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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13158

7 April 2023
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights
Franco-German duo joins in extremis the European Commission's infringement procedure against Hungarian 'anti-LGBT propaganda law'
Brussels, 06/04/2023 (Agence Europe)

According to several sources, with only a few hours to go before the deadline, Germany and France joined the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission against Budapest on Thursday 6 April, by supporting the referral to the EU Court of Justice of Hungary's so-called 'anti-LGBT propaganda law'.

After Slovenia and Greece, the pair joined the European Parliament and 14 other Member States in the last minute, including Slovenia and Greece on the same day.
. While the news was...

Updated on 7/4/2023 at 11:30

Contents

Time Off: Easter
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: in Beijing, Ursula von der Leyen stresses imbalanced trade relationship between EU and Beijing
CHINA: EU re-imposes anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain Chinese rubber tyres after correction of its investigation
UNITED KINGDOM: UK government to ease import and export rules to make trade with EU more fluid
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: 49 United Nations members and EU condemn Russia’s illegal forced deportation of Ukrainian children
UKRAINE: Kyiv to spend $14.1 billion on priority needs for early recovery in 2023
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: cyber security, European Commission to present ‘cyber shield’ on 18 April
DIGITAL: faced with a lack of EU players and resources, European Commission is consulting to propose measures on virtual worlds
CLIMATE: Laurence Tubiana says international financial solidarity in face of climate crisis must be achieved through reform of Bretton Woods institutions
HEALTH: EMA offers developers of promising medicines new features to accelerate their assessment in Europe
HEALTH: EMA publishes EU recommendations for future seasonal influenza vaccine composition
ENERGY: a declaration by European Commission and several nuclear stakeholders on development and safety of small modular reactors
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security schemes, blocking minority in EU Council particularly concerned about exemptions for prior notification
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Franco-German duo joins in extremis the European Commission's infringement procedure against Hungarian 'anti-LGBT propaganda law'
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Germany draws red lines on upcoming reform of European fiscal rules
BANKS: capital and liquidity ratios remain robust, says European Banking Authority
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe does not give in on execution of European Court of Human Rights’ judgments concerning Russia
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe stresses importance of education on International Roma Day
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: encryption of private communications, EDRI concerned about EU-US cooperation
CLIMATE: Copernicus announces that March 2023 was second warmest March on record
DEMOGRAPHY: EU could lose more than 27 million people by 2100
DEVELOPMENT: 2023 Lorenzo Natali Prize is open for entries until 28 April
ENERGY: electricity industry calls on EU to put an end to inframarginal revenue caps, introduced to cope with rising energy prices
KENYA: back from Nairobi, MEPs highlight potential for a “true partnership” between EU and Kenya
RESEARCH: 1,607 post-doctoral researchers receive European certificate of excellence for their project
ANIMAL HEALTH: scientists call on European Commission to end fur farming