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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13141

15 March 2023
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Georgia
Charles Michel calls for further reforms
Brussels, 14/03/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 14 March, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, called on Georgia to continue its reforms - just one day after a meeting in Brussels with the Georgian President, Salome Zourabichvili.

“The European Council’s decision to grant Georgia European perspective is a historic opportunity not to be missed. Progress on reforms remains crucial”, he explained on Twitter.

According to an EU source, during the meeting, Michel stressed the need to work more vigorously on...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: electricity market reform, Commission unveils proposals to develop renewable energy and protect consumers from price volatility
Interview COMPETITIVENESS: burden of regulation in EU is still not sufficiently recognised, says BusinessEurope Director General, Markus Beyrer
MIGRATION: Commission presents a new recommendation to Member States to automatically recognise return decisions issued at their level
HEALTH: change in EMA fees – Member States support Swedish Presidency’s compromise proposal
HEALTH: EU Member States divided in addressing medicines shortages
HEALTH: European Commission talks about medium and long term actions to avoid shortages of medical devices
TRANSPORT: Renew Europe, S&D and Greens/EFA groups reaffirm support for European Parliament’s position on e-fuels after Germany’s U-turn
AGRICULTURE: EU agriculture ministers to discuss nature restoration law
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: European Parliament adopts its position for future inter-institutional negotiations on Data Act
ENERGY: European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council on revision of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
CLIMATE: European Parliament approves revision of climate Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR)
CLIMATE: European Parliament approves market stability reserve for Emissions Trading System
CLIMATE: European Parliament endorses regulation on new carbon sink target
UNITED STATES: MEPs impatient with lack of results in transatlantic relationship
ISRAEL: MEPs concerned about proposed reform of judicial system
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament calls for more coherence of all EU policies to avoid negative impacts on poor countries
EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: European Parliament supports work on transparency around text messages received by members of European Commission
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament waives parliamentary immunity for Nicolaus Fest and Ioannis Lagos
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Palestinians denounce difference in international response to war in Ukraine and to their situation
GEORGIA : Charles Michel calls for further reforms
HEALTH: full support from Member State Ministers for EU Global Health Strategy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU Council to complete reform of European economic governance framework by end of year
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: post-mandate lobbying by MEPs, Bureau agrees on six-month cooling-off period
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for extension of UN grain export deal
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOGRAPHY: European Committee of Regions supports communication on ‘Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions’
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: fourth Council of Europe summit must reverse human rights decline, says Human Rights Commissioner
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: European Commission is pleased 84 out of 86 Interreg programmes were adopted in 2022
CONSUMERS: BEUC alarmed to see far too many dangerous products on EU market still
DEFENCE: EU increases European Peace Facility by more than €2 billion
ECONOMY: EU Council greenlights revision of Finnish recovery plan
SPACE: new contract between Arianespace and ESA for launch of several Vega-C rockets
FISHERIES: European Commission endorses Slovak EMFAF 2021-2027 programme
Op-Ed
TAXATION: call for a fair taxation of the ultra-rich