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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13485

19 September 2024
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Health
Health emergencies, EU wants to open negotiations with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
Brussels, 18/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 18 September, the European Commission adopted a recommendation for an EU Council decision on opening negotiations with the European Economic Area (EEA) states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) (EFTA) for a new agreement on health emergencies in the field of medical countermeasures.

This recommendation stems from the December 2023 joint statement by Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and Commissioner for Health and Food Safety...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CIVIL PROTECTION: MEPs call for greater responsiveness and measures to adapt to climate change as disasters multiply
HOME AFFAIRS: work permits for Russian nationals, MEPs reiterate in plenary their concerns for EU’s internal security
MIDDLE EAST: EU and MEPs gravely concerned about humanitarian crisis in Gaza and threat of regional escalation
VENEZUELA: right and extreme right in European Parliament want Edmundo González to be recognised as legitimate president
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs review outcome of G20 ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs reject two Commission decisions on pesticide residue levels in imported foodstuffs
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament approves numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations
PRESENTATION OF THE ‘VON DER LEYEN II’ COMMISSION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: five European Commissioners and High Representative should share Foreign Affairs and Defence responsibilities
DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius, candidate-designate for first ever post of European Commissioner for Defence and Space
CLIMATE/ENERGY: good cooperation between future European Commissioners will be “essential” to delivering on EU’s climate ambitions
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: if accepted by European Parliament, Magnus Brunner will have to propose “innovative” solutions to reduce irregular migration
FINANCE: Ursula von der Leyen looks to Portugal’s Maria Luís Albuquerque to complete capital markets union
EYCS: Maltese Glenn Micallef appointed European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS/EQUALITY: Hadja Lahbib appointed Commissioner for Crisis Management and Equality, associations denounce risk of backwards step
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: evaluation process for candidate European Commissioners can now begin
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Netherlands formalises request to derogate from European migration and asylum policies in event of changes to Treaties
TRANSPORT: competitiveness and future of rail sector on agenda at informal meeting of European ministers
AGRICULTURE: strategic dialogue, CAP and markets on agenda for meeting of European ministers on 23 September
ENERGY: European Commission opens calls for applications for energy infrastructure projects to obtain PCI/PMI status
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: several European Parliament political groups announce their candidates for 2024 Sakharov Prize
AFGHANISTAN: MEPs outraged at plight of Afghan women and girls
HEALTH: health emergencies, EU wants to open negotiations with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
CHINA: Robert Habeck wants a negotiated solution rather than tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission notes withdrawal of Member States’ referral requests on Microsoft’s acquisition of Inflection assets
TAXATION: Tax Foundation urges European policymakers to take close look at disparities between their statutory and effective tax rates
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: EU Court of Justice annuls €1.5 billion fine imposed on Google by European Commission
COMPETITION: EU General Court largely upholds fine imposed on Qualcomm for abuse of a dominant position
NEWS BRIEFS
WESTERN BALKANS: Ursula von der Leyen to meet Balkan leaders at a working lunch in Brussels
BUDGET: European Commission will deduct €200 million fine imposed on Hungary by CJEU from European funds allocated to Member State
CULTURE: five finalists for LUX Audience Award 2025 have been announced
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 2.2% in August
SPACE: launch of two new Galileo satellites
GEORGIA: Josep Borrell calls on Tbilisi to withdraw its anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation
INDIA: EU and India strengthen collaboration on sustainable water management
JAPAN: European Commission consults on implementation of Economic Partnership Agreement with Tokyo
LEBANON: Josep Borrell denounces pager attacks
SOCIAL: following final green light from European Parliament, EU Council will vote in October to confirm agreement reached on platform workers