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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13192
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EXTERNAL ACTION / United states

Results of EU-US Trade and Technology Council on trade controversies have yet to be seen

“The Trade and Tech Council (TTC) was established 2 years ago. Time to show big results”, said Dutch MEP Catharina Rinzema (Renew Europe), a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, after the fourth meeting of the TTC on Wednesday 31 May (see EUROPE B13191A7).

She thus followed in the footsteps of her committee chairman, Bernd Lange (S&D, German), who, while welcoming the results achieved by the TTC, regretted the lack of announcements on trade...

Contents

BULBOACA SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EUROPE: ‘European Political Community’ is building its legitimacy in opposition to Russia
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: Volodymyr Zelensky calls for his country to be invited to join NATO at Vilnius summit
UKRAINE: in face of Russian invasion, Ukrainian civilians continue to mobilise to defend their country
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU wants to train medical staff to treat psychological trauma of Ukrainian children
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe expert report on consequences of war in Ukraine, antigypsyism, homophobia and defence of civil society
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament wants EU to arm itself against foreign interference
RULE OF LAW: MEPs express concern at deteriorating situation in Hungary in new resolution
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament wants to step up fight against harassment within EU institutions
DEFENCE: European Parliament does not amend proposal on Act in Support of Ammunition Production
COMPANIES: European Parliament adopts its position on directive introducing due diligence for European companies
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament is ready to negotiate with EU Council on agricultural geographical indications
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament in favour of binding measures to make textile industry more sustainable
HEALTH: fight against antimicrobial resistance requires prudent use of antibiotics, according to European Parliament
SOCIAL: European Parliament reiterates its call for collective bargaining to be extended to at least 80% of workers by 2030
ECB: European Parliament and ECB formalise transparency and accountability practices
BUDGET: European Parliament gives green light to financing of technical assistance to ‘European Globalisation Adjustment Fund’
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: EU countries doubt relevance of a self-assessment of health for driving licences
TRANSPORT: European Commission modernises maritime safety rules
INDUSTRY: several EU countries call for “maintaining level of requirement” on ‘Euro 7’ environmental standard
TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS: interoperability and connectivity on agenda of EU Member States
DIGITAL: future Spanish Presidency of EU Council will focus its work on artificial intelligence and cyber security
BIODIVERSITY: ‘restoring nature’ regulation, left-wing and liberal political groups in European Parliament agree and do not disarm
HEALTH: EU Member States agree on EU Council recommendation on combating antimicrobial resistance
ANIMAL HEALTH: end of cages in agriculture, first impact assessment presented by Copa-Cogeca
ENERGY: NGOs set out priorities for ‘gas package’ at start of negotiations between EU institutions
ENERGY: Serena Pontoglio outlines EU’s objectives for energy-efficient renovation of buildings
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank and German initiative H2Global join forces to target international hydrogen imports
RESEARCH: European Commission and EIC want to help Europe’s future ‘unicorns’ in new technologies emerge
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Union ratifies Istanbul Convention
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission revises block exemption regulations applicable to horizontal agreements concerning R&D and specialisation agreements
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: results of EU-US Trade and Technology Council on trade controversies have yet to be seen
WTO: EU calls on Turkey to comply following arbitration on pharmaceutical products
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 6.1% in May
GENDER EQUALITY: European Court of Human Rights condemns Ukraine for discriminating against same-sex couples
ENVIRONMENT: Ylä Mononen takes office as head of European Environment Agency
JUSTICE: European Commission registers citizens’ initiative to ensure mutual recognition of final judgments within EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Unitary Patent and its court came into force on 1 June
WTO: world goods trade struggled to stabilise in first quarter, according to WTO estimates
CHAD: EU launches a humanitarian airlift to help Sudanese at Chad border