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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13243

6 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / European commission
Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, candidate for presidency of EIB, withdraws from European Commission

05/09/2023 (Agence Europe) – In a video posted on the X application (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday 5 September, the Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced that she was taking leave of the European Commission. Ms Vestager has confirmed her official candidacy for the presidency of the European Investment Bank (EIB). She wants to concentrate on preparing for this candidacy. According to a Commission press release, Ms Vestager requested unpaid leave for the duration of...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
RESEARCH: Commissioner-designate Iliana Ivanova details her vision of European research able to respond to societal challenges
EYCS: Iliana Ivanova committed to making progress on educational, cultural and youth portfolios, while respecting competences granted to EU
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: European Commission to debate issue of Ukrainian cereals on Wednesday 6 September
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers hope to make progress on new genomic techniques by end of 2023
AGRICULTURE: EU experts stress contribution of CAP to EU’s ‘open strategic autonomy’
FOOD SAFETY: glyphosate, a study by PAN Europe and Greens in European Parliament, warns of massive contamination of waterways in EU
CLIMATE/ENERGY: European Commission publishes mission statement of Maroš Šefčovič, successor to Frans Timmermans for ‘European Green Deal’
CLIMATE/ENERGY: green hydrogen: at African Climate Summit, Ursula von der Leyen and William Ruto launch a strategic plan for Kenya
CLIMATE: in Nairobi, Ursula von der Leyen lists keys to an African action plan
CLIMATE: mission statement for Wopke Hoekstra defines scope of his portfolio
DIGITAL: DMA, European Commission is preparing to designate first companies to be considered as gatekeepers
DIGITAL: Thierry Breton announces that European Commission is working on a strategy for quantum technologies
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission proposes creation of a European statute for associations
MIGRATION: number of asylum applications in EU+ countries could reach 1 million by end of 2023, according to European Union Agency for Asylum
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: in Cadiz, EU ministers focused on “socially just transition” and Sustainable Development Goals
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/ENERGY: European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets warns of impact of electricity market reform on ACER and ITER project
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament’s S&D Group insists on pursuing progressive political agenda at European level
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European associations working with homeless call on Member States to consider ‘housing exclusion’ to be major public health issue
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: despite a solid legal framework, Romania still needs to resolve uncertainties regarding protection of minorities, says Council of Europe
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission may derogate from principle of visa reciprocity, according to Court of Justice of EU
CITIZENSHIP: according to EU Court of Justice, Denmark may make retention of Danish nationality dependent on existence of an effective connecting link
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European Sustainability Reporting Standards are interoperable with GRI Standards, according to EFRAG
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, candidate for presidency of EIB, withdraws from European Commission
IRAN: Josep Borrell personally involved in efforts to free Johan Floderus
EP2024: EPP will hold its electoral Congress in Bucharest in spring 2024
MIDDLE EAST: for Josep Borrell, situation in Palestine will be focal point of Belgian EU Council Presidency
RESEARCH: European Research Council awards €628 million to support careers of 400 young researchers