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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13284

3 November 2023
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Middle east
EU welcomes opening of Rafah crossing
Brussels, 02/11/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 1 November, the EU welcomed the evacuation of around seven wounded Palestinians and more than 300 foreigners and dual nationals, including Europeans, through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on the same day.

Further evacuations were due to take place on Thursday 2 November, when Egypt announced that it was going to help evacuate around 7,000 foreigners and dual nationals from the Gaza Strip (see other news).

In a press release, the President of the European...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes opening of Rafah crossing
ETHIOPIA: EU reaffirms that normalisation of relations with Addis Ababa requires progress on justice and human rights
RUSSIA: EU deeply deplores Russian decision to cancel ratification of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Ursula von der Leyen calls for progress on key priorities in EU accession process
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Presidency of EU Council is sounding out Member States on distribution model and accessibility of digital euro
MONEY LAUNDERING: negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on revised ‘AMLD6’ directive focus on beneficial ownership registers
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: COP28, Wopke Hoekstra reaffirms Europe’s commitment to Loss and Damage Fund
CLIMATE: ETS – European Commission reports 37.3% reduction in emissions in electricity and heavy industry sectors
CLIMATE: WWF Europe believes that certain key EU policies are holding back fight against climate change
ENERGY: gas storage in EU reached 99.5% on 1 November
ENERGY: EU-US Task Force on Energy Security reviews measures taken by EU to diversify supplies and save energy
ECONOMY/ENERGY: according to Bruegel, recessions make it possible, to a certain extent, to increase energy efficiency and share of renewable energies in energy mix
AGRICULTURE: market observatories improve transparency in food supply chain, says European Commission
FISHERIES: Italy and Finland to vote against new regulation on fisheries controls on 13 November
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Ursula von der Leyen highlights issue of responsibility
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU authorises Nuvaxovid Covid-19 vaccine adapted to Omicron strain XBB.1.5
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Turkey again refuses inspection of one of its ships by EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU ready to help repatriate Europeans and transfer wounded Palestinians
FUTURE OF EU: Roberta Metsola sets out her vision for future of European Union in speech at Sorbonne
ECB: Claudia Mann appointed Director General of Statistics at ECB
SOUTH KOREA: EU and Seoul begin negotiations for future digital trade agreement
CIVIL PROTECTION: forest fires—Member States approve extending transitional reserve of rescEU firefighting resources