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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13299
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NEWS BRIEFS / Economy

Payment of new tranche of financial assistance to Ukraine

23/11/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission paid, on Wednesday 22 November, a further tranche of €1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of the €18 billion in European Macro-financial Assistance for 2023 (see EUROPE 13277/5). This assistance will be used to fund the immediate needs of a country suffering from Russian military aggression: paying civil servants’ salaries and pensions, maintaining public services and repairing critical infrastructure. According to a Commission assessment dated 18 October, Ukraine has implemented measures on which aid is conditional, such as the phasing out of temporary emergency taxation, the re-establishment of the High Council of Justice and the High Qualification Council of Judges, and the restructuring of the Gas Transmission System Operator. To date, the EU has paid €16,5 billion of the €18 billion allocated. (MB)

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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
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
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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
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