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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13178

10 May 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 33
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Moldova
European Parliament gives green light for €145 million macrofinancial assistance to Moldova

09/05/2023 (Agence Europe) – Adopting the Commission’s initial proposal (see EUROPE B13106A24) without modification, on Tuesday 9 May the European Parliament approved by a large majority (561 votes in favour, 43 against and 20 abstentions) the granting of new macrofinancial assistance to Moldova in the amount of €145 million (€100 million in loans and €45 million in grants), to help the EU candidate country cover its financing needs in 2023. The assistance will be...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUTURE OF EUROPE : Olaf Scholz calls for “geopolitical Europe” to counter Vladimir Putin’s “delusions of grandeur”
ECONOMY: MEPs do not question fundamental principles of Stability Pact reform
SUDAN: European Parliament urges EU to do everything possible to prevent a major humanitarian disaster and destabilisation of whole of East Africa
DEFENCE: European Parliament approves urgency procedure for Act in Support of Ammunition Production
DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach to critical technologies for security and defence
BUDGET: new own resources and report on impact of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs to be voted on in European Parliament
ENERGY: European Parliament adopts regulation to reduce methane emissions by a large majority
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament calls for more funding for ‘fruit, vegetables and milk’ scheme in schools
FISHERIES: MEPs advocate “non-binding voluntary regulatory framework on fisheries co-management”
COHESION: European Parliament calls for approval of a macro-regional strategy for Mediterranean in second quarter of 2023
MEDIA: European Parliament calls for full implementation of Audiovisual Media Services Directive
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs approve three draft regulations to make life easier for Northern Ireland citizens and businesses after Brexit
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament makes recommendations to make standardisation processes more effective
UKRAINE: European Parliament approves extending suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian imports
MOLDOVA: European Parliament gives green light for €145 million macrofinancial assistance to Moldova
SOCIAL: European Parliament approves €1.2 million Spanish aid request for redundant workers
TRANSPORT: European Parliament votes in favour of new urban mobility framework
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Volodymyr Zelensky says that “time has come” for opening of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to EU
AGRICULTURE: Volodymyr Zelensky finds EU restrictions on grain exports “unacceptable”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission to tighten rules on advisers’ fees in retail investment strategy proposal
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on Member States to strengthen social dialogue
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on Commission to set minimum conditions for pay and social protection
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: labour shortages are not only linked to a lack of skills, but also to low pay or poor working conditions, stresses ETUI
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: spyware, members of the European Parliament’s committee of inquiry promise to keep up the pressure on Member States
ENVIRONMENT: public consultation launched to ban EU exports of dangerous chemicals banned in EU
ENVIRONMENT: restoring nature in Europe, an imperative with multiple benefits, reiterates EEA
AGRICULTURE: European associations quite satisfied with EU Council’s position on geographical indications
TRANSPORT: Moldova joins ‘Connecting Europe Facility’
RESEARCH: European Patent Office announces 12 finalists for European Inventor Award 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: new meeting between Charles Michel, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan set for 14 May in Brussels
NEWS BRIEFS
MEDIA: Euronews calls on European leaders to support editorial team
PAKISTAN: EU calls for “restraint and composure” following Imran Khan’s arrest
MIDDLE EAST: EU concerned about escalating violence in Gaza