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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13151

29 March 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
MEPs call for greater involvement of fishers in fisheries management
Brussels, 28/03/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission should provide adequate funding for fisheries co-management and involve the fishing community more in the decision-making process, said members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries on Tuesday 28 March. 

The committee adopted (22 votes in favour) a draft report by Clara Aguilera (S&D, Spanish) on the co-management of fisheries in the EU and the contribution of the fisheries sector to the implementation of management measures.

MEPs note that in...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: EU27 ministers reach political agreement on gas package
ENERGY: political agreement in EU Council on a one-year extension of voluntary gas demand reduction
ENERGY: launch of European online platform AggregateEU for joint gas purchasing
TRANSPORT: provisional political agreement between EU Council and European Parliament on deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure
TRANSPORT: EU Council finally adopts Interinstitutional Agreement on end of combustion engines in 2035
MIGRATION: ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’, MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council
MIGRATION: legal migration, members of European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties reduce minimum period of legal residence in EU to obtain long-term status
CLIMATE: European Parliament will vote in plenary on Thursday 30 March on its positions on fluorinated gas emission reductions
CONSUMERS: distance financial services, ‘Kokalari’ report strengthens online consumer protection
CONSUMERS: sustainable consumption and green transition, MEPs want to significantly strengthen consumer rights
CONSUMERS: companies’ pledge to product safety and sustainable consumption is gaining ground, says Didier Reynders
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs call for greater involvement of SMEs and civil society in standardisation processes
FISHERIES: MEPs call for greater involvement of fishers in fisheries management
AGRICULTURE: first Turkish Cypriot ‘Halloumi/’Hellim’ cheese granted a PDO in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament adopts negotiating position on money laundering package
FINANCE: gas derivatives markets have weathered energy crisis, but need reform, say experts
BANKS: European banking industry sets out its vision for creation of digital euro
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: ‘anti-coercion’ instrument, Swedish Presidency and European Parliament agree on regulation’s key points
MOLDOVA: Maia Sandu wants her country to open EU accession negotiations as soon as possible
LIBYA: European Commission “disagrees” with UN statements that EU indirectly supported commission of crimes against migrants
ACP: EU and IFAD sign agreements to invest over €70 million in local food production and resilience in Africa
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Ebba Busch says reconstruction funds should focus on energy sector
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: MEPs begin final drafting of report on lessons learned from Covid-19 pandemic
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU budget must not be used to fund anti-migrant ‘walls’ at Europe’s borders, say MEPs
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission must address delays in handling requests for public access to documents, says European Ombudsman
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: MEPs divided over form of European Media Freedom Act
MEDIA: MEPs call for implementation of Audiovisual Media Services Directive “without further delay”
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: €331 million in EU emergency aid to countries in Horn of Africa and Uganda
ALBANIA: Oliver Várhelyi condemns attack on TV station premises
PATENTS: patent applications increased in 2022
ECONOMY: European Commission “ready” to consider macro-financial assistance to Tunisia
ENERGY: MEPs support two delegated acts related to renewable energy
ENERGY: nuclear power is strategic technology for achieving climate neutrality, say 13 EU countries
ENVIRONMENT: regulation against imported deforestation criticised at WTO
NATO: Hungarian Parliament ratifies Finland’s accession to Atlantic Alliance
RESEARCH: EIT and European Commission take step forward to train Europeans in disruptive technologies
RESEARCH: Commission launches implementation of European Regional Innovation Valleys
HEALTH: new rules for medical devices, European Commission publishes practical guidelines