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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13071

26 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Eu council
Agnieszka Bartol, new Director-General for Communication at Council’s General Secretariat

25/11/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU decided on Friday 25 November to appoint Agnieszka Bartol as the new Director-General for Communication and Information in the General Secretariat of the EU Council. She will take up her new position on 1 May 2023 to replace Reijo Kemppinen, who retired on 1 August 2022. Agnieszka Bartol, a Polish national, is currently Director and Head of Cabinet of the Secretary General of the EU Council. She has worked in the General Secretariat of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU interior ministers agree to find a European framework to organise disembarkation of migrants rescued at sea
ENERGY: EU ministers set out content of EU regulations on gas solidarity and acceleration of renewable energy projects
HEALTH: EMA establishes an expert group to improve quality of innovation in medicines in EU
DIGITAL: Twitter’s Brussels office disbanded after departure of two executives responsible for ensuring platform’s compliance with EU rules
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: US inflation reduction act, EU27 say subsidy race must be avoided
TRADE: WTO, Member States reiterate need for operational dispute settlement system by end 2024
DEVELOPMENT: follow-up of EU/Africa summit and humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan on agenda of EU ministers
ACP: food security, energy, signing of post-Cotonou Agreement on agenda of joint OACPS/EU ministerial session on 29 November
AFRICA: EU/AU Summit follow-up at heart of eleventh meeting of European and African Union Commissions
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: suspension of tariffs on imports from Ukraine to be extended, say Member States
ECONOMY: ‘REPowerEU’ chapters in national recovery plans, little progress in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: EU countries approve latest Czech compromise on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
EUROZONE: Pierre Gramegna appointed head of euro area bailout fund
COMPETITION: European Commission call for evidence on rules for technology transfer agreements
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD, subject to conditions
FINANCE/ECONOMY: Franco-German couple stresses importance of capital markets to finance economy
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: still no agreement in sight for EU Council on ‘Equal Treatment Directive’
GENDER EQUALITY: Czech Presidency calls on Member States to integrate gender equality in their economic recovery
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Viktor Orbán makes assurances that Hungary has complied with all its commitments
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament calls for EU-wide positive list of animals that can be kept as pets
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SPORT: Council of Europe sets up network of magistrates and prosecutors for “integrity in sport”
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Denmark will receive €89 million from Just Transition Fund to achieve climate neutrality by 2050
EU COUNCIL: Agnieszka Bartol, new Director-General for Communication at Council’s General Secretariat
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Skellefteå in Sweden crowned most accessible European city of 2023
ENERGY: Frans Timmermans questions EU’s continued participation in Energy Charter Treaty
YOUTH: launch of 2023 European Solidarity Corps call for proposals
PALESTINE: EU says demolition of school in Masafer Yatta by Israeli army is “unacceptable”
RESEARCH: two information days on Horizon Europe’s calls for projects on food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment