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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13458

23 July 2024
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
CER and T&E expect Ursula von der Leyen to pursue objectives set out in ‘Green Deal’
Brussels, 22/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

The Community of European Railways (CER) and the NGO network Transport & Environment (T&E) have welcomed the commitment of Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, to pursue the objectives set out in the ‘European Green Deal’, in press releases published on Thursday 18 July (see EUROPE B13456A1).

For Alberto Mazzola, Executive Director of the CER, the next Commission’s programme “provides the right continuity with the ambitions of the past legislature, but...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
HU24EU: informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers to in fact be held in Brussels
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Conservatives and Liberals in European Parliament appoint their coordinators
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Josep Borrell describes blocking of ‘European Peace Facility’ as “shameful”
TRADE: EU reintroduces tariff quotas on Ukrainian groats
JUSTICE: EU upgrades status in ‘Register of Damage for Ukraine’
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: High Representative denounces discrepancy between international law and reality on ground
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU sanctions four persons and two entities found responsible for sexual and gender-based violence
SYRIA: eight EU Member States call for review of EU strategy for Syria
DEVELOPMENT: Jutta Urpilainen promotes fight against inequality at start of G20 Development Summit in Rio de Janeiro
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’, new support for Armenia and Mauritania
SPACE: European Space Agency’s annual report stresses need to strengthen management of space debris
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Member States confirm interest in new partnerships with third countries
JUSTICE: in Budapest, EU ministers will discuss competitiveness in law, artificial intelligence and future of judicial cooperation
CONSUMERS: EU and several European consumer associations criticise Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model
DIGITAL: France’s CNIL supports return of reinforced security guarantees within European cybersecurity certification scheme
TRANSPORT: European Commission wants to clarify air passenger rights
TRANSPORT: T&E calls on European Commission not to exclude long-haul flights from aviation emissions monitoring scheme
TRANSPORT: CER and T&E expect Ursula von der Leyen to pursue objectives set out in ‘Green Deal’
HEALTH: action against cardiovascular disease and cooperation in field of transplantation on agenda for European ministers on 25 July
CLIMATE: COP29 – Azerbaijan presents new fund for voluntary contributions from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies
ENERGY: €67.4 million in funding awarded to five cross-border European renewable energy projects
ENERGY: despite stabilisation on Europe’s wholesale gas markets, ACER identifies persistent price volatility
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: green light from European Commission for Dutch support worth €105 million to curb deposition of nitrogen on Natura 2000 sites
STATE AID: Belgian measures accompanying extension of Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear reactors under scrutiny by European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council validates visa-free regime for short-term stays for Kosovo Serbs
AGRICULTURE: European Commission announces finalists for EU Organic Awards
BANGLADESH: EU concerned by violence following reintroduction of quotas for recruitment to civil service
CYPRUS: EU stresses need for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement
TRADE: EU opens anti-dumping investigation into Chinese monosodium glutamate
TRADE: European Commission consults on trade in dangerous chemicals
INDUSTRY: EU Council ratifies new legislation on fertiliser labelling
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts updated measures issued by North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
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