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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13277

24 October 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
North-East Atlantic coastal states agree on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring TACs for 2024
Brussels, 23/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

Delegations from the European Union, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and the United Kingdom have reached agreement on fishing opportunities for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the waters of the North-East Atlantic for 2024, the European Commission announced on Monday 23 October.

For these three stocks, the total allowable catches (TACs) for 2024 are in line with advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

For mackerel,...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: European Council could support call for a humanitarian pause in Gaza
NIGER: EU adopts autonomous framework for restrictive measures with humanitarian exemption
WESTERN BALKANS: Aleksandar Vučić to visit Brussels alongside European Council to try to find solution to tensions between Serbia and Kosovo
CENTRAL ASIA: Josep Borrell welcomes adoption of joint roadmap for deepening strategic cooperation with region
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: still no agreement on eighth tranche of European Peace Facility
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: waste proposal is a good starting point, according to EU ministers
AGRICULTURE: EPP Group in European Parliament defends target of a 50% reduction in use of pesticides by 2035
FISHERIES: MEPs to suggest adapting certain rules of Common Fisheries Policy
FISHERIES: North-East Atlantic coastal states agree on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring TACs for 2024
COMPETITIVENESS: MEPs finalise their compromises ahead of vote on ‘Net-Zero Industry Act’
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate re-authorisation, close vote likely on Greens/S&D/The Left objection in European Parliament committee on 24 October
CLIMATE: CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, MEPs on Environment Committee called on to vote on text tabled by Bas Eickhout
CLIMATE/ENERGY: CAN Europe and Eclareon unveil a strategic roadmap to boost deployment of renewable energies in European Union
ENERGY: European Commission makes new recommendations for tackling energy poverty
ENERGY: “renewable-friendly” Member States propose measures to European Commission for rapid expansion of renewable energies
HOME AFFAIRS: regulation on removal of child sexual abuse material online, MEPs’ vote postponed
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Member State ministers meeting in León are set to review future of EU telecommunications sector
DIGITAL: network of coordinators under DSA, European Commission takes note of designation by France and Ireland of their competent national authorities
DIGITAL: BEUC concerned about outcome of potential final round of inter-institutional negotiations on artificial intelligence
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU Tax Observatory deplores increase in transfer of profits by multinational companies to tax havens
FINANCE: MiCA, ESAP and retail investment strategy, ESMA Chair outlines current and future priorities to European Parliament Committee
BANKS: European Banking Authority calls on EU co-legislator to finalise ‘Basel III’ reform
ECONOMY: euro area deficit at -3.3% of GDP and debt at 90.3% of GDP in second quarter
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Czech scheme worth €742 million to support greening of forest management
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: preparations for European Council, respect for Rule of law and official language status on agenda of EU Ministers responsible for European affairs
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EU will always be on side of human rights, says Ursula von der Leyen
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EDA publishes its analysis of future capacity requirements
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: “gender budgeting”, European Commission is still struggling to identify impact of EU budget on gender equality
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: experts call for a rethink of how European Capitals of Culture work
NEWS BRIEFS
BURUNDI: EU Council renews its sanctions against a Burundian official for another year
TRADE: EU Council adopts regulation establishing EU’s ‘anti-coercion’ tool
CONSUMERS: EU directive on distance contracts for financial services adopted
FISHERIES: note verbale from EU to Norway on fishing in Svalbard waters
SOCIAL: EU Council definitively adopts new rules on occupational exposure to asbestos
TERRORISM: EU extends sanctions against Da’esh and Al-Qaeda for another year