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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13454

17 July 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 34
NEWS BRIEFS / Transport
EASA launches third version of Innovative Air Mobility Hub

16/07/24 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 15 July, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) launched the third version of its digital space for exchanging information on air taxis and drones. The Innovative Air Mobility Hub was launched in December 2023 and enables cities, regions, national authorities, operators and manufacturers that have a role to play in introducing these air taxi and drone services to connect. This enables them to share and obtain reliable information and data....

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: re-elected President of European Parliament, Roberta Metsola defends vision of a “Europe for all”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: ‘cordon sanitaire’ prevents ‘Patriots for Europe’ and ‘Europe of Sovereign Nations’ groups gaining access to European Parliament vice-presidency
THE LEFT: The Left in European Parliament will not support Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy for presidency of European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European energy ministers pave way for the potential creation of a strategy and a European Geothermal Alliance
AGRICULTURE: aid controls, EU simplifies rules on geo-tagged photos
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU activates civil protection mechanism to combat wildfires in North Macedonia and Bulgaria
RESEARCH: REA will use €5 million in European funding to support research infrastructures in EU and Ukraine
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
Interview SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT : Li Andersson, soon to be Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, to promote “social policy that is as ambitious as possible”
SOCIAL: EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers discuss most appropriate measures to tackle labour shortages
SOCIAL: Belgium, Romania, Slovenia and Spain call on future EU co-legislators to maintain ambitious social policies
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU ministers want to define concrete objectives to enhance skills of people with disabilities on labour market
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: 143 civil society organisations call for equality and fight against discrimination to be placed at heart of European policies
RULE OF LAW: sixty-three MEPs call for Hungary’s voting rights to be suspended
HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
HU24EU: boycott of informal meetings, Csaba Lantos says Hungarian Presidency of EU Council determined to act as an “honest broker”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU countries stress importance of continuing macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
ECONOMY: Eurogroup members discuss Enrico Letta’s proposals for reactivating European competitiveness
TAXATION: EU ministers want to promote efficient and effective process for international cooperation at UN level
FINANCE: Finance Watch warns EU heading towards investment crisis
EXTERNAL ACTION
FUTURE OF EUROPE: ‘European Political Community’ summit to discuss Ukraine, migration and energy on 18 July
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Bruegel think tank calls for stronger mandate for EU High Representative
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission makes satisfactory assessment of implementation of ASAP
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European student card, European Commission sets out a roadmap for next 2 years
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves a new ‘Traditional Speciality Guaranteed’ from Romania
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’, Council withdraws assistance to Niger’s armed forces
ECONOMY: EU Council endorses revised recovery plans for five Member States
EUROGROUP: euro area finance ministers adopt their work programme up to March 2025
ENERGY: electricity market reform officially enters into force
ENERGY: ENTSO-E and ACER investigating power cut in south-eastern continental Europe this 21 June
JUSTICE: Sweden joins European Public Prosecutor's Office
LEBANON: EU extends its sanctions framework by one year
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts acts on new EU/Cape Verde fisheries agreement
TRANSPORT: EASA launches third version of Innovative Air Mobility Hub
UKRAINE: ten years after destruction of MH17, EU reiterates its full support for efforts to establish truth
CORRIGENDUM
THE LEFT: suspension of EU’s association agreement with Israel, one priority of The Left Group in European Parliament