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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13216
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Restrictions on trade in goods persist in G20 countries, according to World Trade Organization

05/07/23 (Agence Europe) – Export restrictions linked to Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are having difficulty being lifted in the G20 countries, according to a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO) published on Tuesday 4 July. The measures mainly concern agri-food products and fertilisers. In mid-2023, the G20 countries still had 63 export restrictions on these types of products. This figure is down, however, as 101 measures of this type have been imposed since the start of the war in Ukraine. The authors of the document also point out that, since October 2022, more measures facilitating trade have been put in place than measures restricting it in the G20 countries. See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/7wj (LM)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
GMOs: European Commission proposes to facilitate authorisation of new GMOs to encourage innovation and competitiveness in agriculture
PLANTS: European Commission proposes to modernise rules on plant and forest reproductive material
ENVIRONMENT/FOOD: European Commission is proposing changes to ‘Waste’ directives to further reduce food and textile waste
BIODIVERSITY/FOOD: European Commission proposes EU directive on soil monitoring as step towards healthy soils by 2050
AGRICULTURE: additional impact study confirms need to reduce pesticide use by 50%, according to Frans Timmermans
FISHERIES: European Commission to examine possibility of stopping trade in loose shark fins
COHESION: cohesion policy “has funds and projects”, says CoR President Vasco Alves Cordeiro
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: despite persistent concerns, European Commission did not identify any major setbacks to Rule of law in Member States in 2022
DEMOCRACY: European Committee of Regions calls on local authorities to become more involved in fight against disinformation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights denounces police racism in “some” Member States
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: several MEPs call on EU to support position of High Representative, Christian Schmidt, and to impose sanctions on Milorad Dodik regarding Republika Srpska
NEAR EAST: EU concerned by “grave escalation” of tensions
Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union
CLIMATE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen EU’s ambitions and assert positions on international stage
TAXATION: corporate taxation, VAT and energy taxation on agenda of Spanish Presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU Member States need clarity on taxation of cross-border teleworking
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Advent’s acquisition of GfK, subject to conditions
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CATALONIA: EU General Court rejects Catalan separatists’ appeals against lifting of their parliamentary immunity
TRADE: General Court of EU annuls definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on Russian ammonium nitrate producers
NEWS BRIEFS
CHILE: European Commission calls on Council to sign Association Agreement with Santiago
MALDIVES: European Union deploys an election observation mission to Maldives
WTO: restrictions on trade in goods persist in G20 countries, according to World Trade Organization
RESEARCH: ‘New European Bauhaus', 12 companies to receive support from European Institute of Innovation and Technology
SENEGAL: EU welcomes Senegalese President Macky Sall’s decision not to seek third term in office
SERBIA: Belgrade hopes to open third cluster of EU accession negotiation chapters by end of year