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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13278
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Economy

Payment of new tranche of financial aid to Ukraine

24/10/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 23 October, the European Commission paid a further tranche of €1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of the €18 billion in macro-financial assistance granted by the European Union for 2023 (see EUROPE 13277/5). This assistance will be used to fund the immediate needs of a country beset by Russian military aggression: paying civil servants’ salaries and pensions, maintaining public services and repairing critical infrastructure. According to a Commission assessment dated 18 October, Ukraine has implemented measures on which aid is conditional, such as the gradual abolition of temporary emergency taxation, the re-establishment of the High Council of Justice and the High Qualification Commission of Judges, and the restructuring of the gas distribution network operator. To date, the EU has paid €15 billion of the €18 billion allocated. (MB)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: agreement between EU institutions on strengthening rules on geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: Austria and other countries call for concrete measures to stabilise agricultural markets
FISHERIES: EU ministers reach political agreement on Baltic 2024 quotas
HEALTH: European Commission proposes action to remedy critical shortages of medicines
ENERGY: European Commission presents action plan to support wind energy sector
ENERGY: IEA explores European ways of meeting challenges of green transition, including global peak in demand for fossil fuels
CLIMATE: MEPs agree on 70% reduction in CO2 emissions for new heavy-duty vehicles from 2035 and 90% reduction from 2040 onwards
CLIMATE: Union certification framework for carbon removals, MEPs adopt their position
TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS: Member States undertake to work on issue of protecting networks and cyberspace
JUSTICE/CONSUMERS: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on new Product Liability Directive
JUSTICE: MEPs call for digitalisation of administrative procedures
ENVIRONMENT: future Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, European Parliament’s Committee on Environment backs ‘Ries’ report, between ambition and pragmatism
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament Environment Committee does not oppose proposed 10-year renewal of glyphosate authorisation
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament Environment Committee votes in favour of reducing use of pesticides by at least 50% by 2030
INDUSTRY: MEPs adopt position on protection of industrial designs
INSTITUTIONAL
MULTILINGUALISM: Spain takes a further step towards granting three regional languages status of official languages of EU
BUDGET: recasting Financial Regulation, initial discussions on internal control of EU budget implementation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW : EU Ministers for European Affairs conduct a new routine exercise on state of rule of law in five Member States
MEDIA: Media Freedom Act, towards an agreement before 2024?
GENDER EQUALITY: EU gender equality index registers highest annual increase ever
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION/CUSTOMS: MEPs adopt position on new e-commerce framework and revised VAT rules
TAXATION: MEPs adopt their position on VAT in digital age
FINANCE: MEPs set out position for future interinstitutional negotiations on ‘Listing Act’
FINANCE: Retail Investment Strategy, political groups divided over ban on commissions to brokers and intermediaries
MONEY LAUNDERING: negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on strengthened regulation are progressing
ECONOMY: overall performance of Next Generation EU Recovery Plan cannot be adequately measured, says European Court of Auditors
COMPETITIVENESS: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin and European Commission agree on a number of ways to improve effectiveness of competition policy
EXTERNAL ACTION
EU2023ES: Russian aggression in Ukraine remains Europe’s biggest challenge, according to José Manuel Albares
TRADE: MEPs give green light to ratification of a trade agreement between EU and New Zealand
DEVELOPMENT: multiple crises in spotlight or forgotten - MEPs call for a substantial increase in humanitarian aid in EU budget
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs call for an EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Investment in Extractive Industries
KAZAKHSTAN: Cooperation Council marking 30th anniversary of EU-Kazakhstan bilateral relations
VENEZUELA: EU will assess advisability of lifting certain sanctions against Maduro regime
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: EU lull over Ukrainian cereal exports
ECONOMY: payment of new tranche of financial aid to Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
MARITIME SECURITY: EU Council approves Revised EU Maritime Security Strategy and Action Plan
SOCIAL - EDUCATION - CULTURE - YOUTH - SPORT
SOCIAL: demography toolbox, EU Ministers for European Affairs welcome Commission communication
CULTURE: access to employment and social security—MEPs are concerned about precariousness of cultural sector
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Marc Cools elected President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
NEWS BRIEFS
WESTERN BALKANS: Albin Kurti calls on EU to set up special tribunal to try crimes committed by Serbia
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : European Parliament Committee on Gender Equality wants explicit recognition of gender-based crimes and hate speech
ECONOMY: European Commission green-lights revised Lithuanian recovery plan
FISHERIES: Francisco Millán Mon elected first vice-chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries
FISHERIES: MEPs call for rules to save eels to be better implemented
FOOD SAFETY : European Commission announces risk assessment programme for biocides will not be completed on schedule