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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13477
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 20
INSTITUTIONAL / European commission

Slovenian government reconsidering choice of future European Commissioner in response to Ursula von der Leyen’s calls for parity

On Friday 6 September, the Slovenian media reported that the government of Robert Golob (Renew Europe) had officially agreed to change its choice of European Commissioner, replacing the current candidate, Tomaž Vesel, with a female candidate.

According to 24ur.com, the re-elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was not satisfied with the Slovenian government’s initial proposal. 

Robert Golob “today accepted Tomaž Vesel’s resignation from his candidacy...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
Interview TAXATION: Pasquale Tridico MEP wishes to promote “transparency and accountability” during term of office
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: cohesion policy must be more responsive to demographic challenges, according to Hungarian Presidency of EU Council
AGRICULTURE : EU agriculture ministers to discuss post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy in Budapest on 10 September
ENERGY: Jozef Síkela asserts that capacity of Czech transmission system can replace Russian gas imports transiting through Ukraine
ENERGY: American Chamber of Commerce calls on EU to take account of principle of technological neutrality in development of low-carbon hydrogen
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : Slovenian government reconsidering choice of future European Commissioner in response to Ursula von der Leyen’s calls for parity
Russian invasion of Ukraine
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe Justice Ministers call for creation of special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine
DEFENCE: Ukrainian officials once again call for increased military support
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU provides €40 million in aid to help Ukraine prepare for winter
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: EU advises Serbia against strengthening its ties with Russia
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: despite increase in pre-school and higher education enrolments, Eurostat reports rise in PISA test failures in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: EU authorises €53 million in Danish aid to support more climate-friendly milk production
CHINA: EU concerned by new arrest and detention of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
CLIMATE: summer 2024 hottest on record, according to Copernicus
TRADE:  EU renews its definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese and Indian oxalic acid
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : Ursula von der Leyen will present her plan for future College of European Commissioners to European Parliament on Wednesday 11 September
COMPETITION: Commission withdraws previous decisions on merger between Illumina and GRAIL
ENERGY: ACER consults on revised draft of new network code on demand response
FISHERIES: NGO ClientEarth deplores Court of Justice of European Union’s ruling on denied access to confidential fisheries documents
CSDP: EU extends EUTM RCA mission by one year