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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13377

23 March 2024
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Trade/agriculture
EU leaders welcome proposal to raise tariffs on Russian and Belarusian products
Brussels, 22/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

Following its announcement to EU leaders on Thursday 21 March (see EUROPE B13376A4), the European Commission proposed to increase tariffs on grain, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and Belarus on Friday 22 March. The leaders showed clear support for this proposal at their summit on 21 and 22 March, according to a European source. This proposal for a Council regulation will require a qualified majority among member countries, unlike sanctions, which are adopted unanimously.

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
TRADE/AGRICULTURE: EU leaders welcome proposal to raise tariffs on Russian and Belarusian products
AGRICULTURE: EU leaders welcome proposals to facilitate work of farmers
EURO AREA: EU27 stress “urgency” of making progress on integrating capital markets
SECURITY: European leaders ask EU Council to move forward on military and civil preparedness
MIGRATION: European leaders welcome partnership between EU and Egypt and call for development of this type of agreement
HAITI: European Council calls on Haitian political forces to show responsibility
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: in absence of a qualified majority among the EU27, future of regulation on nature restoration is uncertain
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Waste Directive, microplastic pollution and 2040 climate target on agenda of EU environment ministers
ENERGY: ACER introduces new ‘Central Europe’ region for calculating electricity capacity
ENERGY: some 100 companies have already signed up to European Alliance on Small Modular Reactors
ENERGY: European Commission commits to helping steel industry become greener and more competitive at eighth Clean Transition Dialogue
ENERGY/TRANSPORT: EBB welcomes European Commission’s publication of a delegated act adding feedstocks for production of biofuels and biogas
AGRICULTURE: responses to agricultural crisis will dominate European ministers’ discussions on Tuesday 26 March
AGRICULTURE: EU regional and local leaders call for new measures to help farmers
TRANSPORT: cities call for sustainable, connected transport within and among European cities
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: death of Alexei Navalny, EU imposes sanctions on 33 people and two prison colonies
SOUTH KOREA: EU and South Korea reaffirm their cooperation in a world “facing multiple crises”
UNITED STATES: little by way of new developments expected at sixth meeting of EU-US Trade and Technology Council
PALESTINE: four EU Member States discuss joint recognition of State of Palestine
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRANSPORT: solidarity lanes, EU and Ukraine continue cooperation on connectivity, safety and sustainability
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: ECR MEPs sign Charter of Values
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD members are making progress in combating tax treaty abuse
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: after years marked by health crisis, film production in EU seems to have returned to growth
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe publishes evaluation of 15 years of monitoring its Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EUROPE: 5th summit of European Political Community to be held on 7 and 8 November in Hungary
ECONOMY: euro area inflation confirmed at 2.6% in February
INDONESIA: EU congratulates new President elect, Prabowo Subianto
RESEARCH: 23 European cities awarded with ‘EU Mission’ label for their efforts towards climate neutrality
SPORT: to promote physical activity throughout European Union, BeActive Awards are launching their call for entries for 2024
Op-Ed
OP-ED: Schengen Borders Code, my response to the NGOs, by Sylvie Guillaume