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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13502
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EU27 should reaffirm their “unwavering commitment” to international law as enshrined in United Nations Charter

11/10/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 17 October, “in times of (...) an alarming trend to disregard international law”, the European Council is expected to reaffirm “its unwavering commitment to the rules-based international order,steadfastly upholding the United Nations and the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, including those of sovereignty and territorial integrity, and of political independence and self-determination”, according to draft conclusions dated...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Hungarian Minister Bence Tuzson seeks to link competitiveness and rule of law by advocating better access to justice for SMEs within EU
JUSTICE: EU cross-border cooperation getting stronger but needs more resources to combat organised crime and drug trafficking
MIGRATION: following new accusations against it, EU calls on Turkish authorities to investigate all allegations of violations of migrants' rights
ENVIRONMENT: COP29, COP16, Global Plastics Treaty and chemicals strategy on agenda of EU environment ministers
ENVIRONMENT: Member State support for delaying Deforestation Regulation looms in EU Council
ENERGY: competitiveness of energy prices at top of agenda for meeting of EU ministers on 15 October
ENERGY: new European Commission should continue work on implementing a comprehensive regulatory package on CO2 transport
ENERGY: with 150 GW of nuclear capacity installed by 2050, Europe would reduce its CO2 emissions by 430 million tonnes, according to Compass Lexecon
DIGITAL: European Commission requesting further information from Temu, suspected of failing to prevent sale of illegal products
DIGITAL: Henna Virkkunen asked by MEPs to detail her vision of future European digital legislation
AGRICULTURE: on 20 October, European ministers are set to finalise conclusions on future of Common Agricultural Policy
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States discuss challenges facing wine sector
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States approve release of €120 million from crisis reserve
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Member States call for harmonised data collection and increased resources to combat discrimination
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ahead of G7 summit on inclusion and disability, European Disability Forum demands concrete commitments
INSTITUTIONAL
INTERVIEW BUDGET: creating national plans would serve to “make EU investment conditional on reform”, according to Eulalia Rubio of Jacques Delors Institute
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: MEPs want to know about Andrius Kubilius’s plans to build genuine European Defence Union
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU foreign ministers will once again discuss situation in Ukraine and Middle East
CHINA: Beijing needs to adapt its behaviour to avoid a trade war, says Charles Michel
CANADA: EU concludes agreement with Ottawa on recognition of professional qualifications
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FRANCE: French government intends to act “quickly and decisively” to restore country’s public finances
STATE AID: green light for €520 million in Luxembourg State aid for transition to net zero emissions economy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Hungarian Presidency of Council of European Union is once again calling on Member States to remedy various shortages in order to boost their competitiveness
NEWS BRIEFS
WESTERN BALKANS: Albania due to open first negotiating chapter on 15 October, at second Intergovernmental Conference with EU
BIODIVERSITY: WWFhighlights alarming decline in wild vertebrate populations over last 50 years
COMPETITIVENESS: European leaders expected to call for work on competitiveness to be taken forward as a matter of priority
INDUSTRY: EU Council adopts directive and regulation on designs protection
CSDP: Rear Admiral Pereira da Costa, new EU Force Commander for EUNAVFOR ATALANTA mission
UN: EU27 should reaffirm their “unwavering commitment” to international law as enshrined in United Nations Charter
RUSSIA: EU dismayed by presumed death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, detained in Russia
VENEZUELA: EU27 to call on Maduro regime to “respect democratic will” of Venezuelan people
CORRIGENDUM
FISHERIES: exchanges of anchovy quotas between EU countries remain authorised