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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13450

11 July 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Environment
CINEA agency launches call for proposals for a project to remove munitions dumped in European seas

10/07/24 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 9 July, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) made available the video presentation of its call for proposals ‘Saving our Seas – Reducing the danger of munitions dumped in European seas’. Open until 21 November, the call aims to support a project that will develop the most environmentally-friendly technologies and methods for dealing with chemical and explosive munitions that are currently dumped in EU...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
NATO: Allies promise to support Kyiv on its “irreversible” path towards Euro-Atlantic integration
NATO: Allies celebrate 75 years of alliance and reiterate their support for Ukraine
NATO: Jens Stoltenberg pushes for development of a transatlantic industrial base
SPACE: successful launch for Ariane 6 rocket, despite a problem with atmospheric re-entry
HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
HU24EU: János Bóka pledges Hungary’s loyal cooperation in Council of EU
RULE OF LAW: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council will not oppose hearing under Article 7 of Treaty, if requested by Member States
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Ursula von der Leyen continues discussions with pro-European political groups in European Parliament to secure her re-election as head of Commission
SOVEREIGN NATIONS: eight political parties led by Germany's AfD create new far-right group in European Parliament called ‘Europe of Sovereign Nations’
GREENS/EFA: Greens/EFA make ‘Green and Social Deal’ and fight against far right key political priorities for 2024-2029
THE LEFT: “We have no interest in a head-on clash” with EU, says Jean-Luc Mélenchon on France’s budget deficit
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers in Budapest to discuss COP29, resilient water management, cross-border pollution and circular economy
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe study reveals that drinking water in Europe is heavily contaminated with trifluoroacetic acid
AGRICULTURE: Hungarian priorities, trade and rural areas on agenda for European ministers’ meeting on Monday 15 July
HEALTH: European Commission stresses need to strengthen resilience of supply chains for critical medicines
DIGITAL: EU imposes strictest DSA rules on porn site XNXX
RESEARCH: European Commission adopts ERC work programme for 2025
ENERGY: European Commission wants to stimulate investment to create 50 ‘Hydrogen Valleys’ in Europe by 2030
ENERGY: ACER amends EU electricity balancing rules to improve efficiency of PICASSO platform
ENERGY: ‘methane’ regulation, Ember sets out recommendations for further reducing emissions from coal extraction
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to introduce an electronic value added tax exemption certificate
COMPETITION: new green light from European Commission for French and Dutch support to Air France-KLM group
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: accession negotiations – “hard work will only start now”, warns Olivér Várhelyi
CHINA: Beijing launches investigation into EU’s regulation to tackle unfair foreign subsidies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: four MEPs renew their call to future European Commission to reform EU rules on public procurement
EMPLOYMENT: disabled workers continue to face inaccessibility and lack of support at work, according to new report
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers several new agricultural designations
ENVIRONMENT: CINEA agency launches call for proposals for a project to remove munitions dumped in European seas
MIDDLE EAST: “for how long are innocent civilians going to bear the brunt of this conflict?” deplores Josep Borrell
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU sends aid to help Albania fight wildfires
TELECOMMUNICATIONS : EU extends agreement on telephone roaming charges with Ukraine for further twelve months
TRANSPORT: EU Sustainable Aviation Fuels Clearing House now operational