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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13128

24 February 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Economy
Euro area inflation down to 8.6% in January

23/02/2023 (Agence Europe) – The euro area annual inflation rate was 8.6% in January, down from 9.2% in December, and 10.0% in the European Union, up from 10.4% the previous month, according to figures released by the EU’s statistical office (Eurostat). The lowest annual rates were observed in Luxembourg (5.8%), Spain (5.9%), Cyprus and Malta (both 6.8%), while the highest rates were recorded in Hungary (26.2%), Latvia (21.4%) and the Czech Republic (19.1%). Price inflation was 7.0% in...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: A year of barbarism on our doorstep
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU Member States very close to an agreement on 10th sanctions package
ECONOMY: G7 increases macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine to $39 billion for 2023
TRADE: Commission proposes to extend Ukrainian import liberalisation measures by one year
JUSTICE: Ukrainian judicial authorities have opened over 71,000 cases of alleged war crimes
RESEARCH: 124 Ukrainian researchers selected for EU support to continue their research in Europe
REGIONS: one year after start of war, European Committee of Regions will renew its support for Ukraine
COMPANIES: Tent network calls on companies to hire refugees
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission unveils its ‘Connectivity’ package and sets very high-speed connectivity target for all EU citizens and businesses by 2030
MIGRATION: Swedish Presidency of EU Council provides further clarification on functioning of annual migration cycle and on relocation measures
JUSTICE: support for victims of crime remains inadequate in some EU countries
RESEARCH: twenty-five projects to receive €235 million in EU funding to boost 13 countries’ participation in Horizon Europe
RESEARCH: EIT InnoEnergy announces partnership for a ‘Battery Institute’ between Europe and US
RESEARCH: Science Europe advocates for an increased budget for Horizon Europe’s next programme
ENVIRONMENT: toxic pesticide authorisation, PAN Europe takes Commission to EU General Court to force it to be transparent
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: tax compliance is becoming increasingly expensive for European businesses, says European Parliament study
TAXATION: EU Member States are concerned about consequences of directive on shell companies
EXTERNAL ACTION
NEAR EAST: EU deplores civilian deaths in Israeli military operation
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: efforts still needed over automatic recognition of diplomas in EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: European Commission publishes media literacy guidelines
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission validates 3,500th entry in register of geographical indications
BUDGET: OLAF recommends more than €3.6 million in EU funding for digital project in Hungary be recovered
COMPETITION: European Commission launches itinerant debate series on impact of competition policy on citizens
NORTH KOREA: Josep Borrell condemns Pyongyang’s latest missile strikes on behalf of EU
ECONOMY: euro area inflation down to 8.6% in January
ENVIRONMENT:  EU ‘Wastewater Treatment’ Directive, EurEau welcomes proposed revision, with some reservations
IRAN: Tehran sanctions two more MEPs
DIGITAL: European Commission suspends use of TikTok on its corporate electronic devices for reasons of cybersecurity
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission and United Kingdom still seeking agreement on Northern Ireland Protocol