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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13176

6 May 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 35
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Council of europe
“Reykjavik Summit will be the litmus test” for a Europe that “cannot be allowed to go back to the wild”, says Secretary General in a very alarming Annual Report
Strasbourg, 05/05/2023 (Agence Europe)

In the opening lines of her 2023 report on the state of democracy, human rights and the Rule of law in Europe, published on Friday 5 May, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, calls on European leaders, who will meet for the 4th Summit of the Organisation in Reykjavik on 16 and 17 May, to “demonstrate their determination to ensure that the Russian Federation will be both the first and last country to break away from our values and our organisation”.

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU ministers want a “balance between accessibility and affordability” of medicines in EU
JUSTICE: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Directive on protection of environment through criminal law
HOME AFFAIRS: withdrawal of online child sexual abuse material and ‘detection’ orders, EU Council’s Legal Service questions crucial part of Commission’s proposed regulation
TRANSPORT: EU Council Presidency refines its proposal on revision of road safety directive
TRANSPORT: European Commission wants to promote adoption of low-CO2 emitting trailers
ENVIRONMENT: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, draft ‘Ries’ report reconciles ambition with listening to takeaway sector
AGRICULTURE: EPP ‘rejects’ pesticides proposal and ‘nature restoration law’
ENERGY: launch of an alliance to develop a European-wide hydropower strategy
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: debate with Olaf Scholz, methane emissions and product sustainability on MEPs’ plenary agenda
BUDGET: Rule of law conditionality mechanism should not be seen as a new “nuclear option”, according to a study commissioned by European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: “Reykjavik Summit will be the litmus test” for a Europe that “cannot be allowed to go back to the wild”, says Secretary General in a very alarming Annual Report
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE/CUSTOMS: Court of Auditors says that common transit system is not correctly applied
CHINA: Josep Borrell says what matters is how China will manage its power
CLIMATE: EU and CELAC strengthen cooperation on environmental and climate policy in Costa Rica
CLIMATE: Sheena Anderson promotes a feminist approach to climate foreign policy
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: European Peace Facility, EU Council adopts a €1 billion measure to support joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine
UKRAINE: if Ukraine loses war, it will become a second Belarus, warns Josep Borrell
UKRAINE: Ukraine’s regions and cities are one step closer to EU, says European Committee of the Regions
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Poland to grant €435.4 million in direct subsidies to wheat producers
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Portugal to provide €137 million in subsidies to agricultural producers
STATE AID: European Commission approves aid measures for Swedish companies worth €2.6 billion
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: 48 MEPs are concerned about impact of future ‘foreign interference’ directive on NGOs
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ENIL makes recommendations to ensure independence of people with disabilities in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: forecasters’ expectations adjust to easing energy crisis and tighter financing conditions
STATE AID: European Commission allows Poland to extend aid to closure of coal mines
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Josep Borrell wants better understanding with third countries
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new Spanish protected geographical indication
STATE AID: European Commission consults on its plan to extend period of support for regional airports
ENERGY: four industry giants come together to launch Energy Storage Coalition
ENERGY: natural gas demand down by 13.2% in 2022, according to Eurostat
ENERGY: Hydrogen Europe denounces Margrethe Vestager’s comments on future role of hydrogen
KYRGYZSTAN : EU regrets dismissal of Kyrgyz mediator Atyr Abdrakhmatova
DIGITAL: DSA, Commission consults on how to conduct independent audits of very large online platforms
ANIMAL HEALTH: 30 MEPs protest against creation of an octopus farm in Spain
SERBIA: Josep Borrell sends his condolences to relatives of victims of a second deadly shooting in space of three days in country