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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13361

1 March 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 37
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Ukraine
European Parliament calls on Member States to spend 0.25% of their GDP on military aid to Ukraine
Strasbourg, 29/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 29 February, MEPs endorsed the proposal that all EU Member States and NATO allies should provide military support to Ukraine amounting to at least 0.25% of their annual GDP.

In the resolution they adopted on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (451 votes in favour, 46 against and 49 abstentions), MEPs believe that “there should be no self-imposed restriction on military assistance to Ukraine” and that the main objective of Ukraine...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission ready to release €137 billion in European funds for Poland
BUDGET: European Commission implements revision of European Union’s multiannual financial framework
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: extension of measures to reduce gas demand, preparation for winter and flexibility of European energy system on agenda of EU ‘Energy’ Council
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU and World Bank join forces to create new facility to support civil protection authorities
HEALTH: G7 ministers affirm determination to conclude negotiations on pandemic prevention rules at 77th World Health Assembly
TRANSPORT: European Commission allocates €1 billion for deployment of alternative fuel supply infrastructure
CLIMATE: a report by NGO WWF Europe outlines path towards ambitious and credible climate targets for businesses
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: start of informal exchanges between EU higher education ministers on attractiveness policies and support for student mobility
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: 13th WTO Ministerial Conference extended to try to reach agreements
SERBIA: in its final report, OSCE believes Aleksandar Vučić’s involvement permitted “unjust” SNS victory in December elections
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CHILE: European Parliament gives green light to Association Agreement and Interim Trade Agreement with Santiago
KENYA: European Parliament ratifies economic partnership agreement with Nairobi
AFRICA: European Parliament calls on European Commission to deepen sustainable development with Southern African Development Community
RUSSIA: Parliament strongly condemns “murder” of Alexei Navalny
UKRAINE: European Parliament calls on Member States to spend 0.25% of their GDP on military aid to Ukraine
MIDDLE EAST: European Parliament calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza
CUBA: European Parliament condemns “systematic violations” of human rights and calls for sanctions
ENLARGEMENT: internal reform of EU and making financial aid to candidate countries conditional on accession, MEPs adopt ‘Auštrevičius/Pereira’ report
ENERGY: electricity market reform, European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on REMIT regulation
SOCIAL: MEPs call on European Union to redouble its efforts to prevent deaths at work
DIGITAL: MEPs approve provisional agreement on digital identity regulation
DIGITAL: data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation rentals, MEPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of text
FINANCE: European Parliament adopts position on EIB’s financial activities in 2023
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission presents progress made on its financial reporting strategy
STATE AID: nine countries call for EU to refocus on its long-term competitiveness and end State aid flexibilities
ECONOMY: for Recovery and Resilience Facility, European Commission approves positive preliminary assessments of payment requests from Denmark and Croatia
TAXATION: G20 takes up issue of taxing super-rich
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BUSINESS/HEALTH: EU Court of Justice clarifies possibility for Member States to prohibit an online service for distance selling of non-prescription medicines
HOME AFFAIRS: an asylum application based on religious conversion after leaving country of origin cannot be automatically rejected as abusive, according to the EU Court of Justice
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Union joins International Labour Organization’s Global Coalition for Social Justice
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: ASD presents its recommendations for 2024-2029 policy cycle
NEWS BRIEFS
BURKINA FASO: European Union expresses its solidarity with Burkina Faso following murderous attacks on a church and a mosque
MEDIA: with 100 days to go before European elections, Reporters Without Borders has drawn up a list of 12 major proposals to create a ‘New Deal’ for information
RESEARCH: European Innovation Council unveils names of 42 companies selected for EIC 2023 Accelerator
EP2024: Valérie Hayer is officially Renaissance party’s head of list for European elections
EP2024: European Parliament and Committee of Regions sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with a view to European elections
SOCIAL: Globalisation Adjustment Fund helps Danish and German workers made redundant