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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13361
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EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT / Education

Start of informal exchanges between EU higher education ministers on attractiveness policies and support for student mobility

The European Union ministers responsible for higher education met in Brussels on Thursday 29 February for their first informal meeting under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, to discuss the challenges and prospects for academic mobility, particularly student mobility, within the European area.

Ahead of the first discussion session, Françoise Bertieaux, Minister for Higher Education in the Wallonia-Brussels Region, emphasised the importance of mobility leading to...

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