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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13484

18 September 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 27
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
EU Member States working on draft conclusions relating to post-2027 CAP
Brussels, 17/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 16 September, the experts from the EU Member States within the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) examined a first version of the draft conclusions on the shape of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

According to the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council, the EU agriculture ministers should take advantage of the institutional transition to publish conclusions on the CAP after 2027, which is also highly relevant in the context of the strategic dialogue on the...

Contents

PRESENTATION OF THE ‘VON DER LEYEN II’ COMMISSION
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Ursula von der Leyen unveils her proposed team for College of Commissioners
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: pro-European political groups in European Parliament promise to hold rigorous hearings of candidate European Commissioners
COMPETITIVENESS: Stéphane Séjourné chosen to oversee industrial strategy and boost competitiveness
DIGITAL: Finland’s Henna Virkkunen appointed European Commissioner for Technological Sovereignty
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: ‘People, Skills and Preparedness’, title of new portfolio entrusted to Romania’s Roxana Mînzatu has European trade unions worried
DEVELOPMENT: Jozef Síkela, European Commissioner-designate for International Partnerships, intends to “focus on EU’s economic security”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMPETITIVENESS: European Parliament welcomes Mario Draghi’s report, but is divided on its key recommendations
UKRAINE: MEPs divided on how to achieve peace
ENERGY: MEPs call for more to be done to reduce energy prices and EU’s dependence on Russian gas
DIGITAL: MEPs divided on implementing DSA
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: terrorist attack in Solingen prompts MEPs to call for greater efficiency in returns, without criminalising migrants
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: faced with an upsurge in hate speech, concern remains and call for action continues to resonate in European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Member States once again stress urgent need to increase return of illegal immigrants in EU
HEALTH: European Commission recommends strengthening measures on smoke-free environments
TRANSPORT: Member States prepare for negotiations with European Parliament on revision of Driving Licence Directive
ENERGY: COP29, European Commission wants to initiate discussions in favour of global commitment to energy storage
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States working on draft conclusions relating to post-2027 CAP
ENVIRONMENT: use of PFAS in textiles contravenes circular economy, according to report by European Environment Agency
ENVIRONMENT: ClientEarth and 14 NGOs take Ineos to court again over planned “largest in Europe” ethylene production plant in port of Antwerp
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: Hungary is putting brakes on EU Member States’ efforts to implement decision by G7 countries to grant a new loan to Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Poland is authorised to pay €1.2 billion in aid to support investment in strategic sectors
TAXATION: international convention on taxation of multinational enterprises will be signed on Thursday 19 September
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION/RESEARCH: European diploma, EU higher education ministers want to preserve educational diversity and avoid two-tier system
NEWS BRIEFS
EMPLOYMENT: Estelle Ceulemans calls on EU to support workers at Audi plant in Brussels
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Esteban González Pons to sit on European ethics body
CSDP: successful towing of MV SOUNION, under protection of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES
SOCIAL: timber, transport and tourism workers in Strasbourg call for new initiative on work in subcontracting chains