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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13215
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NEWS BRIEFS / Budget

European Commission takes issue with Viktor Orbán’s claims about ‘missing billions’ of European budget

04/07/2023 (Agence Europe) – Asked about the “missing billions” in the European budget, which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mentioned on Twitter at the European Council on 29 June, the European Commission spokesman was keen to take issue with his remarks on Tuesday 4 July. Cautioning on the use of the word “missing”, Eric Mamer pointed out that the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (see EUROPE 13201/1) was really about “the need for the EU to address the budgetary implications of the challenges that the European Union and its Member States are currently facing”. This revision calls for additional resources (€65.8 billion in total) from the Member States to finance aid to Ukraine, the challenges of migration and the modernisation of industry, as well as technical adjustments, such as the repayment of loans for Next Generation EU. (PLD)

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SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: Maria Manuel Leitão Marques hopes that EU Council will make progress on regulation banning products made using forced labour
DIGITAL: GDPR, European Commission wants to facilitate cooperation between data protection authorities
DIGITAL: seven technology giants have notified European Commission to be designated as gatekeepers under DMA
GMOs: in European Parliament, Greens/EFA denounce new GMOs derived from NGTs as potential threat to food sovereignty
ENERGY: stricter support for SMEs can improve energy efficiency on a European scale, according to LEAP4SME project
ENERGY: according to Eurostat, EU sanctions have led to 22.8 percentage point drop in Russian petroleum oil imports at start of 2023
JUSTICE: European Certificate of Parenthood, rapporteur Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques proposes deleting exemptions linked to public policy exception
MIGRATION: five million people sought protection in EU in 2022, European Union Agency for Asylum’s annual report confirms
CLIMATE: Frans Timmermans calls on EU and China to join forces to tackle climate change
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes that EU sign international treaty to protect high seas
Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine and relations with Latin America priorities for Spanish Presidency of EU Council
DEFENCE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council wants to encourage unity between Member States
ECONOMY/BUDGET/BANKS: Spanish Presidency of EU Council charged with bringing reforms of Stability and Growth Pact and EU budget to a successful conclusion
TRANSPORT: Spanish Presidency of EU Council wants to promote mobility as universal right
RESEARCH: role of science in public policy, territorial cohesion, impact of European funding and PRIMA on agenda of Spanish Presidency of EU Council
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL/COMPETITION: competition authority of an EU country may, under certain conditions, find a breach of ‘GDPR’ regulation, according to Court of Justice
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: in absence of a European Parliament/EU Council agreement, Commission proposes to extend Generalised Scheme of Preferences beyond 2023
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs concerned about forthcoming repeal of hundreds of EU laws in UK
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine step up cooperation
RUSSIA: EU denounces continued repression of critical voices and disregard for human rights
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission to examine in depth Swedish and Danish aid to SAS airline, annulled by EU General Court
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: MEPs alert to situation of journalist Pablo González as Spain begins its Presidency of EU Council
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: political parties at centre of political spectrum must demonstrate that they have answers to today’s challenges, says Ursula von der Leyen
BUDGET: European Commission takes issue with Viktor Orbán’s claims about ‘missing billions’ of European budget
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese stainless steel refillable kegs
INDUSTRY: European Commission concerned about Chinese export restrictions on gallium and germanium
MERCOSUR: after Brazil, Argentina calls for a review of EU/Mercosur trade agreement
MIGRATION: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson renews her support for Italy during her first visit to Lampedusa
NATO: Jens Stoltenberg’s term at head of Alliance extended by one year
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes implementation of NEAFC rules
RESEARCH: European Patent Office rewards European inventors for inventions with a significant societal impact