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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13373

19 March 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 25
NEWS BRIEFS / Research
ERC clarifies consequences of opening negotiations with Switzerland for research bodies

Brussels, 18/03/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 18 March, the European Research Council (ERC) made a brief announcement concerning legal entities established in Switzerland, following the launch of negotiations on the package of bilateral agreements between the EU and Switzerland by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Viola Amherd (see other article). The ERC has announced that these entities will now be treated...

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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