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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13200
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Future of eu

Nikos Christodoulides insists on balance between solidarity and responsibility in managing migratory flows in EU

The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, said, on Tuesday 13 June in Strasbourg, that he hoped the interinstitutional negotiations between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on the Pact on Migration and Asylum would make rapid progress, noting the “many concessions” that were necessary for the Member States to reach a political agreement (see EUROPE B13197A1).

“For the Pact to work, it is imperative to maintain the balance between solidarity and the...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: on eve of European Parliament vote on ‘AI Act’, EPP lobbying to authorise use of remote biometric identification in certain situations
UKRAINE: destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam, European Parliament assures Ukrainians of its continued support in face of scale of human and ecological disaster
UKRAINE: European Parliament supports EU aid for rebuilding Ukraine
CAUCASUS: irritated Josep Borrell says EU is doing what it can
FUTURE OF EU: Nikos Christodoulides insists on balance between solidarity and responsibility in managing migratory flows in EU
DEMOCRACY: proposal for European Ethics Body disappoints many MEPs
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves ‘electronic evidence’ legislative package
CLIMATE: in Strasbourg, Margrethe Vestager calls for creation of European day to commemorate victims of climate change
COMPETITION: rapporteur René Repasi would like to see changes to legal bases of European competition policy
BUDGET: European Parliament wants interconnections between Member States to be prioritised through funding and full implementation of major transport infrastructure projects
ECONOMY: European Parliament approves €100 million macrofinancial assistance for North Macedonia
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs confirm agreement reached with EU Council on new European Union Drugs Agency
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament adopts its calendar of plenary sessions for 2024
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission wants to stimulate sustainable finance
COMPANIES: European Commission consults on sustainability reporting standards
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Commission proposes that Member States strengthen or create legal framework enabling social economy enterprises to develop
SOCIAL: European Parliament left-wing groups and European trade unions have mixed feelings about EU Council’s mandate on digital platform workers
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU ministers adopt recommendation on stepping up fight against antimicrobial resistance
HEALTH: EU Council adopts its position on regulation on fees and charges payable to EMA
AGRICULTURE: Commissioner Wojciechowski announces increase in agricultural crisis reserve to €530 million
BIODIVERSITY: liberals to be kingmakers when MEPs vote on proposed Nature Restoration Law
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on digitalisation of visa procedures
MIGRATION: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Asylum and Migration Management Regulation and Single Permit Directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
ARGENTINA: EU signs a Memorandum of Understanding on raw materials with Buenos Aires
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs advocate a 716-seat Chamber by 2024
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: active participation of lobbyists in internal European Parliament events will be subject to registration in European Transparency Register
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: MEPs want to strengthen transparency, autonomy and European solidarity in event of a pandemic
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: horizontal ‘anti-discrimination’ directive remains deadlocked at EU Council
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls on Ukraine to suspend law on oligarchs and amend law on national minorities
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE/CLIMATE: European Commission consults on reporting obligations required for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
CULTURE: 28 initiatives and personalities win 2023 European Heritage Awards
ENERGY: 19 European projects come together under ‘Smart Energy Cluster’ to promote so-called smart energy transition
EU2023ES: Ukraine, “people and businesses” and competitiveness are priorities of Spanish Presidency of EU Council
CSDP: new head of EULEX Kosovo mission is Giovanni Pietro Barbano
RESEARCH: EISME is looking for a contractor to manage EIC’s international trade fairs
TRANSPORT: new European tool for tracking train movements to Ukraine is now available