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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13161

14 April 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 30
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Russia
EU sanctions Wagner Group again

13/04/2023 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the European Union added, on Thursday 13 April, the Wagner Group and the RIA FAN agency to the list of persons sanctioned for undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. This decision complements previous EU sanctions (asset freeze and territorial ban) adopted at the end of February against the Wagner Group, a Russian private military entity financed by Yevgeniy Prigozhin (see EUROPE B13130A14), under the EU’s human...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: revision of RTE-T, MEPs confirm commitment to fully electrify the rail network by 2030
DIGITAL: MEPs reject adequacy decision for US-EU data transfers
HOME AFFAIRS: access to European databases and ‘visa liberalisation’, MEPs denounce US “blackmail”
HOME AFFAIRS: child sexual abuse material online, European Parliamentary Research Service’s impact study points out weaknesses of Commission’s proposal
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade performed well in 2022, according to European Commission
CLIMATE: EIB Climate Investment Survey 2022-2023, European business momentum held back by energy instability
CONSUMERS: survey reveals insufficient information for EU consumers on safe use of food packaging and containers
ENERGY: European Renewable Energies Federation critical of overall 42.5% target in revision of Renewable Energy Directive
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs approve new guidelines for their relations with third country representatives
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: EU Council endorses urgent delivery of €1 billion of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU continues to coordinate delivery of electricity generators to Ukraine
STATE AID: approval for €1 billion in Hungarian support for companies affected by impact of war in Ukraine
STATE AID: green light for Dutch aid for energy-intensive companies in context of war in Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU sanctions Wagner Group again
RUSSIA: Josep Borrell “shocked” by beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Valdis Dombrovskis hopes to reach swift agreement with Washington on critical raw materials
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: Pascal Durand fears European Commission will reduce ambitions of ‘CSRD’
ECONOMY: G7 countries promise to remain “vigilant” after recent financial turmoil
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Pay Transparency Directive, half of Equality Bodies unconvinced they can monitor it
GENDER EQUALITY: ILGA-Europe makes recommendations for implementation of EU LGBTIQ equality strategy
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council to adopt conclusions on bioeconomy on 25 April
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on Chinese sodium gluconate
CULTURE: European Commission publishes list of seven most endangered heritage sites in Europe in 2023
ENERGY: Denmark announces its withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
DIGITAL: EDPB announces establishment of task force to promote cooperation and information exchange
POLAND: European Commission rejects Warsaw’s request to stop daily fines imposed by EU Court of Justice
RESEARCH: endowed with €1.5 million, FRONTIERS consortium will support 40 science journalists in Europe
HEALTH: European Parliament’s new subcommittee dedicated to public health, SANT to hold its first meeting on 20 April
CHAD: EU laments German ambassador’s expulsion from Chad
TRANSPARENCY: criminal complaint in Belgium against Ursula von der Leyen regarding texts with Pfizer