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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13373

19 March 2024
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine
EU Council approves Ukraine Assistance Fund, with €5 billion allocation
Brussels, 18/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 18 March, European foreign ministers agreed to the creation of a dedicated ‘Ukraine Assistance Fund’ (UAF) within the ‘European Peace Facility’. The UAF will have an allocation of €5 billion in current prices and the financial ceiling of the ‘European Peace Facility’ now stands at over €17 billion for the 2021-2027 period.

“This will add predictability to our military support, which remains guided by the needs of Ukraine”, stressed the High Representative of...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU Council approves Ukraine Assistance Fund, with €5 billion allocation
ENERGY: EU and United States reaffirm their support for Ukraine in its energy transition with a view to EU integration
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: EU denounces “highly restricted” environment of Russian presidential elections
MIDDLE EAST: EU leaders want to free up land access to Gaza to deliver more humanitarian aid
HAITI: European foreign ministers support multinational intervention under aegis of UN Security Council
EGYPT: EU and Egypt launch their global partnership to support Egyptian economy, secure EU energy supplies and contain migratory flows
SWITZERLAND: Ursula von der Leyen and Viola Amherd launch negotiations on a new package of bilateral agreements between EU and Bern
SERBIA/KOSOVO: one year on from Ohrid Agreement, Josep Borrell expresses regret at lack of progress made by Belgrade and Pristina in normalising relations
PHILIPPINES: EU and Manila resume negotiations for free trade agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
REGIONS: European Committee of Regions involved in issues that influence future of EU
ENERGY: Margrethe Vestager says that “climate change is not an electoral trend”
ENERGY: European Commission adopts delegated act to assess sustainability of data centres
ENERGY: ACER modifies methodology for calculating electricity intraday flow-based capacity in ‘Core’ region
RESEARCH: EIC publishes its impact report for 2023
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB/DEFENCE: fourteen Member States in favour of greater EU Bank involvement in defence
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Commission wants to add Kenya and Namibia to list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions
TAXATION: EU Council working on interaction between personal data protection and automatic exchange of information with third countries
TAXATION: revenues from capital taxes increased in 2022, according to European Commission
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Jean-Luc Mélenchon believes a union of French Left is possible provided that “people on the left” join La France Insoumise
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: EU Council validates Interinstitutional Agreement on REMIT regulation
DRC: European Union condemns reinstatement of death penalty
RESEARCH: European Commission launches week dedicated to research and innovation
RESEARCH: ERC clarifies consequences of opening negotiations with Switzerland for research bodies
TRANSPORT: European urban mobility awards go to Budapest and Nudgd online platform
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