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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13422
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 29
INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2024

Faced with rapprochement between EPP and the ECR, ‘European Green Party’ denounces growing influence of far right

Is the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, a candidate for a second term in office under the flag of the European People’s Party (EPP) (see EUROPE B13422A9), falling into the trap set by the far right? This is the premise put forward by the European Green Party (EGP), which is concerned about the rapprochement between the centre-right and right-wing group and the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), in an analysis published on Monday 3 June. The EGP is...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE : in Bonn, EU will be pushing for diversification of sources of climate funding, looking to COP29
ENERGY: EU and Japan strengthen cooperation in commercial and technological development of hydrogen
ENERGY: European Commission launches pilot mechanism to boost hydrogen production
HEALTH : European Commission welcomes agreement on stronger global health security rules
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU “better prepared” and “more effective” in tackling major crises, according to new study
RESEARCH: EIT announces start of digital classroom linked to Jumpstarter programme
INTERNAL MARKET: Single Market needs harmonised rules, according to an ECIPE report
TRANSPORT: IATA calls on international leaders to implement measures to accelerate production of sustainable aviation fuels
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: path imagined by EPP to reappoint Ursula von der Leyen as head of European Commission
EP2024: faced with rapprochement between EPP and the ECR, ‘European Green Party’ denounces growing influence of far right
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU leaders support three-phase peace plan announced by Joe Biden
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: European Commission encourages Sarajevo to continue its reforms with a view to accession to European Union
ASIA/PACIFIC : Josep Borrell says EU can offer “a unique contribution” to security and defence in region
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, Belgian Presidency of EU Council hopes to convince Member States on 5 June with a new compromise
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: new guidelines from European Commission on implementation of EU recovery plan
TAXATION: OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting aims to sign Multilateral Convention on international reform by end of June
TAXATION: tax gap between taxpayers with and without children particularly high in European countries, according to Tax Foundation Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW : Hadja Lahbib calls on Member States to consider suspending Hungary’s voting rights in EU Council through Article 7’ procedure
GENDER EQUALITY: International Lesbian and Gay Association and European Lesbian* Conference welcome Council of Europe’s intersectional strategy
NEWS BRIEFS
ACP: The Maldives is preparing to ratify Samoa agreement
AGRICULTURE: no need to extend Union scale for carcass classification to goats, says European Commission
ECB: ECB selects 10 PhD students for its Young Economist Prize
COLOMBIA : EU calls on Bogota to comply with WTO ruling in frozen fries dispute
CULTURE : in order to evaluate Creative Europe programme, Commission is launching a public consultation
ENERGY: increase in wind and solar production since 2019 has made it possible to replace a fifth of EU’s fossil fuel production, according to Ember
YOUTH: DiscoverEU, Commission announces distribution of 35,511 travel passes to enable 18-year-olds to discover Europe
EP2024: Giorgia Meloni rules out possibility of agreements with Socialists during next legislature
MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns Israel’s attempt to label UNRWA a terrorist organisation
HEALTH: European Commission consults on management of conflicts of interest in health technology assessment