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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13353
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EXTERNAL ACTION / United states

MEPs disappointed by lack of progress on trade issues with Washington

Why have the EU and the US still not reached an agreement on critical minerals and sustainable steel and aluminium? The question was raised several times by members of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade on Monday 19 February. They questioned European Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager on the latest meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC). 

MEPs find it regrettable that the EU has still not resolved its trade differences with...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Ursula von der Leyen to seek second term as head of European Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Alexei Navalny’s death, EU promises to demand accountability and impose new sanctions
BELARUS: EU Council reiterates its support for people of Belarus
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Union introduces new 12-month exemptions to its sanctions to improve delivery of aid 
CHINA: Josep Borrell reaffirms EU’s geopolitical positions to Chinese counterpart
UNITED STATES: MEPs disappointed by lack of progress on trade issues with Washington
RWANDA: EU signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Kigali on raw materials 
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU launches operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE: MEPs divided over extension of autonomous trade measures for Kyiv
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: retail investment, MEPs seek balance on issues of retrocessions and ‘finfluencers’
TAXATION: EU may remove four jurisdictions from its list of non-cooperative countries and territories
EMU: digital euro, Ulrich Bindseil, Piero Cipollone and Jürgen Schaaf refute fears of banking disintermediation
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European ministers to debate future of fisheries and aquaculture sectors on 24-25 March in Bruges
FISHERIES: NGO Seas At Risk advocates fair distribution of fishing quotas in EU
TOURISM: transition and perspectives for sector on agenda of informal ministerial meeting of EU countries
DIGITAL: European Commission launches an investigation to determine whether TikTok has breached DSA rules
INTERNAL MARKET: electronic invoicing in EU, a new report details progress made by businesses under directive
ENERGY: Bruegel details benefits of electricity market integration for resilience and transition of Europe’s energy system
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Iliana Ivanova recalls importance of research and development and education for Europe’s competitive future, during her visit to Berlin
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: European Court of Human Rights consistently ruled in favour of Alexei Navalny
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: European Commission launches new online platform for citizens to discuss energy efficiency
LOBBYING: Corporate Europe Observatory denounces chemical industry lobbying in EU
MIGRATION: European Commission and United Kingdom announce new working agreement between Frontex and relevant UK agencies
DIGITAL: abuse of a dominant position on music streaming market, European Commission is preparing to impose a fine of almost €500 million on Apple
EP2024: in France, former director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, joins Rassemblement National
FISHERIES: MEPs approve agreement allowing eight Seychelles vessels to fish in Mayotte waters
MIDDLE EAST: 26 EU Member States support immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza
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