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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13195

7 June 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 33
NEWS BRIEFS / Afghanistan
EU condemns poisoning of over 60 schoolgirls

06/06/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Union deplored the poisoning of more than 60 girls in their school in northern Afghanistan, in a statement issued by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Tuesday 6 June. “This is a heinous crime that needs to be followed up by the de facto authorities, as per their obligations under international law to protect the population. We wish all affected a swift recovery”, said the EEAS. The External Action Service highlighted the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Parliament and EU Council strike provisional agreement on ‘Anti-Coercion Instrument’
RUSSIA: EU sanctions nine people, including Russian deputy minister of justice, following conviction of Vladimir Kara-Murza
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU and NATO condemn destruction of Kakhovka dam
TRANSPORT: Ukraine joins ‘Connecting Europe Facility’
SOCIAL: Special Adviser for Ukraine gives positive assessment of action taken by Member States to promote integration in employment and in European societies
TRADE: EU extends safeguard measure on certain Ukrainian agricultural products
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: Council to adopt its position on single market emergency instrument
INDUSTRY: European Commission publishes Transition Pathway to make textile sector greener, more digital and more competitive
RESEARCH: progress in work of EU Council on establishing an EU Chips Joint Undertaking
ENERGY: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on revision of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
ENERGY: “Europe has the right attitude” regarding energy transition of European industry, according to Frans Timmermans
ENERGY: European Commission reviews certain emergency intervention measures adopted to deal with high energy prices and confirms that it will not be extending them
TRANSPORT: EU Council Presidency prepares negotiations on deployment of intelligent transport systems
MIGRATION: Member States will attempt to clear way for an agreement on ‘Asylum and Migration Pact’ at meeting of EU home affairs ministers on 8 June
MIGRATION: European Commission presents measures to keep migratory flows in Western Mediterranean under control
AGRICULTURE: Eu Council and European Parliament reach agreement on labelling of organic pet food
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States open to introduction of marketing standards for cider and pulses
CLIMATE: global population growth is a major challenge in fight against climate change, according to a JRC report
HEALTH: European Commission authorises first vaccine to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on facilitating national authorities’ access to centralised bank account registers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: occupational exposure to asbestos, Member States urged to reject European Parliament’s requests to lower limit values
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SPACE: Frederic Nordlund calls for increased public funding for space sector
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: Vĕra Jourová to present plans for European Ethics Body on 8 June
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: increase in public interest in European elections but decrease in optimism about state of Union 
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HOME AFFAIRS: Member State may refuse to execute European arrest warrant issued against third-country national, according to EU Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns poisoning of over 60 schoolgirls
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights condemns Turkey for failing to respect confidentiality of lawyer-prisoner interviews
FINANCE: several sectoral organisations consider timetable proposed by European Commission as part of its retail investment strategy to be unfeasible
DIGITAL: DMA, European Commission consults on relevant information to be provided by gatekeepers in their compliance reports
NEAR EAST: EU calls on Israeli army to use proportionate force
CIVIL PROTECTION: towards a memorandum of understanding between EU and countries of Latin America and Caribbean to strengthen disaster preparedness
CSDP: EULEX Kosovo to step up its support for Kosovo law enforcement agencies
RUSSIA: European Court of Human Rights condemns Russia for failing to investigate poisoning of Alexei Navalny