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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13436

21 June 2024
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
WWF, EEB and Pan Europe accuse EU Council of environmental backtracking on Water Framework Directive
Brussels, 20/06/2024 (Agence Europe)

In a joint press release issued on Wednesday 19 June, three non-governmental organisations,WWF, EEB and Pan Europe, reacted to the adoption by the Council of the European Union of a position on the directive on substances to be monitored as a priority in water (see EUROPE B13435A8).

The weakening of existing environmental standards and the extension to 2039 of the deadline for “reaching compliance on proposed new pollution standards” (glyphosate, a group of PFAS, pharmaceutical...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: without Sweden and Austria, EU Council is unable to adopt La Hulpe Declaration on European Pillar of Social Rights
EMPLOYMENT: EU Member States adopt their mandate on revised European Works Council Directive
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships, Member States want balance between tackling job insecurity among young people and easing burden on companies
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: Member States agree on 14th sanctions package
TRADE: European Commission to reintroduce tariff quotas on Ukrainian eggs
TRANSPORT: European Union and Ukraine extend Road Transport Agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: ESM recommends changes to its intervention instruments in event of financial crisis
EMU: discussions on digital euro will continue at EU Council, with many legal and technical options still open
STATE AID: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Flemish public aid to three environmental protection associations
STATE AID: European Commission concludes that special German tax regimes applied to public casino operators are illegal
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: removal of online child sexual abuse material – Belgian Presidency of EU Council still lacks qualified majority
AGRICULTURE : European ministers due to adopt conclusions on 24 June on future of agriculture in EU
AGRICULTURE : European Committee of Regions calls for fairer, more sustainable common agricultural policy based on solidarity
FISHERIES: 2025 fishing quotas – Norway and Russia to be discussed by European ministers on 24 June
FISHERIES: European Commission launches a consultation on common fisheries policy
COMPETITIVENESS : Commission launches ‘European Solar Academy’ as part of ‘NZIA’
CLIMATE: with a view to COP29, Wopke Hoekstra met with representatives of Azerbaijani government and civil society in Baku
CLIMATE: European Committee of Regions calls for ‘Global Green Deal’
ENVIRONMENT: European Committee of Regions welcomes possibility given by EU Council to adapt soil monitoring directive to local level
ENVIRONMENT: European Committee of Regions calls on European Commission to appoint a Commissioner in charge of water portfolio
ENVIRONMENT: WWF, EEB and Pan Europe accuse EU Council of environmental backtracking on Water Framework Directive
CONSUMERS: modernisation of online consumer law reveals shortcomings, according to Commission
CONSUMERS: 17 trade associations call on EU to take tougher stance on foreign e-commerce sites
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Member States are counting on Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to close matter of ‘equal treatment’ directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: a Council of Europe report examines fate of war refugees and rise in antisemitism and anti-Muslim racism
EP2024
RENEW EUROPE: Belgium’s “Engagés” sign off switch from EPP to Renew Europe in European Parliament
GREENS/EFA: five Volt MEPs want to join Greens/EFA group in European Parliament
ECR: Fidesz will not join European Conservatives and Reformists in European Parliament
S&D: Iratxe García Pérez stands for reelection as chair of S&D group in European Parliament
EP2024: Pasquale Tridico and Gaetano Pedullà head European Parliament’s Movimento 5 Stelle delegation
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: Siegfried Mureșan calls for European guarantee to facilitate European investments
AFRICA: European Union and its Member States announce more than €750 million for vaccine manufacturing accelerator
TANZANIA: European Union presents financial opportunities of ‘Global Gateway’ to Tanzanian private sector
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: CJEU rules host countries may require posted third-country workers to obtain residence permits
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: Myanmar – EU mobilises further €15 million in emergency aid for 2024
ENLARGEMENT : Dutch Parliament approves frameworks for accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
ENVIRONMENT: a new EEA monitoring tool assesses progress in plastics circularity in Europe
ISRAEL: organisation of an Association Council is EU High Representative’s responsibility, as EEAS points out
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission launches information portal on rules governing access to public procurement in Member States
DIGITAL: EU Agency ENISA carries out pan-European exercise to prepare for cyber attacks
NATO: Secretary General post – Klaus Iohannis withdraws, leaving way clear for Mark Rutte
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Nicola Procaccini sues Iratxe García Pérez for defamation
DRC: Janez Lenarčič calls on DRC and Rwanda to engage in “inclusive dialogue” during a visit to North Kivu
RESEARCH: European Commission opens public consultation on implementation of Facility linked to New European Bauhaus
REGIONS: European Commission funds Regional Innovation Valleys with €116 million