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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13213

1 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Zimbabwe
EU to observe presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 August
Brussels, 30/06/2023 (Agence Europe)

At the invitation of the Zimbabwean authorities, the European Union will observe the presidential and parliamentary (legislative and senatorial) elections scheduled for 23 August 2023 in Zimbabwe. The deployment of the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), led by Fabio Massimo Castaldo MEP (Non-attached, Italian), begins in the first week of July.

“The EU EOM will contribute to enhancing citizens’ trust in the process and to further strengthening Zimbabwe’s democratic...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
COMPETITIVENESS: economic security, European Council stresses need to maintain an open economy
CHINA: EU27 adopt a common approach to defining their economic and diplomatic relationship with China
MIGRATION: European Council fails to adopt conclusions in absence of consensus on internal dimension of migration policy
SERBIA/KOSOVO: European leaders threaten to impose sanctions on Pristina
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: reconstruction of Ukraine, European Commission will present an initiative based on profits generated by Russian assets frozen in EU
TUNISIA: European Council welcomes work carried out on global partnership
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2023ES: Spain to set out “Europeanist” programme during its EU Council Presidency, says Pedro Sánchez
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU Council adopts position on critical raw materials act
ENERGY: EU Council still unable to reach agreement on electricity market reform
CLIMATE/ENERGY: only three countries have submitted their national energy and climate plans on time
PLANTS: European Commission to propose modernising EU seed legislation
AGRICULTURE: Council/Parliament political agreement on text relating to Farm Sustainability Data Network
SEA: €106 million in EU funding for 18 new projects to protect and clean up oceans
HEALTH: creation of a European network of vaccine manufacturers to step up health crisis preparedness
TRANSPORT: interinstitutional negotiations on development of trans-European transport network are at a standstill
JUSTICE: European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement on digitalising cross-border judicial cooperation
RESEARCH: Swedish Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen impact of R&I in European democratic processes
DIGITAL: European Commission adopts new indicators to monitor Member States’ progress in digital transformation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: agreement on facilitating national authorities’ access to centralised retail bank account registries
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 5.5% in euro area in June
ECONOMY: Czech Republic and Lithuania submit revised recovery plan
TAXATION: EU Member States’ VAT revenues up by 26% in 2022
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EUNAVFOR MED Irini has inspected more than 10,000 ships since March 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
ZIMBABWE: EU to observe presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 August
EDUCATION - YOUTH
YOUTH: future Spanish Presidency of EU Council in favour of “youth tests”
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: inauguration of one of Europe’s longest underwater tunnels financed by EU
SOUTH KOREA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on certain South Korean thermal paper
DEMOCRACY: meeting to launch discussions between EU institutions on European Ethics Body has been rescheduled for 7 July
ENERGY: system operators have not identified any problems with security of electricity supply for summer 2023
SPACE: European Commission strengthens its cooperation with Philippine Space Agency in area of satellite data
DIGITAL: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia will now be able to access Digital Europe Programme funds
RESEARCH: Mitiga Solutions, a climate technology company backed by EIT Digital, successfully raises €13.25 million in funding