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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13381

29 March 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 20
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Ecb
ECB examining different options for users holding several digital euro accounts
Brussels, 28/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

In a letter sent by Piero Cipollone, member of the ECB’s Executive Board, to Irene Tinagli (S&D, Italian), Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) on Monday 25 March, the European Central Bank (ECB) provided an analysis of the potential impact of users holding several digital euro accounts.

The ECB stresses that such a scenario would require it to process more personal data than in the case of a single account (in any case, the Eurosystem...

Contents

TIME OFF: Easter
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission proposes partial suspension of Energy Charter Treaty between EU and Russian and Belarusian investors
ENERGY: European electricity industry calls for publication of an action plan for electrification of EU at start of next term of office
AGRICULTURE: European Commission notes progress in implementing measures for rural areas
FISHERIES: 15 European ministers call in vain for emergency aid eligibility period to be extended until end of 2024
CLIMATE: to guarantee environmental democracy rights in EU strategy, a coalition of NGOs is calling for improved governance regulation
TRANSPORT: European rail professionals call for lower rail tolls
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Member States to examine, on 11 April, initial compromise on European Works Councils
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: Emmanuel Macron calls for “next-generation agreement” between EU and Mercosur
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: ECB examining different options for users holding several digital euro accounts
ECB: Piero Cipollone stresses that wage catch-up is a prerequisite for increasing private consumption in euro area
MONEY LAUNDERING: jurisdictions are further regulating virtual asset service providers, according to FATF
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: pan-European Volt party will elect two candidates to head its list on 6 April
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Didier Reynders on unpaid leave from 25 April
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
KOSOVO: Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly gives initial green light for Kosovo’s membership
DEFENCE: Poland appoints successor to General Jarosław Gromadziński, dismissed as commander of the Eurocorps on suspicion of espionage
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: Iliana Ivanova takes part in EU-China and EU-Japan dialogues to stimulate cooperation and encourage sharing of ideas and best practices
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: agricultural organisations disappointed with EU Council’s agreement on imports from Ukraine
CULTURE: Culture Moves Europe, over €1.8 million allocated to 114 European cultural projects in second call for residencies
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: IFRS Foundation publishes IFRS Accounting Taxonomy 2024