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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13402
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NEWS BRIEFS / Enlargement

France, Germany and Poland call for official opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by end of June

30/04/2024 (Agence Europe) – In a joint declaration on Monday 29 April (https://aeur.eu/f/c10), the ministers for European affairs of the Weimar countries (Germany, France and Poland) called for the first intergovernmental conferences on Ukraine and Moldova to be organised by the end of June. Highlighting the “remarkable progress” made by the two countries on their EU path, the ministers suggested that the European Commission provide the EU Council with an updated assessment, with a...

Contents

Time off: Labour day
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU opens formal proceedings against Meta on suspicion of failing to comply with DSA rules
DIGITAL: DMA/DSA, European Commission sets up alert tool to identify ‘harmful’ practices of major web companies
CONSUMERS: 20 airlines criticised by European Commission for deceptive greenwashing practices
CLIMATE/ENERGY: G7 countries set end to coal-fired power stations by 2035
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network Europe publishes contributions on measures to improve NECPs in 18 EU countries
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank, European Commission awards €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects
ENERGY: European Commission launches new €850 million call for funding for energy infrastructure projects
ENERGY: urgent need to clear queues of renewable energies waiting for a grid connection, according to WindEurope
FISHERIES: France calls on European Commission to crack down on UK fishing bans
FISHERIES: European Commission shares its recommendations on development of aquaculture
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson welcomes Member States’ willingness to apply ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Hadja Lahbib reminds that EU membership requires respect for its values
ISRAEL: Ursula von der Leyen believes that an attack on Rafah would require discussions on possible European action
SYRIA: Janez Lenarčič calls for more funding to support Syrian people
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: future enlargements—EU countries considering how to strengthen tools to uphold rule of law
EP2024: Ursula von der Leyen not ruling out conditional cooperation with certain sovereignist parties
SECURITY - DEFENCE
IRAQ: EU extends mandate of EUAM Iraq mission until end of April 2026
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, EU Member States still have questions
SOCIAL: European Commission is once again sounding out European social partners to move towards legislation on telework
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Czech support scheme for construction and operation of nuclear power plant
ECONOMY: in euro area, inflation at 2.4% in April and GDP growth at 0.3% in first quarter
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: judges must be entitled to refuse or restrict access to telephone records intended to identify perpetrators of an offence, according to CJEU
JUSTICE: Court specifies certain requirements relating to storage methods and conditions of access to personal data
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers a new agricultural name for Austria
BURKINA FASO: EU calls on Burkina Faso authorities to conduct an independent investigation into massacre of civilians in north of country
CULTURE : European Commission launches a study to improve visibility and encourage cultural diversity on Internet
ENLARGEMENT: France, Germany and Poland call for official opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by end of June
COMPANIES: EU Council validates agreement with European Parliament to delay sustainability reporting
SPACE: Vega-C to launch Smile, ESA’s solar wind mission
DIGITAL: Council adopts final text of ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’
LOBBYING: Ursula von der Leyen justifies European Commission’s approach to negotiations on Covid-19 vaccines
RESEARCH: EIC publishes revised guidelines for beneficiaries of its Horizon Europe investment fund
REGIONS: European Commission celebrates 20 years of free movement and ‘Green Line’ in Cyprus
DRC: entry into force of new European sanctions against several military leaders active in DRC
SUDAN: EU fears military operations in Darfur would have “devastating consequences”
TRANSPORT: EASA and Eurocontrol commit to strengthening safety, efficiency, and sustainability of European civil aviation