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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13307

6 December 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 39
SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration/home affairs
Enlargement of Schengen area, Commission still believes in a positive decision on Bulgaria and Romania during Spanish Presidency of EU Council
Brussels, 05/12/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 5 December, at the end of a meeting of EU interior ministers, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, and the Spanish Minister for Home Affairs, Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gomez, once again expressed their hope that Bulgaria and Romania would soon join the Schengen area of free movement.

The Commissioner even reported a positive impression that the Member States were now more “ready” to welcome these two countries, and that a positive decision on...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’, the EU27 adopt their position and begin negotiations with European Parliament
DIGITAL: strengthen role of ENISA and avoid duplication with existing structures, Member States take stock of their priorities under Cybersolidarity Act
DIGITAL: ‘AI Act’, Spanish Presidency of EU Council confident of reaching an agreement with European Parliament on 6 December
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement on ‘Ecodesign for Sustainable Products’ regulation
ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: classification and labelling of hazardous chemical substances, European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement on CLP regulation
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS : enlargement of Schengen area, Commission still believes in a positive decision on Bulgaria and Romania during Spanish Presidency of EU Council
JUSTICE: victims’ rights, Ministers discussed centralisation of support services for minors and compensation mechanisms
CLIMATE/ENERGY: COP28, EU highlights challenges of energy transition during EU Energy Days
CLIMATE: COP28 – European Investment Bank presents its just transition and resilience approach for countries hit by climate crisis
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts its position on revision of rules governing occasional passenger transport sector
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts position on accounting of greenhouse gas emissions from transport services
RESEARCH: expert group tasked with supporting interim evaluation of Horizon Europe programme has started its work
HEALTH: 2024 work programme provides €752.4 million to strengthen European Health Union
ANIMAL HEALTH: Spanish farmers criticise European Commission’s proposal on animal transport
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: coordination of social security rules, Spanish Presidency of EU Council puts forward new ideas to better protect construction sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises seven Member States to invest around €1.2 billion in first IPCEI in field of cloud and edge computing
ECONOMY: EU Council expected to adopt revised recovery plans of around ten Member States
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Court of Justice rules that tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to Engie comply with EU law
HOME AFFAIRS: one Member State may prohibit non-essential travel to other EU countries at risk in event of a pandemic, rules Court of Justice
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Josep Borrell regrets termination of agreements between EU and Niger on EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUMPM
SPACE: EU Council to put space traffic management and EU’s future space policy at heart of meeting on 8 December
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRANSPORT: EU-Ukraine freight transport agreement, disagreement within EU Council and with European Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Klaudia Tanner calls on EU to speed up accession negotiations with Western Balkan countries
CHILE: Council of the UE gives green light for signing of a modernised association agreement with Santiago
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs concerned about irregularities in use of European funds in 2022
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Petra Kammerevert says EU Council winning “on all points”, for time being, in Media Freedom Act negotiations
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission’s 2023 report on application of Charter stresses need to step up legal protection and access to justice
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Committee of Regions focuses on education, prevention and support measures to combat gender-based violence
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: according to Commission’s monitoring, European Union has seen increase in number of graduates in 2023, but will face shortage of teachers
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Jutta Urpilainen replaced by Margarítis Schinás during her unpaid leave to campaign in Finnish presidential elections
ENERGY: AggregateEU, European companies record total volume of 10.06 billion m³ of gas purchase requirements
COMPANIES: around 400 organisations commit to advancing ISSB global climate benchmark
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Supervisory Authorities propose amendments to sustainable development disclosures for financial sector
INTERNAL MARKET: European Socialists and Democrats propose a levy on profits made thanks to single market
CSDP: Jan Vyčítal appointed Head of EUBAM Libya Mission
REGIONS: Italy receives €21 million from EU Solidarity Fund following 2022 flooding
REGIONS: Romania granted €34 million from EU Solidarity Fund
UKRAINE: Council of Europe remains determined to establish Russia’s responsibility for human rights violations in Ukraine
YEMEN: EU strongly condemns air attacks on commercial vessels