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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13255
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine

Charles Michel calls for international community to unite to end war in Ukraine

In New York on Wednesday, 20 September, President of the European Council Charles Michel pleaded for international unity in order to put an end to the war in Ukraine.

“Ukraine is a crime scene. [...] At this crime scene, we also have [...] witnesses—all of us around the world—and all of us sitting right here—the witnesses in this Security Council”, he explained in a speech during a United Nations Security Council debate on Ukraine.

“What have we done about this crime? What...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: gas package, Spanish Presidency of EU Council proposes not extending demand aggregation mechanism to hydrogen yet
ENERGY: electricity market reform, ACER’s investigative powers key issue in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations
ENERGY: REMIT, several energy sector associations are calling for creation of transparent energy markets “without causing disproportionate costs”
Interview HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen reform - Sylvie Guillaume believes most difficult discussions with Council of the EU will concern arrangements for internal border controls
HOME AFFAIRS: Poland asked to explain scandal surrounding sale of Schengen visas from its embassies and consulates
JUSTICE: digitalisation and company law, Corrado Malberti welcomes advances in preventive checks, information and interconnection of registers
SEA: international high treaty seas signed at United Nations
CLIMATE: European Union’s financial investments are insufficient to achieve its 2030 objectives, according to European Court of Auditors
CLIMATE: Ursula von der Leyen and Werner Hoyer call for more vigorous climate action
TRANSPORT: social and territorial cohesion at heart of agenda for informal EU ministerial meeting
TRANSPORT: MEPs want to encourage electric aviation
AGRICULTURE: CAP rules offer many opportunities to support rural areas, according to European Commission
FOOD: Alexander Bernhuber calls for precise honey origin labelling
GMOs: European Parliament’s Environment Committee opposes authorisation of two transgenic maize varieties in EU
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate - PAN Europe denounces Commission proposal as going against what EU citizens want
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE/AGRICULTURE: Slovakia to lift restrictions on Ukrainian cereals by end of year
UKRAINE: Charles Michel calls for international community to unite to end war in Ukraine
RUSSIA: Alexander de Croo calls for a ban on Russian diamonds
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: Charles Michel calls for amnesty for Karabakh Armenians
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: first European Parliament debate on ‘CMDI’ proposal to strengthen banking crisis management framework
COMPETITION: in its first defence cartel case, European Commission imposes fine of €1.2 million on Diehl
STATE AID: after re-examination, European Commission finds that support granted to Banca Tercas did not constitute State aid
STATE AID: European Commission approves €233 million in aid for energy-intensive companies likely to relocate
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs call for harmonised legal status for autistic persons
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court of Justice of EU clarifies application of ‘Returns’ Directive in cases of illegal entry into territory of a Schengen Area Member State
HOME AFFAIRS: EU’s prohibition of double jeopardy does not apply to separable acts
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for acquisition of NEoT by Mitsui, EDF and Forsee Power
BANKS: MEPs approve appointment of Claudia Buch as head of Single Supervisory Mechanism
CULTURE: Skopje to be one of European Capitals of Culture 2028
ENERGY: European companies have until 27 September to submit their new gas purchase requirements
ENVIRONMENT: Germany found to have breached Habitats Directive
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell to visit region in early December
ANIMAL HEALTH: France detects first outbreaks of EHD in cattle farms
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU satisfied with German system for preventing and combating avian influenza
SPORT: European Week of Sport kicks off this Saturday