
COHESION: Spain signs €37.3 billion Partnership Agreement
HEALTH: a European Commission report on vaccine confidence in EU offers a mixed picture
FOOD: two NGOs survey Member States’ varying ambitions regarding future food waste reduction targets in EU
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: any decision to apply ‘Rule of Law Conditionality’ regulation is a matter for EU Council, Didier Reynders stresses
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: emergency meeting with EU ends in failure
MAURITANIA: EU and Mauritania want to strengthen their strategic partnership, particularly in field of renewable energy and infrastructure
EAST AFRICA: EU and Kenya inaugurate first section of Northern Corridor highway
UNITED STATES: EU expects tangible results after third EU-US Trade and Technology Council meeting
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: suggested reform of EU fiscal rules could be very burdensome for highly indebted countries, according to Jacques Delors Institute
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EU Council validates 2022 guidelines for employment policies in Member States
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: EIOPA affirms its support in fight against climate change
BUDGET: EU Council approves increased humanitarian aid in 2022 and 2023
COHESION: €148 million from Just Transition Fund for Bouches-du-Rhône
NORTH KOREA: EU and G7 urge Pyongyang to stop missile launches
FINANCE: ESMA seeks input on guidelines for use of sustainability-related terms in funds’ names
MIGRATION: European Commission has submitted list of candidates to European Parliament for leadership of Frontex