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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13220

12 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
Teresa Ribera calls on EU to support COP28 President-Designate in his commitment
Valladolid, 11/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

With less than five months to go until COP28, the European environment and energy ministers welcomed its controversial president, Sultan Al-Jaber, to Valladolid on Tuesday 11 July to discuss the implementation of the Paris Agreement commitments and the next steps to be considered for climate action.

With a view to the UN conference to be held in December in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Spain’s Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, made the second...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies promise to invite Ukraine to join subject to conditions
NATO: EU and Allies welcome agreement between Turkey and Sweden
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BIODIVERSITY: nature restoration regulation, MEPs’ nervousness rises on eve of crucial European Parliament vote
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament backs strengthening of Industrial Emissions Directive, but deletes cattle farming from proposal
TRANSPORT: European Parliament validates agreement with Council on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on sustainable maritime fuels
ENERGY: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on ‘Energy Efficiency’ Directive
MIGRATION: MEPs to call on Member States and Frontex to step up their preventive search and rescue operations at sea
MEDIA: European Parliament calls for better protection for journalists worldwide
MEDIA: European Parliament ready to negotiate ‘anti-SLAPPs’ directive with EU Council
POLAND: MEPs reiterate concerns about state of rule of law
INDUSTRY: European Parliament approves provisional agreement with EU Council on Chips Act
INDUSTRY: European Parliament adopts position on Construction Products Regulation
MOLDOVA: green light from European Parliament to extension of customs duty suspension for imports from Moldova
AGRICULTURE: MEPs object to delegated regulation on organic salt
FISHERIES: European Parliament rejects proposal on measures to manage fisheries resources in Indian Ocean
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament to vote again on shape of future European ethics body
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament speaks out in favour of ending unanimity in EU Council for certain foreign policy decisions
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs place renewed emphasis on training and lifelong learning to tackle skill shortages
BUDGET/SOCIAL: European Parliament green-lights €2.2 million in aid for former Logistics Nivelles employees
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Commission presents proposals to make freight transport greener
CLIMATE: Teresa Ribera calls on EU to support COP28 President-Designate in his commitment
ENERGY/CLIMATE: in Valladolid, energy ministers discuss energy sector’s contribution to climate objectives and role of nuclear energy
ENERGY: first informal discussions in EU Council on proposal to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty
DIGITAL: new guidelines and ‘regulatory sandboxes’, European Commission presents its plan to put virtual worlds in order
MIGRATION: Pact on Migration and Asylum, European Parliament and Spanish Presidency of EU Council will try to reach political agreements before end of year
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament wants to strengthen rules to combat harassment
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: main political groups set a minimum level for reform of European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure
EXTERNAL ACTION
AUSTRALIA: EU regrets trade agreement negotiations with Canberra have yet to be concluded
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: fiscal stance for 2024, digital euro and capital markets on ministerial agenda
Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union
FINANCE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council to make completion of Capital Markets Union one of its top priorities
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement on ‘ASAP’ ammunition production proposal
DEFENCE: PESCO projects are gathering pace in a rapidly changing European security landscape
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights calls for better protection for human rights defenders
ENERGY: entry into force of two delegated acts governing renewable hydrogen
UZBEKISTAN: EU regrets that 9 July elections did not allow voters to make informed choice
RESEARCH: 2024 work programme for European Research Centre pays greater attention to quality of projects