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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13419

30 May 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
European airlines sign ‘Antwerp Declaration’ for European Industrial Deal
Brussels, 29/05/2024 (Agence Europe)

The association of EU airlines, Airlines for Europe (A4E), signed the ‘Antwerp Declaration’ for a European Industrial Deal on Monday 27 May. Together with over 1,100 organisations, A4E is calling on political decision-makers to put competitiveness at the top of the EU agenda in the run-up to the European elections.

This agreement is particularly important for European airlines, which are in the midst of a transition to more sustainable flights (see EUROPE B13394A10).

For A4E, the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: discussions continue in EU Council on negotiation frameworks for Ukraine and Moldova
VENEZUELA: EU regrets Venezuela’s decision to withdraw invitation to observe presidential elections in July
TRADE: EU27 invited to reflect on how trade policy can contribute to competitiveness
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: support for Ukraine at heart of informal meeting of foreign ministers
DEFENCE: EU must become a true geopolitical actor, argue Paris and Berlin
DEFENCE: EU and Norway sign security and defence partnership agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission unveils AI Office to coordinate policy on artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: European Court of Auditors criticises Commission’s AI policy
ENERGY: European Commission calls on Member States to take greater account of energy security dimension in their updated NECPs
ENERGY: European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors holds first General Assembly in Brussels
CLIMATE: European Committee of Regions issues recommendations for renewing ‘Green Deal’
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Maroš Šefčovič stresses importance of coordinated action to improve water management
ENVIRONMENT: some fifty businesses and associations call on Belgian Presidency of EU Council to adopt Nature Restoration Law
HEALTH: EU Member States to debate incentives for access to medicines on 21 June
RESEARCH: European Commission to propose €608.6 million to support doctoral networks under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
TRANSPORT: European airlines sign ‘Antwerp Declaration’ for European Industrial Deal
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Sweden and Finland oppose draft conclusions on ‘employment and social affairs’ contribution to EU’s strategic agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB : Isabel Schnabel recommends targeted and proportionate use of asset purchases by central banks
FINANCE: “We have all the tools in place” to implement Capital Markets Union, says Mairead McGuinness
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: European Commission formally withdraws reasoned proposal that triggered Article 7 procedure against Poland
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Helena Dalli notes decisive role played by cities in “making Europe accessible” on fifteenth anniversary of Access City Award
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BUDGET: Turów mine, Poland had to pay daily penalty imposed by EU Court of Justice
BANKS: EU General Court annuls Hypo Vorarlberg Bank’s ex ante contributions to ‘Single Resolution Fund’ for 2022
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Fotini Ioannidou appointed Director of Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
NEWS BRIEFS
AZERBAIJAN : EU concerned by arrests of human rights defenders and independent journalists
CANADA: European Commission opens public consultation on CETA
CONSUMERS: EU Member States approve Right to Repair Directive
NORTH KOREA: EU condemns attempted satellite launch using ballistic missile technology
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships, Belgian Presidency of EU Council has taken issue forward
SPACE: Successful launch of EarthCARE satellite
EP2024: searches at European Parliament in offices of former parliamentary assistant to Maximilian Krah
FISHERIES: European Fisheries Control Agency monitoring bluefin tuna fishing season
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes transposing GFCM rules