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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13152
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Kenya

Global Gateway, towards an electric bus line in Nairobi co-financed by EU and Kenya

On a visit to Brussels on Wednesday 29 March, the President of the Republic of Kenya, William Ruto, was received by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and then by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to deepen the partnership between the EU and Kenya at bilateral and multilateral level. Handshakes were exchanged in front of the cameras.

According to Ursula von der Leyen, one of the aims was to “deepen political and trade relations” with...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPANIES: European Commission presents its digital strategy to remove administrative burden and barriers for EU businesses
TRANSPORT: Karima Delli calls on European Commission to work on solutions to increase share of freight transport by rail
ENERGY: Energy Ministers support European Commission’s proposal on electricity market reform
MIGRATION: long-term residents, work of EU Council differs from that of European Parliament on minimum period of residence required
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council adopts mandate on digitalisation of visa issuing procedures
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council and European Parliament agree on scope and tasks of new European Drugs Agency
REGIONS: for Member States, EU needs to tackle decline in ‘talent’ without increasing administrative burden
FISHERIES: MEPs and experts discuss ways to tackle marine pollution
AGRICULTURE: MEP Eric Andrieu to leave European Parliament on 2 June
RESEARCH: thirty-two deep tech companies to receive €196 million in EU support
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRADE: European Parliament calls for diversification of EU trading partners
UNITED KINGDOM: EU celebrates 25 years of ‘Good Friday Agreement’
EXTERNAL ACTION
KENYA: Global Gateway, towards an electric bus line in Nairobi co-financed by EU and Kenya
MYANMAR: EU denounces dissolution of dozens of political parties
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EU and Santo Domingo strengthen bilateral cooperation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Geoffroy Didier says Media Freedom Act should not “harmonise everything at all costs”
DEMOCRACY: eight Prime Ministers call on platforms to engage in fight against disinformation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING/HOME AFFAIRS: Political agreement in the Council of the EU on facilitating the access of national authorities to centralised bank accounts registries
FINANCE: Andrea Enria calls for “more transparency” in credit derivatives markets
PAYMENTS: MEPs want to move forward on implementing instant credit transfers
TAXATION: Laura Kövesi wants European Public Prosecutor’s Office to have direct access to Eurofisc network
COMPETITION: European Commission approves Google’s acquisition of Photomath
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Wizz Air’ s appeal against Romanian aid to Blue Air Aviation rejected
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : ‘Qatargate’, Henrik Hololei appointed ‘adviser hors classe’ in DG International Partnerships
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CLIMATE: Switzerland and France challenged for “climate inaction” at European Court of Human Rights
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: Andrius Kubilius calls for boycott of UN Security Council under Russian presidency
RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin acknowledges that international sanctions can have a negative impact on Russian economy
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers two new protected geographical indications from India and Croatia
MONEY LAUNDERING: EBA launches consultation on crypto-asset service providers
BUDGET: European Commission issues €6 billion of Next Generation EU green bonds
CONSUMERS: EEB welcomes MEPs’ ambition to tackle climate ‘greenwashing’ and early product obsolescence
ENERGY: agreement on extension of Iberian natural gas price cap mechanism
JUSTICE: Eurojust and OLAF strengthen cooperation by signing new working arrangement
RESEARCH: implementation of European Data Analysis and Real-World Interrogation Network, DARWIN EU®, continues
HEALTH: European Commission is expected to finally unveil its proposal for a revision of pharmaceutical legislation on 26 April
ANIMAL HEALTH: calves should not be kept in narrow individual pens according to EFSA