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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13407
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Rule of law

According to European Court of Justice, EU law does not preclude national laws which prohibit challenging appointment of a public prosecutor

On Wednesday 8 March, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided (Case C-53/23) that the rules on which the appointment of public prosecutors in Romania is based are not incompatible with EU law.

A professional association of Romanian magistrates had challenged the appointment of certain prosecutors responsible for investigating cases of corruption in Romania. It considered the national rules on which these appointments are based to be incompatible with EU law, and therefore...

Contents

Time off: Ascension Day
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU Council agreement on mobilisation of profits generated by Russian public assets frozen in EU
ECONOMY: EU Council gives green light to Ukraine’s investment and reform programme
DEFENCE: supply of air defence systems central to next meeting of European defence ministers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: macroeconomic situation, banking union and capital markets union on ministerial agenda
TAXATION: Belgian Presidency of EU Council seeks compromise on new withholding tax procedure
EIB: EIB steps up its support for European security and defence industry
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Donald Tusk calls on EU to mobilise €100 billion for European defence
EP2024
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: pro-European political groups in European Parliament, with exception of EPP, reject any alliance with far right
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission requests additional information from social network X in context of DSA
AGRICULTURE : on 13 May, EU Council will endorse a Regulation relaxing certain CAP rules
HEALTH: joint framework for action published by five EU agencies to implement EU’s ‘One Health’ programme
ENERGY: wind and solar power have grown faster than any other source of electricity in history
ENERGY: ENTSOG and ENTSO-E publish progress report on joint interlinked model for electricity and hydrogen
ENERGY: ACER to comment on changes to methodology for electricity ‘day-ahead’ coupling products
CLIMATE: European Commission adopts implementing regulation to update reporting templates for climate action data
RESEARCH: a European Commission report outlines a methodology for assessing directionality practices in R&I systems
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : EU ministers for equality affirm their commitment to a more inclusive public sphere for women
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPARENCY: General Court of EU calls on European Parliament to publish information on expenses reimbursed to a convicted MEP
STATE AID: General Court of EU annuls German aid for restructuring of Condor
RULE OF LAW: according to European Court of Justice, EU law does not preclude national laws which prohibit challenging appointment of a public prosecutor
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: ‘European Semester’, Commission publishes an analysis of social convergence in seven Member States
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE : European Commission registers a new Slovak agricultural name
AUSTRALIA: EU to negotiate critical minerals agreement with Canberra
ECB: Executive Board appoints Alain Busac as Director General of Information Systems
CYPRUS: UN envoy urges Cypriot leaders to resume peace talks
CLIMATE: Copernicus reports last month second warmest April in Europe
TAXATION: Belgian Presidency of EU Council is continuing its efforts to reach an agreement on value added tax in digital age
GULF: EU organises first edition of ‘Young Leaders in Regional Diplomacy’ programme
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults with a view to revising its regulation on standardisation
MEDIA: Commission launches campaign to combat disinformation and manipulation of information
DIGITAL: France and China want to continue their cooperation on artificial intelligence
CSDP: EU does not renew mandate of its EUTM Mali mission
RESEARCH: soil health, fight against climate change, sustainable food systems, European Commission is launching a series of calls for proposals
FOOD SAFETY: PAN Europe sounds alarm over PFAS active substances in fruit and vegetables
CHAD: EU deplores lack of transparency in electoral process
VENEZUELA: EU Council gives green light to extension of EU sanctions against Maduro regime