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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13114
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

For Rome, compulsory relocations must remain at heart of solidarity on migration

After the Netherlands last week (see EUROPE B13107A5), the Italian government this week circulated a concept note on how to respond to migration flows.

Revealed by Politico and seen by EUROPE, the letter, intended to feed into the discussion of EU leaders on 9 and 10 February, focuses on the external dimension of migration and on ways to prevent migration from third countries, and also puts the spotlight, from an internal perspective, on the compulsory relocation of migrants, which it says...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Volodymyr Zelensky wants EU accession negotiations to start by end of year
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces up to €25 million in support for Ukrainian de-mining in liberated areas
ENERGY: EU Council agreement on capping prices of Russian refined oil products
STATE AID: approval of modification of Italian support for companies in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in context of war in Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: North Atlantic Council denounces Russian attitude to New START Treaty
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
Interview MONEY LAUNDERING: fight against money laundering is “more than ever a question of security” for Europe, says Eero Heinäluoma
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU response to US IRA, EU27 ambition to be scaled back on European financial instruments
MIGRATION: for Rome, compulsory relocations must remain at heart of solidarity on migration
ENERGY: revision of ‘RED II’ directive, European Parliament rapporteur threatens to cancel next round of negotiations with EU Council
ENERGY: ACER’s new recommendations for setting electricity grid tariffs in Europe
ENERGY: EPBD revision, BEUC concerned about impact of MEPs’ amendment on hybrid heating systems
RESEARCH: office of European research programme Horizon Europe to open in Kyiv in 2023
RESEARCH: Research Fund for Coal and Steel launches two €165 million calls for green transition
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: preparation of European summit and relations with United Kingdom on agenda of European Affairs Ministers of EU countries
LOBBYING: Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl launch a website to gather information on dubious practices of GAMAM
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: EU reaffirms its commitment to work towards eradication of female genital mutilation worldwide
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: asbestos, European construction companies worry transition period for changing detection technologies is too short
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for Croatian aid enabling €204 million investment for expansion of Istrian Y motorway
TRADE: European Commission consults on regulation governing exports of dual-use items
CONSUMERS: ‘consumer credit agreements in digital age’ directive, finalisation of provisional agreement mobilises Swedish Presidency
ENLARGEMENT: European Commission publishes its reports on Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia’s alignment with EU acquis communautaire
ENERGY: revision of RED II directive, France counts on Spain and Germany to defend low-carbon hydrogen
ENERGY: eleven organisations call on EU to set a binding target for biomethane production