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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13467

24 August 2024
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Transport
Total value of trade via Solidarity Lanes is estimated at around €170 billion since May 2022
Brussels, 23/08/2024 (Agence Europe)

The total value of trade via the Solidarity Lanes since May 2022 is estimated at around €170 billion, including around €52.5 billion for Ukrainian exports, the European Commission had announced on Wednesday 14 August. The total value of imports into Ukraine is estimated at around €117.5 billion (see EUROPE B13445A20).

In July, the Solidarity Lanes transported: - around 88% of Ukrainian imports, in comparison to around 12% via the Black Sea; - around 67% of Ukrainian non-agricultural...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission ensures that Budapest and Bratislava have uninterrupted access to Russian crude oil via Brotherhood pipeline
TRANSPORT: total value of trade via Solidarity Lanes is estimated at around €170 billion since May 2022
EXTERNAL ACTION
HEALTH: European Commission asks EU countries to coordinate their donations of Mpox vaccines to African countries
HORN OF AFRICA: European Union releases a further €122 million for population of Greater Horn of Africa
MOLDOVA: EU and Chișinău should speed up trade liberalisation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: six South American countries call for implementation of regulation on imported deforestation to be postponed
DIGITAL: TikTok definitively withdraws its ‘TikTok Lite Rewards’ programme from EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Pillar Two of international tax reform risks “creating more complex and unfair system”, says Tax Foundation
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.3% in second quarter in euro area and EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: law against “LGBT propaganda” in Bulgaria, calls for sanctions spread in European community
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: European Education and Culture Executive Agency compares integration practices in institutional processes in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
WEST AFRICA: EU grants a further €35 million in humanitarian aid
STATE AID: green light for Dutch support to reduce nitrogen deposition in nature conservation areas
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese steel track shoes
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: René Repasi criticises Luxembourg government’s decision not to appoint Nicolas Schmit as European Commissioner
SPACE: European Commission welcomes launch of Space Norway’s Arctic satellite
GUATEMALA: EU once again criticises “instrumentalisation of judiciary” intended to hinder Guatemalan executive power
RED SEA: EU naval mission in Red Sea rescues Greek-flagged vessel attacked by Houthis
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell wants to propose sanctions against members of Israeli government who support violent settlers in West Bank
HEALTH: European Commission signs joint purchasing agreement for supply of diphtheria drug
HEALTH: European Commission authorises an mRNA vaccine against common respiratory virus