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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13299
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Space

European Parliament welcomes level of ambition of EU’s space strategy for security and defence

The European Parliament welcomed, on Thursday 23 November, the high level of ambition of the recommendations proposed in the EU’s space strategy for security and defence, calling for the recommended measures to be taken “swiftly and effectively, in accordance with the Union’s guiding principle of open strategic autonomy”.

In the report by Arnaud Danjean (EPP, French) on the ‘Strategic Compass’ and the Union’s space defence capabilities, which they adopted (500 votes in...

Contents

EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: leading up to European elections, Ministers of EU27 call for European citizenship education to be stepped up
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Member States ready to negotiate with European Parliament on revision of Long-term Residents Directive
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen area – European Commission asks Member States to continue monitoring impact of introduction of internal border controls on their neighbours
CONSUMERS: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on ‘Right to Repair’ defective products directive
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers expected to review future of pesticides proposal in December
AGRICULTURE: European Commission draws up positive initial assessment of strategic plans for CAP
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes to activate crisis reserve of over €50 million for Greek and Slovenian farmers
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission will present its proposal on animal transport on 6 December
CLIMATE: EU has mobilised €28.5 billion of public funds for international financing in 2022
ENERGY: in Mozambique, Kadri Simson discusses development of LNG projects and cooperation with EU on energy transition
REGIONS: Commission launches a centre for exchanging best practice in attracting talent
RESEARCH: ERC will provide €627 million in European funding to 308 researchers to consolidate their research teams
DIGITAL: AI Act, fifteen creative industry organisations want stricter provisions on system transparency
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs criticise European Commission for its lax approach to ‘Cyprus Confidential’ revelations
COMPETITIVENESS: MEPs call for reduction in administrative burden on businesses
REGIONS: European Parliament supports initiatives to boost talent in Europe’s regions
SPACE: European Parliament welcomes level of ambition of EU’s space strategy for security and defence
HUMANITARIAN AID: Parliament recommends substantial increase in humanitarian aid from EU and Member States without cutting development funding
AFRICA: Kenyan President counting on EU/Africa partnership for effective multilateralism to combat poverty, combat climate change and promote peace
HONG KONG: MEPs call for firm EU stance on respect for human rights and Rule of law in Hong Kong at upcoming EU-China summit
IRAN: European Parliament condemns ongoing deterioration of human rights situation
GEORGIA: European Parliament condemns murder of Tamaz Ginturi and “illegal” abduction of Levan Dotiashvili
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council on strengthening national bodies for protection of equal treatment
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs reiterate their disappointment at Commission’s failure to act on “abusive” use of spyware in EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs to discuss collective bargaining in context of green transition and digitalisation of social security procedures
SOCIAL: EU countries urged to do more to digitise national and cross-border social security procedures
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission approves revised Hungarian and Irish plans
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: ‘Media Freedom Act, co-legislators ready to look at allocation of public funds for advertising and Media Services Committee
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH KOREA: EU and G7 foreign ministers condemn launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Interview WOMEN’S RIGHTS: For Carolina Lasén Diaz, Executive Secretary of Istanbul Convention, “it is violence that destroys families”
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
AGRICULTURE: wine-grower may use term ‘wine-growing estate’ for wine made from grapes pressed on premises of another wine-grower, according to EU Court of Justice
CONSUMERS: obligation on a consumer to pay excessive credit costs – excluding interest – may constitute an unfair contractual term, according to CJEU
STATE AID: Ryanair’s appeal against French and Swedish aid to deal with Covid-19 pandemic definitively dismissed
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Frontex to send reinforcements to borders between Finland and Russia
ECONOMY: payment of new tranche of financial assistance to Ukraine
ENERGY: European companies have until 28 November to respond to fourth call for demand aggregation for joint gas purchasing
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank, European Commission launches initial €800 million auction
ENVIRONMENT: recast of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations have begun
INDIA: European Commission renews anti-dumping duties on Indian pipes and tubes
NETHERLANDS: following elections, European Commission continues to count on Netherlands’ strong participation in EU
EP2024: European Economic and Social Committee and national committees want to act as platforms for communicating civil society’s demands