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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13473

3 September 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 22
SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs
Online child sexual abuse material, Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to relaunch discussions with Member States on 4 September
Brussels, 02/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 4 September, the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council will again sound out the Member States on the future of the regulation on the removal of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

After the latest setback on 20 June (see EUROPE B13436A11) under the Belgian Presidency, the Hungarian Presidency will propose to the Member States that they adopt Belgium’s latest compromise proposal, but could suggest that they remove the detection of new CSAM and grooming from the scope...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: all Member States have nominated their candidate for future European College of Commissioners
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors points to slow use of funds from EU’s post-Covid-19 recovery plan
BANKS: Claudia Buch warns against any delay in applying ‘Basel III’ package in EU
COMPANIES: Emmanuel Faber ensures that ISSB includes small and medium-sized enterprises in value chain
STATE AID: European Commission approves extension of Polish liquidation scheme for credit unions
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European Commission supports a Europe-wide campaign to attract nurses
HOME AFFAIRS: online child sexual abuse material, Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to relaunch discussions with Member States on 4 September
REGIONS: Ursula von der Leyen assesses progress made in Slovenia after floods of 2023
DIGITAL: Emmanuel Macron warns Europe must “catch up” in field of artificial intelligence
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: renewed tensions between Belgrade and Pristina, EU deplores unstable situation
CHINA: EU calls for de-escalation of tensions in South China Sea
GULF: EU wants to strengthen cooperation with Gulf States
SRI LANKA: EU deploys an election observation mission ahead of presidential election at end of September
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Forum urges Commission to combat poverty, which affects 28% of people with disabilities in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: two years after UN assessment report, EU remains concerned about human rights violations in Xinjiang
ENERGY: Wopke Hoekstra suggests non-price criteria for new European Hydrogen Bank auction
MERCOSUR: several farming organisations regret that discussions on EU/Mercosur trade agreement are continuing
FISHERIES: European Commission is preparing to negotiate a new EU/Cook Islands fisheries protocol
MIDDLE EAST: after discovery of six dead Israeli hostages, Josep Borrell calls for ceasefire in Gaza
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European Commission launches two new calls for evidence on telecoms financing
UKRAINE: EU funds opening of “community resilience” centre in Nizhyn
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