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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13323

9 January 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 24
SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs
Online child sexual abuse content, European Ombudsman opens inquiry into revolving door of two former Europol officials
Brussels, 08/01/2024 (Agence Europe)

The EU Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has announced that she has opened an inquiry into the move of two former Europol officials to the conversation monitoring technology provider Thorn. This follows a complaint lodged by German MEP Patrick Breyer (Greens/EFA), who welcomed the decision in a press release on Monday 8 January.

The Ombudsman officially opened this inquiry on 20 December. The Thorn company, represented notably by American actor Ashton Kutcher, was at the forefront of media...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU: a particularly delicate sequence of events
INSTITUTIONAL
BELGIUM: Hadja Lahbib promotes Belgian model at European level
EP2024: Charles Michel’s early departure kicks off discussions on allocation of senior European positions
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Didier Reynders says he is “candidate to work at European level”, potentially for Council of Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission approves an initial German “matching aid” of €902 million to attract Northvolt battery production to Europe
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: rights of ‘responsible’ citizen-consumers in green transition, a priority of Belgian Presidency of EU Council
FISHERIES: call for coordinated management plan to rebuild eel stocks in Mediterranean
HOME AFFAIRS: online child sexual abuse content, European Ombudsman opens inquiry into revolving door of two former Europol officials
CLIMATE: European Environmental Bureau pinning hopes on Belgian Presidency of EU Council to finalise European Green Deal before elections
CLIMATE: 2030 targets, European Environment Agency stresses EU must double efforts to reduce annual emissions
EXTERNAL ACTION
SENEGAL: EU to observe presidential election to be held on 25 February
LEBANON: Josep Borrell says it is “imperative” to avoid a regional escalation of conflict in Middle East
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Covid-19 crisis reveals need for resilience policies targeted at labour market, according to experts from Bruegel think tank
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: reform of Schengen Borders Code, negotiations between European Parliament and Belgian Presidency of EU Council resume 10 January
AGRICULTURE: angry German farmers mobilise against Scholz government
STATE AID: European Commission approves French aid measure worth €2.9 billion to support investment in energy transition
STATE AID: European Commission approves reintroduction of Danish labour market integration measure known as ‘Flexi-job’
SAUDI ARABIA: Josep Borrell invites Prince Faisal to ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Didier Reynders highlights merits of EU’s budgetary conditionality mechanism
CYPRUS: EU welcomes appointment of María Ángela Holguín Cuellar as UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy
ENVIRONMENT: Génération Futures challenges extension of authorisation of five highly toxic pesticides before European Court of Justice
TAXATION: new VAT rules for e-commerce come into force
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: electoral congress of Party of European Socialists to take place Saturday 2 March in Rome
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