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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13226

20 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur
Lula criticises EU’s position but remains confident that EU/Mercosur agreement will be definitively concluded by end 2023
Brussels, 19/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

The Mercosur countries are prepared to make concessions, but not to give up everything to the European Union as part of the negotiations on the bilateral trade agreement. This was the message from the Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to the press on Wednesday 19 July in Brussels.

“In a negotiation, you never win everything you want, but you never give in to everything. And Mercosur is ready for it”, he said, after reiterating his position on several aspects of the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: MEPs ready to start inter-institutional negotiations on electricity market reform
ENERGY: EU and four international partners join forces in Tokyo to reduce methane emissions
DIGITAL: European Parliament and EU Council ready to start interinstitutional negotiations on ‘Cyber Resilience Act’
COMPETITIVENESS: European Parliament disappointed by ‘STEP’, Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: regulation against products made with forced labour, differences persist at European Parliament
AGRICULTURE: EU Council and European Parliament hope for agreement on geographical indications in October
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate, right and left divided in parliamentary committee over EFSA conclusions presented to MEPs
ENVIRONMENT: ‘Blue Deal’ initiative, European Economic and Social Committee adopts key recommendations for comprehensive water policy in Europe
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU lends a hand to Greece in fighting wildfires
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: EU ministers to discuss police access to communications data and Pact on Migration and Asylum
RESEARCH: European Commission announces preparatory work for a new European mission linked to ‘New European Bauhaus’
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: Lula criticises EU’s position but remains confident that EU/Mercosur agreement will be definitively concluded by end 2023
ACP: on Thursday, EU Council will authorise signing by Europeans and provisional application of post-Cotonou Agreement
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Turkey, transatlantic relations and economic security on agenda at ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council on 20 July
SWITZERLAND: MEPs call on Commission and Swiss Federal Council to agree on a new package of agreements before end of parliamentary term
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs give go-ahead for France to lease Osmose building in Strasbourg
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Fiona Scott Morton withdraws from role of Chief Economist at Directorate-General for Competition
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: composition of European Parliament, Spanish Presidency of EU Council maintains its proposal
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: reform of MEPs’ ethics rules, several political groups want to strengthen role of advisory committee
FUTURE OF EU: provisional agreement in European Parliament on content of reform of European treaties
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism criticises new delegated acts relating to taxonomy
FINANCE: Danuta Hübner insists on avoiding divergence and disagreement in EU/UK framework on financial services cooperation
STATE AID: European Commission approves massive German aid scheme to encourage private investment in green transition
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: five EU countries call for restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports to be extended
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: more and more European families affected by rising cost of holidays, deplores European Trade Union Confederation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament study calls for analysis of effects of DSA on online gender-based violence
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Paloma Aba Garrote is new Director of European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency
DEFENCE: Member States’ ambassadors validate interinstitutional agreement on Act in Support of Ammunition Production
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 5.5% in June
DIGITAL: Data Act, MEPs approve provisional political agreement between EU Council and European Parliament in committee
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission calls for compliance with bovine tuberculosis control rules
SOCIAL: Member States approve agreement reached with MEPs on occupational exposure to asbestos