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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13140

14 March 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 25
NEWS BRIEFS / Agriculture
EU Council conclusions on FAO and food security

13/03/2023 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the European Union is set to adopt conclusions on the EU’s priorities for an “effective Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to ensure a sustainable future and food security for all”. In drafting this text (https://aeur.eu/f/5r2), delegations stressed the essential contribution that FAO must make to lead the transformation towards sustainable food systems and to address the intrinsically linked challenges related to...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE/CLIMATE: taxonomy - European Commission refines its draft delegated act on environmental issues
FINANCE: ECB and European regulators call for more transparency on climate risk in structured finance products
ECONOMY: large-scale fiscal stimulus “no longer justified”, says Eurogroup
COMPETITION: European Commission approves acquisition of Borealis NITRO by AGROFERT
EXTERNAL ACTION
NEAR EAST: Mohammad Shtayyeh warns against a one State reality
NEAR EAST: Nataliya Apostolova warns of risk of increased violence in coming weeks
ALGERIA: Josep Borrell calls for stronger partnership
TURKEY/SYRIA: Filippo Grandi sounds alarm on scale of vastly underfunded humanitarian needs
Russian invasion of Ukraine
SOCIAL: EU Member States identify barriers to facilitate integration of Ukrainians into employment
RUSSIA: EU denounces internal political oppression and human rights violations
RUSSIA: EU extends targeted sanctions for six months
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Net-Zero Industry Act is not all good news
TRANSPORT: ‘e-fuels’, transport ministers from several Member States meet to close ranks in face of ban on new internal combustion engines
ENERGY: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive set to pass European Parliament plenary
CONSUMERS: hazardous products – health risks of chemical substances top list of notified risks on EU’s ‘Safety Gate’
ENVIRONMENT: future EU Packaging and Waste Regulation, EU Ministers invited to political debate on ambition and innovation
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/COHESION: European Commission’s ‘revolving door’ procedures are flawed, says EU Court of Auditors
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: European Committee of Regions to vote on European Media Freedom Act
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council conclusions on FAO and food security
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves registration of Iceland’s first ever PDO
BANKS: Paolo Gentiloni rules out risk of contagion after two US bank failures
MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes agreement on resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia
RESEARCH: EIT begins work to boost innovation in sustainable fashion in Europe
ANIMAL HEALTH: new avian influenza outbreaks in birds, says EFSA report
SOCIAL: ratification of ILO Convention 190, Member States ask Swedish Presidency of EU Council for a consensual solution