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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13372

16 March 2024
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
After Noyb and BEUC, thirty-six MEPs call on Meta to abandon its ‘Pay or Okay’’model
Brussels, 15/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 15 March, at the instigation of Patrick Breyer (Greens/EFA, German), 36 MEPs sent a letter to Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at the Meta Group, calling on the US company to abandon its ‘Pay or Okay’ approach, which requires users to decide whether they prefer to pay to continue accessing services or accept their data being used for advertising purposes.

“Privacy is not a commodity - it is a fundamental human right that should never be subject to commercial...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Member States give green light to provisional political agreement on ‘Packaging and Packaging Waste’ Regulation
HEALTH: EU Council and European Parliament seal provisional agreement on proposal to create European Health Data Space
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes easing CAP ‘green’ measures
MIGRATION: NGOs and MEPs concerned about new partnership launched on 17 March between EU and Egypt to contain migratory flows
HOME AFFAIRS: 85 NGOs call on MEPs to reject reform of Schengen Borders Code
DIGITAL: after Noyb and BEUC, thirty-six MEPs call on Meta to abandon its ‘Pay or Okay’’model
DIGITAL: for European Audiovisual Observatory, European regulations on transparency of algorithms are an example to follow
ENERGY: European Commission wants to put EU cities at heart of dialogue on green transition
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: EU Member States approve Due Diligence Directive, but considerably reduce its scope
EMU: Paschal Donohoe still believes Bulgaria will join euro area in 2025
ECB: new operational framework, Positive Money Europe makes concrete proposals for effectively pursuing ECB’s secondary objective
COMPETITION: at request of Luxembourg, European Commission asks Brasserie Nationale to notify acquisition of Boissons Heintz
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Ursula von der Leyen opens up about possible restrictions on imports of Russian agricultural products to EU
ENERGY: European Commission welcomes 2 years of synchronisation of electricity grids of Ukraine and Moldova with the Continental European network
CULTURE: faced with Russian aggression, EU’s response in Ukraine is also embodied in commitment to support cultural and creative sectors
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission allocates more than €500 million to 31 ASAP projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European foreign ministers to once again discuss Ukraine and Middle East, on Monday 18 March
GREENLAND: President Ursula von der Leyen inaugurates EU office in Nuuk and signs two cooperation agreements
SUDAN: Janez Lenarčič sets out three priorities to prevent country’s collapse
ASIA: Global Gateway – Jutta Urpilainen welcomes EU investment efforts in Cambodia and Laos
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: preparation for European Council, future of EU and European Semester on agenda of European affairs ministers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Supervisor disappointed with Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on AI
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves €8.48 million Greek measure to compensate Sky express for damage resulting from Covid-19 pandemic
LATIN AMERICA: 7th Congress of EditoRed network to be held in Madrid and Brussels from 18 March
CHILE: Council of EU finalises conclusion of interim trade agreement with Santiago
TRADE: Parliament and Council ready to find common ground on details of extending trade measures concerning Ukraine
CULTURE: third Culture Moves Europe call launched to support hosting of artists and cultural professionals from Creative Europe member countries
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: extension of European Disability Card and parking cards to third-country nationals residing in EU, Member States confirm agreement with European Parliament
ENERGY: Eurostat publishes 2024 edition of main energy indicators in EU
IRAN: G7 threatens Iran with new sanctions if it provides Russia with ballistic missiles or related technology
JUSTICE: Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir becomes first Liaison Prosecutor for Iceland at Eurojust
DIGITAL: G7 calls for “safe, secure and trustworthy” framework for artificial intelligence