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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13386

9 April 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 25
NEWS BRIEFS / Ecuador
EU condemns violation of Mexican embassy headquarters in Quito

08/04/2024 (Agence Europe) – “The European Union condemns the violation of the Mexican embassy headquarters in Quito” and stresses “the importance of respecting the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”, stated the spokesman for the European External Action Service in a press release on Sunday 7 April. In his view, “protecting the integrity of diplomatic missions and their staff is essential to preserving stability and international order”. Two days earlier, the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE: final EU Council/European Parliament agreement on Ukrainian imports
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES has already repelled 11 Houthi attacks in less than two months
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY/TRANSPORT: Ursula von der Leyen stresses urgent need to invest €100 billion a year in sustainable transport infrastructure
ENERGY: no majority expected for objection to delegated act on adding feedstock for production of biofuels and biogas
ENERGY: in 2024, risks remain regarding increase in energy prices, according to European Commission
COHESION: European cohesion policy contributes to economic “rebalancing”, says Elisa Ferreira
TRANSPORT: CO2 emissions from European ships have risen between 2021 and 2022, according to European Commission
RESEARCH: European University Association puts forward proposals for 10th European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: EU Member States to take position on a new draft ‘La Hulpe Declaration’ on 10 April
SOCIAL: sixteen European organisations call on political decision-makers to strengthen long-term care policies
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European preference in public procurement, Bruno Le Maire tries to convince German and Italian counterparts
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes EU macro-financial assistance for Jordan
STATE AID: European Commission approves €1.47 billion in aid for closure of livestock sites overloaded with nitrogen in ‘Natura 2000’ areas
STATE AID: European Commission approves €267 million Slovak investment aid for new Volvo Cars plant
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Volt party determined to burst onto European political scene
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Ursula von der Leyen warns against AfD and Rassemblement National, “Putin’s friends”
BUDGET: Commission certifies that revision of MFF will not affect EU’s biodiversity spending targets
EXTERNAL ACTION
RWANDA: 30 years after Tutsi genocide, EU hails “resilience” of Rwandan people
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs’ vote on visa suspension mechanism postponed until next parliamentary term
STATE AID: European Commission approves Romanian measure of approximately €2.5 billion to support companies under temporary framework
STATE AID: European Commission gives go-ahead for €35 million Italian scheme to support businesses in telecommunications sector
TRADE: Solar Industry Regions Europe calls on EU to give more support to photovoltaic sector
ECUADOR: EU condemns violation of Mexican embassy headquarters in Quito
EDUCATION: Euro App Mobility sets out six recommendations to speed up mobility of apprentices across Europe
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Giorgia Meloni considers possibility of presenting candidate for European Commission presidency