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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13483

17 September 2024
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NEWS BRIEFS / Wto
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala nominated for second term as Director-General of WTO

16/09/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 16 September, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, announced her intention to stand for re-election. Her current term of office ends on 31 August 2025. The Director General of the WTO is appointed by consensus of all members within the General Council. Ms Okonjo-Iweala has already announced her candidacy to the General Council, although the selection process is due to start nine months before the end of...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Thierry Breton resigns from College with a bang and leaves his position as European Commissioner-designate to Stéphane Séjourné
BUDGET: European Court of Auditors finds start of ‘plastic tax’ in EU “difficult”
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Olha Stefanichyna promises to change EU’s perceptions of corruption in her country
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: two years after death of Jina Mahsa Amini, EU calls on Iran to respect human rights
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell announces EUBAM Rafah mission is far from being redeployed
PAKISTAN: EU encourages Pakistani authorities to implement international conventions to facilitate new GSP+ application
SERBIA/KOSOVO: next meeting of Pristina-Belgrade dialogue negotiations will be held in Brussels
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want strategic dialogue on future of agriculture to lead to concrete measures
SECTORAL POLICIES
CIVIL PROTECTION: MEPs to debate EU’s preparedness for natural disasters following floods in Central Europe
FISHERIES: European Commission presents very partial proposal on 2025 quotas in Mediterranean waters
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes review of EU tools to combat unsustainable fishing practices in third countries
PLANTS: EFSA identifies 12 bark and ambrosia beetle species posing high risk to EU plant health
CLIMATE: consumption of ozone-depleting substances in EU and worldwide has been reduced by 99% between 1986 and 2023
INDUSTRY: ACEA calls for application of CO2 emission standards to be delayed by two years
ENERGY: EU expected to have 350 GW of wind power capacity by 2030, below 425 GW target, according to WindEurope
TRANSPORT: European Commission has noted increase in breaches of legislation on working time for lorry drivers over period 2021-2022
CONSUMERS: BEUC tackles virtual currencies in video games
DIGITAL: EU tech ecosystem in limbo after Thierry Breton’s surprise resignation
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION/RESEARCH: European ministers for higher education and research seek to strengthen competitiveness and academic cooperation in Budapest
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA : Member States to vote on tariffs for Chinese electric vehicles on 25 September
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU continues its cooperation with Africa
DEVELOPMENT: Social Democrats ask Ursula von der Leyen to confirm Commissioner for ‘Development’ portfolio
ENERGY: ACER opens a public consultation on amending methodology for harmonised allocation of electricity cross-zonal capacity
IRAN: transfer of ballistic missiles to Moscow, G7 promises “significant” measures against Iran
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala nominated for second term as Director-General of WTO
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU activates Civil Protection Mechanism to support Portugal in its fight against major new fires
DRC: EU concerned by announcement of 37 new death sentences
REGIONS: Mario Draghi’s report neglects regions and maritime sector, regrets CPMR
SOCIAL: European Commission proposes aid of €2.7 million from Globalisation Adjustment Fund for 365 redundant Belgian workers
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