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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13365
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Research

Strengthening knowledge valorisation, Belgian Presidency of EU Council is proposing to focus on investment, sustainability and a collaborative approach

The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council is fine-tuning its compromise proposal with a view to adopting conclusions on strengthening knowledge valorisation as a tool for a resilient and competitive industry and an open strategic autonomy in Europe.

The Presidency will therefore begin examining the text with the Research Working Party, on Thursday 7 March, with this text slightly modified from the previous version, dated 29 January (see EUROPE B13362A12).

This latest series of amendments...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Single European Sky’ and European Aviation Safety Agency
CYBER SECURITY: European Parliament and EU Council reach agreement on Cyber Solidarity Act
JUSTICE: faced with threat of judicial system infiltration, ministers must find “right balance” between effective control and respect for independence of judiciary
MIGRATION: 8,565 people died on migratory routes in 2023, including 3,129 crossing Mediterranean, according to International Organization for Migration
INTERNAL MARKET: Member States examine annual report on internal market and competitiveness
RESEARCH: strengthening knowledge valorisation, Belgian Presidency of EU Council is proposing to focus on investment, sustainability and a collaborative approach
PLANTS: Council and Parliament reach agreement to simplify and strengthen current plant health rules
CLIMATE: Wopke Hoekstra wants next European Commission to continue work on climate action and just transition
ENERGY: 176 European electricity transmission projects and 33 storage projects will be assessed in ENTSO-E’s next Ten-Year Network Development Plan
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Christian Democrats, convinced that their ideas and their leaders will lead them to victory in European elections
BUDGET: EU Council and European Parliament detail their vision of EU’s budget guidelines for 2025
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: EU27 agree on Council’s negotiating mandate for Reform and Growth Facility
ENLARGEMENT: EU must understand consequences of enlargement’s failure, according to Visegrad Insight and Zeit Stiftung Bucerius
HUMANITARIAN AID: Josep Borrell calls for end to “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza
UGANDA: EIB announces largest ever microfinance loan to an ACP country with Global Gateway
MALAYSIA: WTO partially rules in favour of EU in its palm oil dispute with Kuala Lumpur
CHINA: EU requires registration of imported Chinese electric vehicles
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European trade unions call on France, Greece, Estonia and Germany to approve agreement reached with European Parliament on platform workers
SOCIAL: EU Member States adopt Liège Declaration on “affordable, decent and sustainable housing for all”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission approves Romanian aid worth around €3 billion to support energy transition
COMPETITION: European Commission reports on its competition policy activities in 2023
COMPANIES: companies’ data on negative environmental impacts lags behind, according to a CDP study
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: in run-up to elections, European women representatives call for fight for gender equality in public life to be stepped up
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission authorises extension and budget increase for a Romanian measure supporting high-efficiency cogeneration of electricity and heat
CHINA : EU extends anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese cast iron articles
CULTURE: boom in television series and video-on-demand between 2015 and 2022 would have contributed to insecurity of European directors and writers
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament The Left Group introduces menstrual leave for staff
ENERGY: EU27 in process of approving European Commission’s proposal for coordinated withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
ENERGY: Dutch and Norwegian energy regulators are asking ACER for more time to agree on possibilities for hedging cross-zonal risks in electricity sector