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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13387
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Western balkans

MEPs approve provisional political agreement on growth plan for Western Balkans in Parliamentary committee

On Tuesday 9 April, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the interinstitutional agreement reached by the European Parliament and the EU Council on 4 April (see EUROPE B13384A4) on the €6 billion growth plan for the Western Balkan countries (70 votes in favour, 6 against, 1 abstention).

“This is not just financial support, but also a political message”, said Tonino Picula (S&D, Croatian), the co-rapporteur for the dossier, adding that he hoped...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European leaders to call for a new “European Competitiveness Deal”
AGRICULTURE: European agriculture ministers call for an increase in plant protein production in EU
AGRICULTURE: European Commission opens applications for EU agri-food chain observatory
JUSTICE: Laura Kövesi stresses link between organised crime groups and VAT fraud to MEPs
MIGRATION: reform of European asylum and migration policies, close vote expected in European Parliament plenary session
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission gives MEPs a positive initial assessment of the regulation on the removal of terrorist content online
TRANSPORT: MEPs discuss passenger rights in multimodal travel
ENERGY/CLIMATE: European Commission wants to propose “special platform” for continuing dialogue with industry on implementation of Green Deal
ENERGY: MEPs support delegated act on addition of raw materials for biofuels and biogas production
ENERGY: European Commission publishes first PCI/PMI list in EU’s Official Journal
DIGITAL: at Princeton, Margrethe Vestager praises European Union’s digital legislation
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: European leaders should call for progress on strengthening bilateral relations
WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs approve provisional political agreement on growth plan for Western Balkans in Parliamentary committee
SUDAN: MEPs draw attention to ongoing humanitarian disaster
TRADE: Margrethe Vestager announces investigation into unfair Chinese subsidies in wind energy sector
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE: MEPs give green light to autonomous trade measures for Ukraine
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU sends emergency aid to Ukraine after repeated Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: for Mr Borrell, security and defence will be next key issues in European integration
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: digital euro, economic competitiveness, and macroeconomic situation on ministerial agenda
STATE AID: according to European Commission, European countries have reduced State aid spending by 34.8% in 2022 compared to 2021
STATE AID: Commission gives go-ahead to €476 million Czech scheme to facilitate provision of affordable flats
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: code of conduct for elections, eight political groups and parties commit to “ethical and fair” campaign practices
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EU institution recalls its margin of discretion in internal appointment procedures
BUDGET: MEPs approve amendment to EU budget and €5.8 billion increase
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CLIMATE: European Court of Human Rights rules for first time on state responsibility in combating climate crisis
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs support short-stay visa exemption for Kosovo Serbs
AGRICULTURE: European Commission protects new Greek agricultural designation
STATE AID: European Commission approves €20 million Slovakian measure to support companies in agricultural and fishery sectors
COHESION: more than €10 million from EU Cohesion Fund to renovate Athens metro system
ENERGY: MEPs approve proposal for EU’s withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
JUSTICE: MEPs approve provisional agreement with the EU Council over transfer of criminal proceedings
RESEARCH: European Commission allocates 443 million euros to 128 doctoral programmes of excellence under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve agreement with EU Council on ‘Single European Sky’ and European Aviation Safety Agency
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve agreement with EU Council on exchange of information on road traffic offences