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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13327

13 January 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 17
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE / Defence
European Commission and European Investment Fund launch Defence Equity Facility
Brussels, 12/01/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 12 January, representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS) and the European Investment Fund formalised the launch of theDefence Equity Facility, aimed at stimulating investment in defence innovation.

This €175 million initiative (€100 million from the European Defence Fund and €75 million from the European Investment Fund) will focus on technologies with dual-use potential encompassing both civil and military...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: adaptation and resilience, circular economy and a just transition on agenda of informal ministerial meeting of EU countries
ENVIRONMENT/FOOD SAFETY: neonicotinoids, MEPs oppose any tolerance for thiacloprid in imported food products
CLIMATE: climate change and biodiversity loss identified as major risks by World Economic Forum, WWF Europe urges European parties to make commitment before elections
ENERGY: Energy Storage Coalition encourages Member States to tackle energy storage barriers in their energy and climate plans
ENERGY: Bruegel pleased Germany and France have so far “resisted temptation” to generously subsidise energy-intensive industries
FISHERIES: MEPs expected to call for targeted use of ‘tariff quotas’
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs back in Strasbourg for first plenary session of 2024 focused on priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council and preparations for European Summit on 1 February
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Stéphane Séjourné leaves for French Foreign Affairs Ministry, Malik Azmani appointed interim Chair of Renew Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
GUATEMALA: EU adopts a framework of sanctions to preserve democracy and Rule of law in the country
DRC: following President Félix Tshisekedi’s victory, EU stresses importance of reforming electoral process to build confidence
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE : European Commission and European Investment Fund launch Defence Equity Facility
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Belgian Presidency of EU Council amends text of agreement reached with European Parliament in order to convince most recalcitrant countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: new common tools will be needed after 2026 to invest in EU’s priorities, reiterates Paolo Gentiloni
ECONOMY: Philippe Lamberts advocates “European fiscal capacity” to finance digital and climate transitions
NEWS BRIEFS
EDUCATION : ‘Erasmus Without Paper’, digitalisation of Erasmus+ is launched
RESEARCH: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation launches business-to-business platform for ecological transition
CORRIGENDUM
ENVIRONMENT: mercury, MEPs support date of 1 January 2025 for banning dental amalgams