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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13336

26 January 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 42
NEWS BRIEFS / China
EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of fabrics from China

25/01/2024 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has decided, through an implementing regulation published in the Official Journal of the EU on Thursday 25 January, to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in China, following an expiry review of the provisional anti-dumping duty. This measure was also extended to shipments from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand because of a number of cases of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: European interior ministers continue their discussions on ways to strengthen anti-drug policies
JUSTICE: drug-related crime, regulation of sex work and prison conditions will occupy EU justice ministers at their informal meeting in Brussels
AGRICULTURE: Ursula von der Leyen calls for dialogue to “overcome polarisation” in response to farmers’ anger
ENVIRONMENT: coalition of NGOs takes legal action against European Commission’s decision to renew authorisation for glyphosate
FISHERIES: MEPs advocate cameras in ports to monitor compulsory landings in North-East Atlantic
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs are divided over payment periods laid down in future regulation
INTERNAL MARKET: in charge of a report on single market, Enrico Letta admits that Union’s industrial policy system needs rethinking
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU invests nearly €70 million to better prepare for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
ENERGY: European Commission grants €594 million to eight cross-border energy infrastructure projects
ENERGY: European Commission announces completion of a Polish overhead power line to synchronise Baltic States with European grid
CLIMATE: coalition of 14 organisations urges European Commission to be ambitious in its forthcoming communication on EU 2040 climate target
TRANSPORT: rail sector is calling for a pragmatic approach to managing railway capacity
TRANSPORT/DEFENCE: EU announces €807 million in support for 38 military mobility projects
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: key rates will remain unchanged until objective of price stability is achieved on a lasting basis, says Christine Lagarde
TAXATION: EU Member States not convinced by transfer pricing proposal
ECONOMY: pre-financing payments under ‘REPowerEU’ chapters of recovery plans of ten EU countries
EIB: MEPs call for an increase in capital of European Investment Bank
COMPETITION: European Commission suspects six Norwegian producers of farmed Atlantic salmon of having entered into cartel
COMPETITION: European Commission announces opening of in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Air Europa by IAG
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Belgian Presidency of EU Council proposes to Member States that they resume their mandate of June 2023 on legal presumption of salaried employment
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: decision-making procedure at EU level “has reached its limits”, says Oliver Röpke
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Valérie Hayer, new chairwoman of Renew Europe group, says she is “confident” about polls ahead of European elections
EU LAW: European Commission is sending letters of formal notice to 26 Member States for late transposition
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Javier Zarzalejos calls for greater protection of victims’ rights, a commitment to preventing re-victimisation and access to justice
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament promotes fight for gender equality and against poverty ahead of 68th session of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: at European Parliament, Irene Shashar warns of resurgence of antisemitism in Europe
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Scotland and Wales encourage new strategies for mobility and European cooperation to counter effects of Brexit
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CAUCASUS: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe refuses to ratify credentials of Azerbaijani delegation
HUMAN RIGHTS: increased budget and improved 2023 results for European Court of Human Rights
HUMAN RIGHTS: Irishman Michael O’Flaherty to be Council of Europe’s new Commissioner for Human Rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court of Justice once again interprets EU law on compensation for air passengers
ENVIRONMENT: Ireland found to have failed to comply with EU law governing quality of water intended for human consumption
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: EU strongly condemns new wave of repression against former political prisoners
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU continues to deliver urgent aid to Gazans via Egypt
ANGOLA: MEPs give green light to EU-Angola agreement to facilitate sustainable investment
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of fabrics from China
DEMOCRACY: targeting and transparency of political advertising, MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement in Parliament's committee
DEMOCRACY: MEPs approve provisional political agreement on ‘anti-SLAPPs’ directive in Parliament committee
DEMOCRACY: EEAS publishes its second report on FIMI
ENERGY: “only 7% of world’s hydrogen projects will be completed by 2030”, according to Fatih Birol
KENYA: MEPs give go-ahead for ratification of economic partnership agreement with Nairobi
MEDIA: ‘Media Freedom Act’, Reporters Without Borders welcomes introduction of media identification mechanism to help major online platforms sort out content