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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13459
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NEWS BRIEFS / Csdp

EU extends EUAM CAR mission until 31 October 2024

23/07/24 (Agence Europe) – The EU Council has decided to extend the European Union’s CSDP advisory mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM CAR) until 31 October, according to a legal act published in the Official Journal on Tuesday 23 July. The mission’s current mandate expires on 9 August. “It is necessary to extend the mandate of EUAM CAR until 31 October 2024 in order to complete the strategic assessment of the EU’s CSDP military training mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM CAR) and EUAM CAR”, states the EU Council decision. By the same token, the mandate of the head of the mission, José Manuel Marques Dias, has also been extended until 31 October. (CG)

Contents

BEACONS
EP2024: metamorphosis of ecologists in European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Member States agree on importance of strengthening EU competitiveness through judicial cooperation
JUSTICE: Member State ministers are ready to work towards better use of AI without compromising human decision-making
JUSTICE: Member State delegations seek to define a strategic vision for EU’s next institutional cycle
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to tighten visa policy for Somali nationals
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission launches dialogue with Armenia on visa liberalisation
DIGITAL: Microsoft blames European legislation for global computer blackout
CLIMATE: European Commission is revising several policy documents to support capture and geological storage of CO2
TRANSPORT: European airlines call on European Commission to resolve air traffic control crisis
CONSTITUTIVE MEETINGS OF STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ENERGY/INDUSTRY/RESEARCH: newly elected MEP, Poland’s Borys Budka appointed head of European Parliament committee
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: for new Chair of European Parliament Committee, Antonio Decaro, “there is no reason to go back” on ambitions of Green Deal
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEFENCE: with no surprises, David McAllister is re-elected Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs
DEVELOPMENT: Barry Andrews elected Chair of European Parliament’s Development Committee
TRADE: Bernd Lange begins his fifth term as Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: Spain’s Javier Zarzalejos succeeds his compatriot Juan Fernando López Aguilar as head of European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties
INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Germany’s Anna Cavazzini re-elected as chair of European Parliament’s Committee
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Li Andersson takes over as head of European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
ECONOMY/COMPETITION: Aurore Lalucq to chair European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
TAXATION: MEP Pasquale Tridico elected as chair of European Parliament subcommittee
BUDGET: Johan Van Overtveldt re-elected Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: Veronika Vrecionová elected Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
HEALTH: Adam Jarubas remains Chair of European Parliament Subcommittee on Public Health
REGIONS/COHESION: Adrian-Dragoș Benea elected Chair of European Parliament Committee on Regional Development by acclamation
TRANSPORT/TOURISM : Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi elected Chair of European Parliament Committee, despite discontent of Patriots for Europe
JUSTICE: Ilhan Kyuchyuk succeeds Adrián Vázquez Lázara as Chair of European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs
WOMEN’S RIGHTS/GENDER EQUALITY: elected head of European Parliament committee, Lina Gálvez intends to combat democratic deficit that results in gender inequality
EYCS: Volt MEP Nela Riehl wins chair of CULT Committee over Patriots for Europe’s Malika Sorel
FUTURE OF THE EU: Sven Simon to chair European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs
CITIZENSHIP: Bogdan Rzońca elected Chair of European Parliament Committee on Petitions
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Greens/EFA Group appoints its coordinators within European Parliament’s parliamentary committees
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell thinks EU must do more to resolve situation in Middle East
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission experts examine different approaches to financial reporting including SMEs and non-listed firms
STATE AID: European Commission suspects Delivery Hero and Glovo of having formed cartel in online delivery market
STATE AID: European Commission approves increased German support for very high-speed broadband access for households, public sector and businesses
COMPETITION: European Commission accepts Vifor’s commitments to address anti-competitive practices targeting its main competitor, Pharmacosmos
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: WTO members fail to reach consensus on second phase of agreement on fisheries subsidies
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: current European Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, nominated as candidate for next European Commission
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’, EU extends its assistance measure for African Union
NATO: Javier Colomina appointed as NATO Special Representative for Southern Neighbourhood
PALESTINE: Josep Borrell welcomes ‘reconciliation’ agreement between Palestinian factions
CSDP: EU extends EUAM CAR mission until 31 October 2024
HEALTH: European Commission and Bosnia and Herzegovina sign association agreement for EU4Health programme
TRANSPORT: European Commission publishes a document to help implement regulation on sustainable marine fuels