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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13272
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

Two leading business representatives call for more cooperation between EU and US

On Monday 16 October, just a few days before the EU-US summit, the big business lobby BusinessEurope and the US Chamber of Commerce published a joint statement on the issues at stake in the trade agreements still under discussion.

In their letter, the two representatives reiterate the economic and geopolitical importance of good cooperation between the United States and the EU. “We urge EU and U.S. leaders to use this timely summit to definitively reject protectionism and avoid...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIDDLE EAST: European leaders to meet on Tuesday to discuss possible courses of action
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council adopts its position on modernisation of ‘Urban Wastewater Treatment’ Directive
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission proposes an EU regulation to prevent microplastic pollution
CLIMATE: EU environment ministers reach common ground on CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Wopke Hoekstra urges delinquent Member States to submit their national energy-climate plans quickly
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Council invites Commission to examine whether Structural Funds are being used sufficiently throughout value chain
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States attempt to reach agreement on labelling origin of honeys
TRANSPORT: some forty organisations call on European Commission to speed up electrification of company fleets
ENERGY: in addition to reform of electricity market, European Ministers will be discussing winter preparations and energy cooperation with Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Europeans and Americans reaffirm unconditional support for Ukraine
ECONOMY: Ms de Lange and Ms Marques in favour of a quantified obligation to reduce public debt of countries outside limits of Stability Pact
EIB: five candidates still in running for Presidency of EU Bank
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises €100 million in French aid to support cooperation in agricultural sector
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
POLAND: MEPs express hope for political change after initial results favour pro-European grand coalition
MEDIA: associations call for full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia six years after her murder
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Ursula von der Leyen counting on region’s six countries to carry out reforms needed to ensure that future growth plan works properly
CAUCASUS: Council of Europe mobilises to protect human rights of people of Nagorno-Karabakh and warns Azerbaijan
CHINA: Josep Borrell says European Commission will launch studies “sector by sector, product by product” to identify excessive dependencies
TRADE: two leading business representatives call for more cooperation between EU and US
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : ‘Green Deal’, enlargement and lower charges for businesses: Commission preparing to present its work programme for 2024
BUDGET: 2024 budget, EU Member States do not approve all European Parliament amendments
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns attack on mosque in Baghlan province
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new geographical indication from Croatia
COMPETITION: European Commission raises aid ceilings to combat regional disparities in Greece
COMPETITION: European Commission raises investment aid ceilings in Slovak region of Západné Slovensko
COMPETITION: European Commission gives green light to an Italian measure to support SMEs in Calabria
CULTURE: Culture Moves Europe, European Commission launches second call for artistic residency organisers
TAXATION: ETAF highlights some specificities of regulated tax profession with regard to qualification recognition for third-country nationals
YOUTH: ImagineEU video competition to encourage young people to get involved in politics
LIBERIA: EU welcomes peaceful conduct of general election
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