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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13290

11 November 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
Mediterranean countries agree to ban fishing to protect deep-sea coral
Brussels, 10/11/2023 (Agence Europe)

At the annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) on Friday 10 November, the Mediterranean countries agreed to ban all bottom fishing in 2024 in a 400 km² area around the unique deep-sea coral of the Cabliers Bank.

This measure will prevent any deterioration of this fragile area of biodiversity located in the Alboran Sea, between Spain and Morocco, according to the NGO Oceana, which welcomes this decision.

The Cabliers Bank is a seamount that is home...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
BIODIVERSITY: European Parliament and EU Council reach political agreement on ‘Nature Restoration’ regulation
FISHERIES: nature restoration, Europêche calls on EU Council and European Parliament to reject provisional agreement on proposal
FISHERIES: Mediterranean countries agree to ban fishing to protect deep-sea coral
ENVIRONMENT: environmental economic accounts, European Parliament approves extension of statistics to be provided
AGRICULTURE: Member States to debate implementation of ‘CAP strategic plans’ on 14 November
AGRICULTURE: average EU farm income up in 2021, says European Commission report
CLIMATE: Maroš Šefčovič calls for global action towards “a fair and equitable green transition” at EU Ambassadors’ Conference
CLIMATE/INDUSTRY: EEA is making investment in green industry a key driver of climate action and European sustainable development
COMPETITIVENESS: some twenty European companies are calling on Member States to retain CO2 capture obligation in Net-Zero Industry Act
DIGITAL: DSA, Commission asks Meta and Snapchat to explain measures taken to protect minors online
MIGRATION: European Commission grants €250 million to Member States to strengthen management of migration flows
ENERGY: SolarPower Europe makes recommendations for grid action plan expected by European Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Middle East and Caucasus on EU agenda of ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council of Monday 13 November
HUMANITARIAN AID: humanitarian airlift for Gazans, EU coordinates six additional flights to Egypt
CHINA: EU says it is still “open” to Beijing, but sets out conditions
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European defence ministers to discuss security commitments to Ukraine on Tuesday
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: budget 2024, EU Council attempts to reach agreement with European Parliament based on current Multiannual Financial Framework
SPAIN: Iratxe García Pérez “surprised” by European Commission’s approach to Spanish amnesty law
EUROPEAN PARTIES: Stefan Löfven outlines socialists’ priorities ahead of European elections
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: occupational exposure to lead and diisocyanates, Member States finalise their positions ahead of a possible agreement with European Parliament on 14 November
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ESMA puts cyber risks at top of its list of strategic priorities for EU supervision
ECB: ECB broadly satisfied with European Commission’s proposal to regulate digital euro
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Italian scheme worth €1.7 billion to support agri-voltaic installations
COMPETITION: European Commission gives go-ahead to a €15 million scheme in Luxembourg to protect biodiversity
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe welcomes opening of independent investigation into sinking of Pylos
CORRIGENDA
SOCIAL: Spanish Presidency of Council of EU and European Parliament will try to find possible compromises on legal presumption for digital platform workers
HUMANITARIAN AID: clarification on EU’s humanitarian airlift to Gaza
NEWS BRIEFS
WESTERN BALKANS: European Commission consults on growth plan for six Western Balkans countries
JUSTICE: Eurojust and Nigeria sign key agreement in fight against organised crime
SOCIAL: European Commission consults on possible revision of mandate of European Labour Authority
VENEZUELA: EPP Group in European Parliament opposes lifting of EU sanctions against Maduro regime