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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13412
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Russia

EU bans broadcasting of four media associated with Kremlin on its territory

On Friday 17 May, the Council of the European Union decided to suspend the broadcasting activities in the European Union of four additional media outlets that disseminate and support Russian propaganda and the war of aggression against Ukraine: Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

These media outlets are under the permanent direct or indirect control of the leadership of the Russian Federation, and have been essential and instrumental in bringing forward and...

Contents

Time off: Pentecost
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU bans broadcasting of four media associated with Kremlin on its territory
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: new EU humanitarian expedition leaves Cyprus by sea for Gaza
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: eighteen EU Member States commit to greater protection and recognition of LGBTIQ rights
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: in Gibraltar, Spanish and British governments move closer to agreement on future traffic rules
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission requests additional information from Bing in DSA context
ENERGY: REPowerEU, European Commission welcomes efforts to reduce EU’s energy dependence on Russia
ENERGY: ACER to consult on amendments to European grid code for high-voltage direct current systems
CLIMATE: European Commission takes stock of EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change Report within Horizon Europe programme
AGRICULTURE/CLIMATE: “worrying” declining trend in LULUCF sinks over past decade persists, according to European Commission
FISHERIES: EU welcomes adoption of restrictions on use of fish aggregating devices for Indian Ocean tuna
FOOD SAFETY: Norbert Lins draws ire of NGO coalition over authorisation of active substances
HEALTH: EPHA analyses strengths and weaknesses of European political parties’ health programmes
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: major digital associations oppose plans to overhaul Europe’s telecoms sector
RESEARCH: EuroHPC Joint Undertaking launches call for tenders for installation of new EuroQCS-Spain quantum computer
COMPETITIVENESS: ECIPE report says EU needs to invest more in research to catch up on productivity
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
UKRAINE: Council of Europe’s foreign ministers define Organisation’s priorities
DIGITAL: Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on regulating AI
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: respect for rule of law and future of European Union on agenda of Member States
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: gas sector, European sector negotiations for fair transition agreement fail
NEWS BRIEFS
CAUCASUS: EU welcomes progress made in delimiting borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan
TRADE: EU launches two new anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into Chinese and Indian products
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: accessibility awareness, two organisations call for stronger implementation of EU legislation
ECONOMY: Finland submits a new revision of its post-Covid-19 recovery plan
EP2024: application from European University Institute in Florence enables voters to find political parties closest to their ideas
RESEARCH: start-up Ochre Bio, supported by EIT ‘Health’ community, concludes agreement worth over a billion dollars with Boehringer Ingelheim