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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13354

21 February 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Finance
Money Matters conference tackles urgent need for more financial education in Europe
Brussels, 20/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

At the Money Matters conference in Brussels on Tuesday 20 February, Maria Demertzis, an economist from the Bruegel think-tank, presented the findings of a European Commission barometer on the level of financial education among EU citizens in 2023. 

If they lost their main source of income, 44% of EU citizens believe that their means of subsistence would only allow them to last a maximum of 3 months without taking out a loan and without changing their accommodation. In addition, 57% of...

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INSTITUTIONAL
Interview PE2024: “When it comes to climate, you can’t make any deals” says Nicolas Schmit, future candidate to head list of European Socialist family
RULE OF LAW: Member States and European Commission welcome Warsaw’s new commitments to end ‘Article 7’ procedure
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European certification framework for carbon removals – Parliament and Council negotiators reach agreement
AGRICULTURE: European Commission wants to simplify good agricultural and environmental conditions and CAP strategic plans
TOURISM: EU ministers wish to continue work initiated by European Commission following Covid-19 pandemic
COHESION: EU cohesion budget after 2027 should be increased, recommends expert report
TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS: pan-European infrastructure operators, the cloud and investment, Commission is preparing to unveil its vision for future of telecommunications
RESEARCH: Belgian Presidency of EU Council suggests Member States continue to reflect on Horizon 2020 evaluation and future prospects
INDUSTRY: EU bosses call for “European industrial deal” from Ursula von der Leyen and Alexander De Croo
CLIMATE/ENERGY: COP28 President says financing for climate transition must be made “available, accessible and affordable, especially for countries in Global South”
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank, pilot auction attracts 132 bids from projects in 17 European countries
TRANSPORT: G7 Transport Ministers welcome EUNAVFOR ASPIDES operation
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: EU calls on Tbilisi to speed up reforms
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: start of accession negotiations – EU insists Sarajevo continue its reforms before next European Council meeting
UNITED STATES: WTO confirms Washington still discriminates against Spanish olives
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European finance ministers to “urgently” address deepening of EU’s capital markets
FINANCE: Money Matters conference tackles urgent need for more financial education in Europe
COMPETITION: European Commission gives conditional approval for proposed creation of joint venture by Orange and MásMóvil
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: European Court of Justice clarifies equal treatment of fixed-term and permanent workers
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €83 million in aid for people affected by war in Ukraine and Moldova
BUDGET: EU Council asks for European Parliament’s consent on revision of Multiannual Financial Framework
EDUCATION: European Education and Culture Executive Agency launches two calls for tender to strengthen engagement and IT services in its programmes
TAXATION: EU removes Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Belize and Seychelles from its list of uncooperative countries and territories
GUATEMALA: signature of memorandum of understanding between EU and Guatemala City
MERCOSUR: Argentina doubts possibility of concluding EU-Mercosur trade agreement
DIGITAL: European Commission signs an association agreement giving Moldova access to ‘Digital Europe’ programme
DIGITAL: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin calls for artificial intelligence not to be controlled by a handful of companies
FISHERIES: MEPs approve new rules laid down by North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
CSDP: EU should reallocate funds from ‘European Peace Facility’ initially earmarked for Niger and Mali
RUSSIA: Alexeï Navalny’s death, EU summons Russian Chargé d’Affaires
SOCIAL: digital platform workers—Belgian Council Presidency still envisages getting Member States’ agreement on 11 March