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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13253
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Rule of law

EU Member States generally satisfied with modalities for annual dialogue on Rule of law

On Tuesday 19 September, the Member States’ European Affairs Ministers held a fairly brief discussion on the European Commission’s annual report on the Rule of law, focusing mainly on the evaluation of this annual dialogue, organised around a horizontal debate on these Commission publications and on discussions specific to the Member States.

During this discussion, the Member States generally approved this methodology and welcomed the Commission’s proposal, made last week in...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The present state of the Union (2/2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Gigabit Infrastructures Act, MEPs approve halving of deadline for Member States to grant infrastructure permits
DIGITAL: Kim Van Sparrentak’s report on collection and sharing of short-term accommodation data adopted in European Parliament committee
DIGITAL: AI Act, European Parliament and EU Council negotiators close in on agreement on regulatory sandboxes
DIGITAL: European companies are concerned about lack of clarity in Chinese data legislation, according to Vera Jourová
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission opens single online platform for Member State notifications
HOME AFFAIRS: decision on Schengen Borders Code reform will finally be taken by European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties
JUSTICE: Emily O’Reilly argues in European Parliament for effective digitalisation of administrative procedures while preserving fundamental rights
JUSTICE: European certificate of parenthood, in European Parliament, public policy exception continues to crystallise debates, while right is multiplying its amendments
AGRICULTURE: EPP Group in European Parliament is counting on support of farmers in European elections
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for measures to support young people to enter profession
AGRICULTURE: EU countries reflect on how agricultural crisis reserve should operate
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for support for plant protein production
TRANSPORT: MEPs want to strengthen directive on ship-source pollution
ENERGY: MEPs question European Commission about implementation of geothermal energy strategy
ENERGY: Forum on electricity networks, European regulatory framework needs to be reviewed in order to accelerate investment needed to achieve carbon neutrality
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE/AGRICULTURE: restrictions on Ukrainian cereals, WTO has received Kyiv’s request for consultations
SOCIAL: Council of Europe Development Bank to finance housing repairs in Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes extending temporary protection granted to refugees fleeing Ukraine by one year
UKRAINE: Josep Borrell announces ministerial meeting in Kyiv in coming weeks
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Spanish Presidency of EU Council wants inclusive education that promotes democratic values
INSTITUTIONAL
MULTILINGUALISM: granting EU official language status, Spain suggests starting with Catalan
FUTURE OF EU: Paris and Berlin welcome expert group’s proposals setting out options for reforming an enlarged EU
COURT OF JUSTICE: MEPs support new powers for EU General Court
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: EU Member States generally satisfied with modalities for annual dialogue on Rule of law
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: MEPs campaign for inclusion of rape in Directive to combat violence against women
RELIGIONS: dialogue is a central instrument for Special Envoy for Religious Freedom outside EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: EU condemns military escalation in Karabakh
SAHEL: EU27 foreign affairs ministers attempt to coordinate efforts to review EU’s Sahel strategy
MIDDLE EAST: EU, Arab League, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan launch initiative to revitalise peace process
TRADE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council calls for rapid ratification of trade agreements
TRADE: MEPs approve extension of Generalised Scheme of Preferences
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Paolo Gentiloni seems confident that matters will be finalised before elections
COMPETITION: European Commission to launch a joint forum to improve Important Projects of Common European Interest
FINANCE: European supervisory authorities recommend that national authorities be vigilant regarding risks to EU financial system
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, mixed outcome of second negotiation meeting between European Parliament and Spanish Presidency of EU Council
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: MREL assets, two-thirds of euro area’s major banks have reached their target
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs concludes that there is no conflict of interest in appointment of Wopke Hoekstra
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EU Council officially appoints Iliana Ivanova as European Commissioner
COMPETITION: company specialising in cardiovascular medical devices targeted by European Commission inspections
DEVELOPMENT: EU creates a private sector advisory board for its Global Gateway investment strategy
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 5.2% in August
ECONOMY: Next Generation EU, 100 biggest beneficiaries of national recovery plans gradually come to light
UN: EU invests €22 million in stronger partnership with UN Women
CSDP: EU appoints two new force commanders for missions in Africa