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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13183

17 May 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / State aid
Bulgaria authorised by European Commission to provide €26.5 million in emergency aid to its public postal company

16/05/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced on Tuesday 16 May that it had authorised a Bulgarian rescue measure of €26.5 million for Bulgarian Posts EAD. The measure consists of providing emergency liquidity support to the Bulgarian state-owned postal company, which is in difficulty due to inflation and other factors. Bulgaria has undertaken that the loan will be repaid after 6 months or that the Bulgarian Post will submit a restructuring plan for the company to...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: political agreement at EU Council on extending directive on administrative cooperation to crypto-assets
BANKS: EU Member States tackle reform of banking crisis management framework
FINANCE: Eurogroup to draw up work programme before March 2024 to deepen Capital Markets Union
FINANCE/MONEY LAUNDERING: EU Council adopts legislation on crypto-assets
STATE AID: European Commission authorises a €1.3 billion Polish measure to help farmers pay insurance premiums
ECONOMY: GDP grows 0.1% in euro area in first quarter of 2023
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Nicola Beer wants a raw materials act that makes it even easier to set up projects in EU
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: EU Member States discuss possible extension of mandate of EUIPO’s Executive Director
ENERGY: first joint gas purchasing tender through EU energy platform has received “positive market reactions”, according to Maroš Šefčovič
ENERGY: sixteen European countries send “a clear message on importance of nuclear power in European energy strategy”
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States introduced or extended Schengen internal border control measures 28 times in 2022, according to European Commission
HOME AFFAIRS: fighting arms trafficking in Western Balkans, Commission reiterates its support to countries in region
ANIMAL HEALTH: better housing needed for dairy cows, ducks, geese and quails to improve welfare, according to EFSA
AGRICULTURE: several wine industry organisations call on EU to crack down on Irish alcohol labelling rules
TRANSPORT: European Commission is committed to improving transport links with Western Balkans
CLIMATE: at Beyond Growth Conference, Yamina Saheb denounces lack of European sobriety policies
ENVIRONMENT: pioneering regulation to combat global deforestation caused by EU is adopted
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Media Freedom Act, a common position “within reach” in EU Council?
GENDER EQUALITY: no EU funds for Polish ‘LGBT-free zones’
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: EU Council renews support for Ukrainian cultural sector and artists in exile
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Reykjavik Declaration should launch a new and vital dynamic for Council of Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: EU wants closer ties with New Delhi on strategic technologies
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU’s High Representative proposes making diplomatic academy permanent
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: health and safety at work, focus must be on most vulnerable workers, says Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Bulgaria authorised by European Commission to provide €26.5 million in emergency aid to its public postal company
BIODIVERSITY: PAN Europe welcomes EFSA’s revised guidance document on risk assessment of pesticides on bees
CAMBODIA: EU opposes disqualification of opposition party ‘Candlelight’
CLIMATE: EIB and IFAD commit to strengthening climate adaptation and food security in low-income African countries
ENERGY: European Commission has identified no major accidents related to offshore oil and gas operations in 2021
KAZAKHSTAN: Josep Borrell reiterates importance of EU-Kazakhstan partnership to Deputy Prime Minister Murat Nurtleu
MIGRATION: European Union Agency for Asylum has its first Fundamental Rights Officer
MIGRATION: American Amy E. Pope becomes head of International Organization for Migration
DIGITAL: Data Governance Act, Commission consults on common logos for trusted service providers
FISHERIES: European Commission welcomes IOTC findings on bigeye tuna
FISHERIES: Bloom reveals human rights abuses in global tuna industry
CSDP: EU appoints new leaders for EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUAM Ukraine missions
RESEARCH: European Commission launches European Industry 5.0 Awards
SUDAN: EU continues to deliver urgent aid through its humanitarian airlift
TURKEY: EU welcomes high turnout in elections