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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13280

27 October 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 34
INSTITUTIONAL / European parliament 2024
MEPs want return of ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ system for appointing European Commission President
Brussels, 26/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 25 October, the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) came out once again in favour of using the system of leading candidates (‘Spitzenkandidaten’) for the appointment of the future President of the European Commission, in order to put an end to closed-door agreements at the European Council.

MEPs want European political parties to nominate their Spitzenkandidat at least 12 weeks before the European elections, which will take place from 6 to...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIDDLE EAST: European leaders call for pauses and humanitarian corridors in Gaza
UKRAINE: “We have no right for war fatigue”, warns Gitanas Nausėda
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Aleksandar Vučić and Albin Kurti fail to agree on new EU proposal to normalise relations between Belgrade and Pristina
BUDGET: revision of MFF, still a great deal of work to be done before EU27 reach an overall agreement in December
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: Ana Brnabić considers goal of enlargement by 2030 “very optimistic”, and that EU will have to reform itself before welcoming new Member States
DEVELOPMENT: more than €3 billion in additional investment pledged at Global Gateway Forum, ‘EU’s tool for contact with Global South’, according to Josep Borrell
TRADE: at G7 Trade Summit, European Union and Australia are expected to make progress on details of future free trade agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Governing Council keeps key rates unchanged for time being at symbolic Athens meeting
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: EU single market reform, Enrico Letta outlines positioning of forthcoming report
MIGRATION: MEPs finish their work on Frontex and caution agency again
HOME AFFAIRS: with their political agreement on online child sexual abuse material, MEPs hope to encourage Member States to come to agreement of their own
JUSTICE: Marine Uldry says European Commission proposal for protection of vulnerable adults is “missed opportunity” to distinguish itself from Hague Convention
DIGITAL: MEPs are fine-tuning their report on virtual worlds ahead of a vote scheduled for end of November in European Parliament committee
DIGITAL: cybersecurity—MEPs agree to give European Parliament more power over European certification schemes
FOOD SAFETY: MEPs divided over proposal to regulate new genomic techniques
AGRICULTURE: Italy loses position as EU’s leading wine producer in 2023, according to Copa-Cogeca
FISHERIES: Common Fisheries Policy must adapt to problems faced by fishers, says Pierre Karleskind
ENVIRONMENT: group of NGOs is calling on European Commission to withdraw its proposal on glyphosate, in light of new scientific study
CLIMATE: Paris Agreement, CAN Europe and Together for 1.5 are concerned about several National Energy and Climate Plans
ENERGY: ACER believes that liquefied natural gas supplies are reshaping balance of European gas market
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Spanish Presidency of EU Council will survey Member States on possibility of moving closer to European Parliament on issue of workers on digital platforms
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: political advertising, Sandro Gozi confident that some of text’s provisions will apply at European elections in June 2024
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: MEPs want return of ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ system for appointing European Commission President
EUROPEAN AGENCIES: European Court of Auditors notes increase in errors in public procurement by EU agencies
BUDGET: first meeting of Conciliation Committee on 2024 budget
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SPACE: Josef Aschbacher calls on EU to recommit to space exploration
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Jonas Grimheden MEPs’ favourite candidate to head EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: black people increasingly discriminated against in EU, warns Agency for Fundamental Rights
GENDER EQUALITY: for Committee of Regions, quotas and parity requirements are necessary to achieve gender equality in politics
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: EU Court of Justice clarifies application of air passenger rights in event of denied boarding
NEWS BRIEFS
ACP: post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement between EU and 79 ACP countries will be signed on 15 November in Samoa
CONSUMERS: EU Member States endorse provisional European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Empowering Consumers for green transition’ Directive
ECONOMY: Ireland submits revised recovery plan
SPACE: EU and African Union discuss collaboration