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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13216

6 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Senegal
EU welcomes Senegalese President Macky Sall’s decision not to seek third term in office

05/07/23 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 4 July, the European Union welcomed the decision taken on the same day by Senegalese President Macky Sall not to stand as a candidate in the February 2024 presidential election. “This decision, which goes some way towards easing political and social tensions, is that of a great statesman and is in keeping with Senegal’s long democratic tradition” (see EUROPE B13194A29), declared the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, on behalf of the...

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