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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13361
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Digital

MEPs approve provisional agreement on digital identity regulation

29/02/2024 (Agence Europe) – Meeting in plenary session on Thursday 29 February, MEPs voted in favour of the text of the provisional agreement on the European Digital Identity Wallet, with 335 votes in favour, 190 against and 31 abstentions (see EUROPE 13288/12). Confirmed in November 2023, after having already been the subject of a political agreement in June, the text provides for every EU citizen to be able to use, on a voluntary basis, a Digital Identity Wallet to access online services. In practice, the future European Digital Identity Wallet will have to enable users to open bank accounts, make payments or store their digital documents - including official documents - centrally and identify themselves online. It is up to the user to decide whether or not to share their personal data. The text is due to come into force once the Member States have given their final approval. (IS)

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