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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13293

16 November 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / Humanitarian aid
EU mobilises €2 million in emergency aid for victims of earthquake in Nepal

15/11/23 (Agence Europe) – An emergency humanitarian aid package worth €2 million to provide shelter, access to clean water and sanitation, and healthcare to people affected by the earthquake in Nepal was approved by the European Commission on Wednesday 15 November. €600,000 will support the work of humanitarian partners already operating in the affected areas to help the victims. €200,000 has been allocated to the Nepal Red Cross Society through the Disaster Response Emergency...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission and EU High Representative presents 12th sanctions package to Member States
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area economy will slow further in 2023 before rebounding mildly in 2024
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs call for tougher anti-money laundering measures following ‘Cyprus Confidential’ revelations
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU skills shortages, European Commission presents new tools to attract international talent
ENERGY: European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement on regulation to reduce methane emissions
DIGITAL: AI Act, European Parliament will not compromise on fundamental rights, says Brando Benifei
DIGITAL: EU countries ready to negotiate with Parliament on introduction of managed security services in cybersecurity legislation
DIGITAL: DSA, European Commission asks Amazon to explain measures taken to protect consumers
DIGITAL: ENISA signs a partnership agreement with Ukrainian administration to combat cybersecurity threats
TRANSPORT: TEN-T network, compromises emerging between negotiators from European Parliament and EU Council
TRANSPORT: European ministers, MEPs and industry representatives call for a European strategy for night trains
COMPETITIVENESS: seven hundred European entrepreneurs air grievances with European Union
RESEARCH/SPACE: EU Council agrees to finalise UK’s participation in Horizon Europe and Copernicus
CLIMATE: global ecological transition remains too slow despite encouraging European regulations
AGRICULTURE: agreement at EU Member State level on future arrangements for labelling honey
AGRICULTURE: pesticides, Spanish Presidency of EU Council presents revised compromise on reduction targets
FISHERIES: EU aquaculture production stagnates despite substantial EU support, deplores EU Court of Auditors
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission directing more than €396 million in funding towards 171 new environment and climate projects in LIFE programme
EXTERNAL ACTION
ACP: signed, Samoa Agreement between EU, its Member States and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries will replace Cotonou Agreement in January
TURKEY: Olivér Várhelyi calls for closer relations with Ankara
SERBIA/KOSOVO: normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajčák to meet representatives of Serbian government to try to relaunch talks
MERCOSUR: after setback in free trade agreement with Australia, EU is redoubling its efforts to conclude agreement with Latin America
TRADE: total value of EU trade via its free trade agreements has exceeded €2,000 billion
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: very large majority of Member States still opposed to reform of EU electoral law
RULE OF LAW: European Ministers note some positive steps in Hungary, but remain concerned overall
INSTITUTIONAL
MULTILINGUALISM: proposal to grant official EU language status to three Spanish regional languages is moving forward
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Council notes increased efforts to meet more binding commitments of permanent structured cooperation
DEFENCE: European Defence Fund, European Ombudsman enquires about management of experts to avoid conflicts of interest
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur calls for rapid creation of tribunal “as international as possible” to judge Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Marija Pejčinović Burić proposes instruments to combat hate speech
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: ministerial meeting between EU and African Union postponed
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €2 million in emergency aid for victims of earthquake in Nepal
BUDGET: European Commission raises €8 billion in latest syndicated transaction for 2023
CLIMATE: ahead of COP28, Wopke Hoekstra travels to Beijing to strengthen climate cooperation between EU and China
ENERGY: European Commission plans to launch new call for tenders under EU renewable energy financing mechanism
MIGRATION: agreement between Italy and Albania is not illegal, according to an initial analysis by European Commission
CSDP: Ignacio Villanueva Serrano, new commander of operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta
RESEARCH: European Commission launches calls for €290 million for research in fields of data and AI
RESEARCH: EIC’s ‘Pathfinder Challenges’ call attracted 371 project proposals