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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13478

10 September 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 29
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget/rule of law
European Commission has yet to decide whether to block funds allocated to Slovakia due to Rule of law being undermined
Brussels, 09/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

Is the European Commission considering blocking funds allocated to Slovakia on the grounds that the Rule of law is being undermined? The information revealed by the US media outlet Bloomberg on Sunday 8 September was rejected outright by the Slovakian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Juraj Blanár, who described it as “false” in a statement on Monday 9 September.

Part of the €12.8 billion in cohesion funds could be frozen and “all or part of the €2.7 billion in Covid...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Mario Draghi calls for greater focus on competitiveness objectives in EU budget
AGRICULTURE: sanitary constraints weigh heavily on pork and poultry sectors, according to EU Member States
ENERGY: mid-2025, European Commission due to launch platform to match demand for green hydrogen with international producers
ENERGY: Nucleareurope calls for forthcoming delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen to recognise PPA power purchase agreements for nuclear power
TRANSPORT: Member States approve aviation agreement with People’s Republic of Bangladesh
MIGRATION: Belgium denounces “threats” by Hungary, which plans to send irregular migrants to Belgian capital by bus
HOME AFFAIRS: EU and Armenia officially launch dialogue on visa liberalisation for Armenian citizens
HEALTH: European Commission launches €2 million project to combat ‘long’ Covid
Russian invasion of Ukraine
IRAN: according to EU, its allies have “credible information” concerning delivery of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia
RUSSIA: EU denounces Russian elections in Ukraine
EDUCATION: delivery of first batch of one million school textbooks to Ukrainian pupils
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: Josep Borrell denounces “massive violation of human rights” during visit to Rafah
ENLARGEMENT: according to Mr Várhelyi, enlargement will be a top priority for next European Commission
VENEZUELA: EU deplores flight of opposition leader Edmundo González to Spain
TRADE: world trade has reduced inequalities between countries over last 30 years, according to WTO’s annual report
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Commission has yet to decide whether to block funds allocated to Slovakia due to Rule of law being undermined
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: “to unlock private capital, EU must build genuine Capital Markets Union”, says Mario Draghi
ECONOMY: France requests delay in presentation of multiannual budget plan at European level
TAXATION: researcher Pascal Saint-Amans has several recommendations for future European Commissioner
TAXATION: revenues from consumption and labour taxes in EU are 13 times higher than revenues from taxes on wealth, according to Oxfam
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: safe return of first satellite in ESA’s Cluster quartet
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: to strengthen inclusion of youth, Budapest hosts meeting of Directors General and European Conference
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility project launches a series of three webinars on COP29
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Slovenia’s Marta Kos nominated as candidate for future EU College of Commissioners
CULTURE: Culture Moves Europe and Goethe Institute organise training courses for more sustainable projects
ECONOMY: adjusted GDP growth of 0.2% in second quarter in euro area and EU
NICARAGUA: EU satisfied with release of 135 political prisoners
EEAS: mandate of current EU ambassador to Switzerland extended until 31 August 2025
TRANSPORT: European Commission appoints nine new European coordinators for trans-European transport network