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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13174

4 May 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 40
EXTERNAL ACTION / Serbia/kosovo
Despite some progress, positions of Belgrade and Pristina remain far apart on creation of Association of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo
Brussels, 03/05/2023 (Agence Europe)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Brussels on Tuesday 2 May to discuss the thorny issue of implementing the agreement on the path to normalisation of relations between their two countries (see EUROPE B13164A31).

While progress has been made on a number of issues, such as the identification of missing persons from the 1998-1999 conflict, the positions of Belgrade and Pristina remain far apart on several issues, including the creation of the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: European Commission proposes support of €500 million to ammunition production
DEFENCE: agreement between ambassadors of Member States on joint procurement of ammunition
AGRICULTURE: war in Ukraine, European Commission proposes €100 million to support farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: corruption, Commission proposes tougher EU laws to bring all Member States up to speed
MIGRATION: Migration and Asylum Pact, EU Member States maintain goal of approving two new mandates in June
INTERNAL MARKET: Swedish Presidency of EU Council tries to convince EU27 with a new compromise on emergency instrument for single market
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement on geographical protection of industrial and craft products
AGRICULTURE: European Commission presents delegated act on organic salt
HEALTH: 19 EU Member States want tougher rules to tackle medicine shortages
CONSUMERS: EU Council decides position over sustainable consumption and new rights in green transition
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission bans lead in PVC for products manufactured in EU or imported
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, much more needs to be done in EU to follow recommendations of European Parliament’s Special Committee on pesticides, say MEPs
ENERGY: EU Council Presidency puts forward compromise proposals concerning Energy Charter Treaty
ENERGY: electricity and gas prices were highest ever recorded by Eurostat in second half of 2022
TRANSPORT: European freight professionals rely on energy mix for their sustainable transition
TRANSPORT: European Commission provides €790 million for military mobility
DIGITAL: live content piracy, 24 MEPs regret that future Commission proposal is non-binding
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU High Representative proposes sanctions regime against those responsible for serious corruption worldwide
INDIA: semiconductors, 5G and green technologies on agenda of EU/India Trade and Technology Council
SERBIA/KOSOVO: despite some progress, positions of Belgrade and Pristina remain far apart on creation of Association of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo
UNITED STATES: EU calls on Washington to genuinely remove anti-dumping duties on Spanish olives
ISRAEL: EU wants to deepen relationship with Israel, says Josep Borrell
PARAGUAY: EU ready to work with newly elected
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CLIMATE: effective defence policy can also be green, says secretary general of World Military Advisory Council on Climate Change
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: progress on European Media Freedom Act on table of Member States’ Deputy Ambassadors to EU
GENDER EQUALITY: S&D group in European Parliament adopts a proposal for an EU Charter of Women’s Rights
DEMOCRACY: 230 organisations oppose future ‘Foreign Interference’ directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission provides Jordan with a macro-financial assistance tranche of €200 million
ECONOMY: European Commission provides Moldova with €40 million favourable-rate loan under macrofinancial assistance operation
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: content of MEP Paolo De Castro’s draft report on geographical indications is published
WESTERN BALKANS: 38 telecoms operators commit to reducing roaming charges between EU and Western Balkans
COMPETITION: European Commission approves acquisition of joint control of Aluminiumwerk Berlin GmbH
COMPETITION: European Commission clears acquisition of waste management company River Ridge by investment firms Equitix and Cube
DEVELOPMENT: signing of post-Cotonou agreement blocked by Poland will be on EU Council’s agenda
ENERGY: gas sector social partners want to enter into negotiations for a European framework agreement aimed at “a just transition”
MEDIA: call for nominations for Daphne Caruana Galizia Award for Journalism opens
MEDIA: World Press Freedom Index shows difficult balance between security and freedom in Europe
DIGITAL: ‘Data Act’, Global Data Alliance concerned about unclear rules on access to non-personal data
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: industry committee launches a call for tender for provision of external expertise
SERBIA: Josep Borrell and Olivér Várhelyi express condolences to relatives of victims of school shooting in Belgrade