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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13129

25 February 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS / Tajikistan
EU launches negotiations for Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Tajikistan

24/02/2023 (Agence Europe) – The EU and Tajikistan have had a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) since 2010, but they now want to deepen this relationship with an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The Director for Central Asia at the European External Action Service, Luc Devigne, and the Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Sharaf Seralizoda, officially opened negotiations for such an agreement on Thursday 23 February in Dushanbe. Both partners want to strengthen...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: one year after Russian invasion, international community calls for an immediate end to war
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Josep Borrell says Beijing’s peace plan is not a peace plan
UKRAINE: Council of Europe offers its expertise in creation of a register of evidence related to war losses, damages and injuries
UKRAINE: several European NGOs call for continued support for victims of war
MIGRATION: UNHCR calls on member states to continue to assist refugees and internally displaced people in Ukraine as their prospects for return dwindle
HEALTH: Ukraine receives European donation of 10,000 doses of Mpox vaccine under European health programme
RESEARCH: EIC and its executive agency will launch two new specific actions to support Ukrainian businesses
STATE AID: war in Ukraine, green light for €4.2 million Portuguese scheme to support companies in Madeira
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU hopes for agreement on its proposal at meeting on Monday 27 February
SYRIA: EU amends sanctions regime to speed up delivery of urgent humanitarian aid
CIVIL PROTECTION: UN and European Commission advocate reliable communication with general public about disaster risk as ‘resilience’ tool
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Loránt Vincze and Sandro Gozi propose to increase number of MEPs to 716 in 2024-2029 legislature
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: electricity market reform and impact of energy on European competitiveness on agenda of informal meeting of EU countries
TRANSPORT: electrification, competitiveness and transition of sector on agenda of next informal meeting of transport ministers
DIGITAL: AI Act, fourteen organisations from industry sector call on European Parliament not to deviate too far from Commission’s original proposal
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROZONE: Valdis Dombrovskis urges Bulgaria not to falter on road to euro membership
STATE AID: European Commission approves €1.1 billion in German support for rail transport using electric traction
STATE AID: green light for French support of €3 billion for companies in five outermost regions
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EMA recommends authorising Valneva vaccine as booster dose in adults in Europe and refusing authorisation for Lagevrio
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Brexit, European Commission approves €118 million in Danish aid for fishery sector
CAUCASUS: EU takes note of ICJ decision ordering Azerbaijan to lift blockade of Lachin corridor
COMPETITION: European Commission lifts certain commitments made by Air France to obtain approval for acquisition of KLM
MIGRATION: EU Council definitively approves agreement allowing Frontex to deploy in North Macedonia
TAJIKISTAN: EU launches negotiations for Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Tajikistan
TERRORISM: EU Council renews EU terrorist list, without amendment