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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13349

14 February 2024
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Foreign affairs
Situations in Ukraine and Middle East, unsurprising priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council
Brussels, 13/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib confirmed, on Tuesday 13 February, that the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council were Ukraine and the Middle East. 

“It is essential that we stand firmly by Ukraine, now more than ever”, said the minister at a hearing of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, adding that “the coming months will be decisive”. “We have to make a difference collectively, because (Vladimir) Putin won’t stop there”, she...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: fifty years after its creation, IEA now has key role to play “in leading transition to a clean energy system”, according to Ursula von der Leyen
ENERGY: Kadri Simson insists on technological innovation in EU to promote energy transition
AGRICULTURE : European Commission adopts text on exemption from rules on land lying fallow
AGRICULTURE : “we will soon know” whether majority exists in Council to relax protection for wolves, says European Commission
AGRICULTURE : EU agricultural sovereignty not yet achieved, says Farm Europe
TRANSPORT: EU Council/European Parliament agreement on maritime accident investigation
TRANSPORT: European Commission expert group issues recommendations to improve urban mobility
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs vote on draft report on European statute for associations
INTERNAL MARKET: disappointed but determined, MEPs call for further work on emergency instrument for single market
PATENTS: MEPs adopt position on future European compulsory licensing
INDUSTRY: BusinessEurope survey highlights length of licensing procedures in EU
CONSUMERS: MEPs unanimously support proposal for a regulation to improve toy safety on EU market
FOOD SAFETY: public consultation on draft ban on bisphenol A in food contact materials
HEALTH: European Commission earmarks €50 million for project on antimicrobial resistance
FISHERIES: Europêche denounces certain European policies “strangling” EU fishing companies
DIGITAL: MEPs approve Interinstitutional Agreement on Artificial Intelligence Act
DIGITAL: European Commission rules in favour of Apple and Microsoft and removes ‘Bing’ and ‘iMessage’ from its list of essential platform services
MIGRATION: Pact on Migration and Asylum, 81 civil society organisations call on MEPs to reject political agreements reached with EU Council
CLIMATE: CAN Europe reiterates need for rigorous use and accounting of units in European Carbon Removal Certification Framework
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: situations in Ukraine and Middle East, unsurprising priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council
ARMENIA: EU and Yerevan want to further strengthen partnership
WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs call for emphasis on conditionality in allocation of growth plan envelope for Western Balkans countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Single Resolution Board unveils strategic priorities for 2024-2028
BANKS: proposed European deposit guarantee scheme flatlines
EMU: Stefan Berger launches MEPs’ work on digital euro project
TAXATION: European experts recommend simplifying tax systems to improve competitiveness
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security rules, European Parliament’s rapporteurs will leave it to next teams in place to decide fate of dossier
SOCIAL: workers on digital platforms, Commission to clarify concept of effectiveness in relation to procedures for legal presumption of salaried status
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: unfreezing of EU funds for Hungary, European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs postpones its decision
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: results of 2022 PISA study confront EU with twin challenge of equity and improving educational performance
CULTURE: EU-made films made up 23% of total film offering in Member States in 2022
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU extends anti-dumping duty on Chinese ceramic tiles
COMPETITION: European Commission closes its investigation into aid from Sweden and Denmark for Øresund fixed rail-road link
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises, subject to conditions, proposed acquisition of Asiana by Korean Air
RESEARCH: winners of third call for 2023 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellowships announced
TRANSPORT: EU Council validates agreement with European Parliament on reducing CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles