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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13390

13 April 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Home affairs
EU Council definitively approves new European Directive on freezing and confiscating criminal assets

12/04/24 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 12 April, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the new European Directive on freezing and confiscating criminal assets (see EUROPE B13370A30), which will also apply to sanctions violations. Member States will have to allow assets to be frozen and, in the event of a conviction, criminal assets to be confiscated. When criminal assets or property of the same value are transferred to a third party, it must also be possible to confiscate them...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EU2024BE: Belgian Presidency of EU Council hails its legislative successes, aims for greater competitiveness
SECTORAL POLICIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: EU27 reiterate wish for “more sovereign” digital Europe
ENERGY: energy grids at heart of discussions at informal meeting of European energy ministers
ENERGY: ACER warns of urgent need to maximise electricity transmission capacity for cross-border trading
ENERGY: European Commission welcomes a successful end to winter, but warns against “resting on our laurels”
COHESION: Cohesion Policy needs to be improved, says Elisa Ferreira
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: via European Defence Agency, Member States have signed contracts worth €350 million for 155 mm ammunition
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB: Member States support EU Bank’s Action Plan to increase its involvement in security and defence
ECONOMY: EU Council welcomes “innovative nature” of European recovery plan
ECONOMY: EU Council approves €1 billion in macrofinancial aid for Egypt
COMPETITION: European Commission gives green light to Illumina’s plan to sell GRAIL
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU sanctions three entities deemed responsible for widespread sexual and gender-based violence during attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: meeting in La Hulpe on 15 and 16 April, 26 Member States will commit to promoting social Europe and new initiatives
SOCIAL: S&D Group joins European trade union day of action against Amazon
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reveals profound impact of racism in policing in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Gambia, EU Council re-establishes standard rates for obtaining short-stay visas for travel to Schengen area
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council definitively approves new European Directive on freezing and confiscating criminal assets
ECONOMY: EU to increase its share in EBRD
ECONOMY: first payment of nearly €2 billion envisaged in May under ‘Ukraine Facility’
ENERGY: EU Council gives green light to revision of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
ENERGY: European Commission launches enquiry into prospects for development of EU’s joint purchasing mechanism
JUSTICE: EU Council approves provisional political agreement on criminalising violation of European sanctions
MIGRATION: Member States give final approval to new directive on single permit to work and reside in EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: European Green Party urges Ursula von der Leyen to confirm presence at Maastricht debate ahead of European elections
RESEARCH: this year’s edition of ‘European Social Innovation Competition’ will be devoted to digital democracy
EMU: European Commission and Bulgaria sign agreement to better inform Bulgarians about changeover to euro