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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13207
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine

Marija Pejčinović Burić underlines Council of Europe’s role in Ukraine’s recovery

Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, attended the second Donor Conference for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, held in London on Wednesday 21 June, and highlighted the “Register of Damage” agreed at the Reykjavik Summit in May.

She specified that it would be based in The Hague, with a presence in Kyiv, and stressed that this structure for collecting evidence of losses or damage caused by Russian aggression represented “a necessary first step...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
interview ENERGY: electricity market reform - “We must take account of the specific characteristics of each country”, says Maria da Graça Carvalho
DIGITAL: ‘Data Act’ – EU Member States review final pending questions before a potential interinstitutional agreement on 27 June
CLIMATE: Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel call for carbon pricing mechanisms in emerging countries at ‘Summit for a New Global Financial Pact’
CLIMATE: NATO and EU strengthen their cooperation in face of growing security and defence risks
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: pesticides, post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy and fisheries on agenda for EU ministers on 26 and 27 June
TRANSPORT: EU invests €6.2 billion in sustainable, safe and efficient transport infrastructure
INTERNAL MARKET: instead of focusing on industrial policy, several experts and business representatives are calling for strengthening of single market
COHESION: “we want to give a new impetus to cohesion policy”, says President of the European Committee of the Regions
CONSUMERS: misleading climate claims, BEUC lodges a complaint against 17 airlines with European Commission and national authorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Ukraine and Moldova are making satisfactory progress on their path towards European Union
MERCOSUR: FNSEA concerned that President Lula’s visit to Paris could upset French position on EU/Mercosur agreement
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: recovery and reconstruction, €800 million of projects to mobilise private sector in addition to €50 billion announced by Ursula von der Leyen
UKRAINE: Marija Pejčinović Burić underlines Council of Europe’s role in Ukraine’s recovery
AGRICULTURE: “large tonnages of Ukrainian grain arriving in Romania”, according to MEP Jérémy Decerle
RUSSIA: eleventh package of European sanctions will target around 200 companies from third countries
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: opposition from Member States is too strong to reform EU electoral law
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: proposed composition of European Parliament for 2024 is struggling to convince EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD notes progress in fight against harmful tax practices
STATE AID: European Commission approves Belgian support to Arcelor Mittal for production of low-carbon pre-reduced iron
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: by forcing migrants to go abroad to start asylum application, Hungary has breached its European obligations
DIGITAL: everyone can find out why their personal data has been consulted, rules EU Court of Justice
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Court of Justice interprets conditions for applying right to remain silent during arrest
HEALTH: Court finds a university hospital cannot be considered a ‘pharmaceutical undertaking’ and its experts can therefore participate in EMA’s activities
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe calls for substantial increase in organisation’s budget
NEWS BRIEFS
ACP: humanitarian and security emergency in Haiti on agenda of ACP/EU Parliamentary Assembly
ECONOMY: additional €1.5 billion tranche of macrofinancial assistance paid to Ukraine
TAXATION: Belgium’s Data Protection Authority prohibits transfer of tax data to United States
MEDIA: Media Freedom Act, European Federation of Journalists deplores “dangerous disregard” shown by Member States