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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13342

3 February 2024
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NEWS BRIEFS / Home affairs
Ylva Johansson calls for parity in police force

02/02/2024 (Agence Europe) – At a conference dedicated to women in law enforcement, held on 2 February in Vilnius (Lithuania), the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, in the presence of the Lithuanian Prime Minister, Ingrida Šimonytė, highlighted the gender imbalance in law enforcement. She announced that only 20% of police officers in the EU are women, stressing the importance of female representation for a truly community-based police force: “If you ignore half...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement on ‘Right to Repair Defective Products’ Directive
DIGITAL: AI Act, Member States give green light to political agreement with European Parliament on artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’, question of tacit approval at heart of discussions during possible final round of interinstitutional negotiations
COMPETITIVENESS: Net-Zero Industry Act, Belgian Presidency of EU Council proposes single list of strategic technologies
AGRICULTURE: new Deputy Secretary General appointed at Copa-Cogeca
ENERGY: Kadri Simson welcomes Moldova’s energy reforms to bring legislation into line with that of EU
ENERGY: European Commission presents evolution of joint gas purchasing mechanism, including new “mid-term tenders” concept
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: in Lyon, European Green Party enters European election race
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Ukraine, Rule of law, 2021-2027 budget revision, climate and agriculture on agenda of plenary session from 5 to 8 February
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDO-PACIFIC: EU intends to maintain prosperous trade, climate and security relations with its partners in Indo-Pacific region
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU to allocate more than €56 million to Asia and Pacific in 2024
ASEAN: Josep Borrell wants to translate EU’s commitments to ASEAN countries into action
MIDDLE EAST: European officials again protest EU’s inaction on Israel
MIDDLE EAST: Ireland calls for revision of EU/Israel association agreement
SERBIA/KOSOVO: European Commission calls on Pristina to introduce a transition period following its decision to ban transactions in Serbian dinars
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Belgian Presidency of EU Council to sound out its new ideas on legal presumption of salaried employment on Member States
SOCIAL: Rules for coordinating social security schemes, the Belgian Presidency of EU Council does not want new discussions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: reform of Stability Pact, pressure in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations rises a notch
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Hungarian Parliament in extraordinary session on Monday regarding Sweden’s accession to NATO
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Ylva Johansson calls for parity in police force
: €26 million in new aid for refugees and host communities in Turkey
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Institute for Gender Equality recommends integration of gender-related measures into Digital Services Act
ECONOMY: payment of new pre-financing under ‘REPowerEU’ chapter of Spain’s recovery plan
ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on revision of European Statistical System
GUATEMALA: EU sanctions five high-ranking Guatemalan officials
DIGITAL: EU and Canada begin work on their strategic digital partnership
REGIONS: France’s Grand Est region opens doors of its Brussels office to Ukrainian regions
ZIMBABWE: EU renews targeted sanctions for another year