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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13488

24 September 2024
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INSTITUTIONAL / General affairs
Rule of law and preparations for European summit in October on agenda of EU ministers for European affairs
Brussels, 23/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 24 September in Brussels, the EU ministers responsible for European affairs will discuss the state of the rule of law, particularly in certain European Union candidate countries.

This discussion, known as ‘horizontal’, will focus on general trends relating to the rule of law in the EU27. This is the fifth such exercise since 2020. The discussion will be based on the 2024 edition of the European Commission’s annual report, presented in July (see EUROPE B13460A1), which...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: A walk through our forests (1)
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission promises ministers to continue work on simplifying CAP rules
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes €120 million in emergency aid for farmers in five EU countries
AGRICULTURE: EU Court of Auditors points to numerous shortcomings in EU support for organic sector
AGRICULTURE: European Commission announces eight winners of third edition of EU Organic Awards
FISHERIES: 13 European ministers back Spanish fight against drastic cut in anchovy quotas
ENVIRONMENT: Hungarian Presidency presents competitiveness-driven environmental priorities to European Parliament
CLIMATE: fluorinated gases – European Commission has adopted four implementing regulations on labelling, reporting, certification and quota management
REGIONS: EU Council ratifies €1 billion in aid following natural disasters in five countries in 2023
ENERGY: MED9 energy ministers reaffirm their desire to transform region into corridor for development of green energy
ENERGY: Germany calls for extension of transitional rules for renewable hydrogen production in EU
ENERGY: ACER welcomes decision to fine Enérgya VM Gestión de Energía €1 million for manipulating Spanish gas market
DIGITAL: UN wants to play a major role in setting up global AI governance
DIGITAL: AI liability directive should be extended and include strict liability, according to European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU takes Beijing to WTO over anti-dumping investigation into certain European dairy products
CHINA: EU reiterates its call for immediate and unconditional release of Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, 10 years after his imprisonment
MIDDLE EAST: EU extremely concerned by tensions between Israel and Lebanon
SUDAN: Josep Borrell threatens warring parties with further sanctions after outbreak of violence in El Fasher
UN: EU backs ‘Pact for the Future’
DEVELOPMENT: multilateral development banks announce global conference in 2025 on financing Sustainable Development Goals
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Sweden and Finland encourage European Commission to continue its work on respect for rule of law
GENERAL AFFAIRS: rule of law and preparations for European summit in October on agenda of EU ministers for European affairs
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: takeover of Commerzbank by Unicredit would be subject to a single set of rules within the banking union, notes Dominique Laboureix
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT: until 30 September, European Week of Sport promotes physical activity for all
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: under pressure from migration, Poland cannot deviate from respect for human rights, says Commissioner for Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: official launch of confirmation hearings procedure for twenty-six European Commissioners-designate
ECONOMY: EU Council approves Luxembourg’s revised recovery plan with ‘REPowerEU’ chapter
ENVIRONMENT: CAN Europe calls for implementation of nature restoration law
UNITED STATES: EU regrets resumption of executions in South Carolina
DIGITAL: EU signs “Global Digital Compact” at UN Summit
MIDDLE EAST: EU “deeply” concerned by closure of Al-Jazeera in Ramallah
CSDP: Gulf of Guinea, EU likely to extend mandate of EU initiative’s Head of Civilian Command and Support Cell, Philippe Chevet
SOUTH SUDAN: EU calls for urgent reforms after further postponement of general elections