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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13476
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries

Baltic Sea fish-stock management plan is proving its worth, according to European Commission

In a report published on Wednesday 4 September, the European Commission considers that the Multiannual Plan for managing fish stocks in the Baltic Sea has proved to be a useful tool for implementing the common fisheries policy (CFP), particularly for setting fishing opportunities (see EUROPE B13468A1).

However, the report shows that the corresponding catch volumes have almost halved since 2017 and some fisheries have been closed since 2020 (eastern cod) or 2022 (western cod and western...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview TRADE: we need to look beyond agricultural issue and consider all trade agreement benefits, says Bernd Lange
MERCOSUR: positions remain very divided on EU/Mercosur trade agreement
DEVELOPMENT: Xi Jinping pledges €45 billion for Africa, Jutta Urpilainen highlights danger of an increased debt burden
HUMANITARIAN AID: Janez Lenarčič calls on MEPs to support increase in EU’s humanitarian budget
HEALTH: European Commission announces first delivery of mpox vaccine doses to Democratic Republic of Congo
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: in Namibia, EU affirms its desire to build a worldwide network of partnerships to encourage development of green hydrogen
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Bruegel suggests creating European Energy Agency
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: European Commission welcomes Italian government’s decision to reform granting of seaside concessions
FISHERIES: Baltic Sea fish-stock management plan is proving its worth, according to European Commission
AGRICULTURE: European Commission discusses green light for premiums for grubbing up vines with France
AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT: EEB calls on Ursula von der Leyen to implement recommendations of new report on future of agriculture as soon as possible
TRANSPORT: EASA orders inspection of Airbus A350 aircraft after engine fire in aircraft belonging to Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific
TRANSPORT: Josef Doppelbauer, Director of ERA, calls on politicians to harmonise rail sector in order to improve efficiency
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: in event of yet another failure at EU Council on Regulation 883/2004, European Commission considers it not worth forcing issue
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission takes positive view of competition regulations
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: successful launch of Sentinel-2C satellite for Copernicus programme
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: “still 60 years from gender equality”, Carlien Scheele warns MEPs, while Ana Gallego Torres calls for laws to be rigorously applied
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Forum denounces deprivation of legal capacity of persons with disabilities and its violent consequences in EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HOME AFFAIRS: CJEU emphasises minors facing criminal prosecution must be able to have lawyer’s assistance as early as possible in proceedings
RUSSIA: according to CJEU, notary is not breaching sanctions by authenticating sale of property owned by unlisted Russian company
BANKS: Banco Espírito Santo resolution, EU Court of Justice clarifies cross-border application of banking reorganisation rules
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DIGITAL: European Union among first signatories of Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence
NEWS BRIEFS
BANGLADESH: EU releases €1.1 million in emergency aid for flood victims in Bangladesh
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: pro-European groups in European Parliament to adopt declaration on gender equality within future College of European Commissioners
BUDGET/EDUCATION: S&D MEP Emma Rafowicz shares petition to “save Erasmus” in response to Council’s wish to cut 2025 budget
DEFENCE: EU and India cooperate to strengthen security and defence ties
RESEARCH: European Research Council awards nearly 500 start-up grants to young scientists
TRANSPORT: EASA consults on drone airworthiness and certification