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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13440

27 June 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 40
INSTITUTIONAL / Ep2024
Greens/EFA group elect Vice-Presidents and Treasurer
Brussels, 26/06/2024 (Agence Europe)

The day after the pan-European party Volt (see EUROPE B13438A21) made its membership official, the Greens/EFA group made up its Bureau on Tuesday 25 June.

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Danish) was elected Treasurer and Vice-President. Alongside her, Alice Bah Kuhnke (Swedish), Marie Toussaint (French), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuanian), Ignazio Marino (Italian) and Sergey Lagodinsky (German) were elected Vice-Presidents.

The European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevičius,...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
FUTURE OF EU: EU27 invited to nominate three senior EU positions and to finalise Strategic Agenda 2024-2029
UKRAINE: Europeans to confirm security commitments to Kyiv
GEORGIA: European Council to call on authorities to reverse actions that drive country further away from EU
MIDDLE EAST: faced with risk of regional escalation, European Council to call on all players to exercise restraint
DEFENCE: European Council will invite Commission and High Representative to present financing options
MIGRATION: Ursula von der Leyen promises Member States to reflect on various innovative solutions for containing illegal immigration
COMPETITIVENESS: European Council wants to keep spotlight on EU’s competitiveness
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENLARGEMENT: Moldova officially opens accession negotiations with EU
BELARUS: EU Member States agree in principle on new sanctions
EXTERNAL ACTION
MONTENEGRO: EU welcomes Montenegro’s “impressive” progress towards accession
KYRGYZSTAN: EU and Kyrgyzstan sign Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
UNITED STATES: Washington removes import restrictions on certain European plants
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Mark Rutte officially appointed Secretary General of Alliance
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Renew Europe group in European Parliament currently has 75 members and hopes to grow in coming days
EP2024: Greens/EFA group elect Vice-Presidents and Treasurer
EP2024: S&D Group in European Parliament elects nine Vice Presidents
EP2024: conservative ‘ECR’ group postpones election of its officers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: on route to euro area, Bulgaria still stumbling over convergence criterion linked to price stability
TAXATION: economist Gabriel Zucman recommends an international tax of 2% on personal wealth in excess of $1 billion
COMPETITION: European Commission gives go-ahead for acquisition of Viatris by Cooper, subject to certain conditions
SECTORAL POLICIES
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on improved welfare for cats and dogs
AGRICULTURE: Belgian Presidency of EU Council abandons search for agreement on new genomic techniques
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca welcomes conclusions of Belgian Presidency of EU Council on future of agriculture in EU
PATENTS: EU Council adopts its position on compulsory licences
ENERGY: EU disburses almost €3 billion to support 39 energy projects under Modernisation Fund
CLIMATE: in response to risks, European Environment Agency publishes a set of practical examples to speed up adaptation in Europe
FINANCE/CLIMATE: Better Finance welcomes joint opinion of European supervisory authorities on ‘SFDR’ regulation
COHESION: CPMR calls on European Commission to save cohesion policy
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Josep Borrell condemns ban on 81 European media in Russia
HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
TRADE: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council wants to make contribution to ‘European Competitiveness Deal’
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Alain Berset, first Swiss to become Secretary General of Council of Europe
RUSSIA: European Court of Human Rights condemns Russia for systemic violation of human rights in Crimea
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: spiritsEUROPE welcomes progress on spirits labelling in Europe
TRADE: EU extends steel safeguard measure
ECONOMY: Cyprus wants targeted review of recovery plan
ENERGY: EU Council validates proposed revision of Regulation on Euratom safeguards
EP2024: European Democratic Party appoints MEP Engin Eroglu as Executive Vice-President
PHILIPPINES: EU welcomes acquittal of former senator Leila de Lima and her co-defendants
CSDP: EU extends mandates of EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS missions by one year
TRANSPORT: European Commission announces delivery of a scanner to increase capacity at border between Hungary and Ukraine