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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13504

16 October 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / Gulf
Situation in Middle East and trade agreement set to dominate first-ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit
Brussels, 15/10/2024 (Agence Europe)

For the first time ever, the leaders of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman and Kuwait) will meet with their European counterparts in Brussels on Wednesday 16 October, a meeting preceded on Tuesday by a dinner for foreign affairs ministers.

The summit is expected to be dominated by the situation in the Middle East, as well as the possibility of a free trade agreement...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
ALBANIA: Tirana opens its first “cluster” of chapters and moves step closer to EU membership
UNITED KINGDOM: EU countries open to developing relations with London without compromising on application of existing post-Brexit agreements
SWITZERLAND: Member States want to conclude negotiations this year and remind Berne that EU is not “à la carte”
GULF: situation in Middle East and trade agreement set to dominate first-ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit
AFRICA: EU and AU assess progress of 2022 commitments for Agenda 2063 and ‘Global Gateway’ strategy
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission releases €21.5 million for Asia-Pacific region
KAZAKHSTAN: EU takes stock of its cooperation with Astana
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: in increasingly worrying context, EU Council steps up efforts to foster Jewish life and combat antisemitism
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: 30 years after Beijing Declaration, MEPs deplore limited progress and call for stronger commitment at 69th CSW
RULE OF LAW: new Eurobarometer survey finds Europeans fairly well informed on fundamental rights and EU’s efforts to protect them
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: REPowerEU, energy ministers still concerned about dependence on Russian gas
ENERGY: European energy ministers disagree on role of nuclear power in boosting EU competitiveness
ENERGY: ‘Nuclear Alliance’ calls on European Commission to reflect on new nuclear strategy for EU
CLIMATE: COP29, EU Council adopts position towards “realistic and ambitious” consensus without mentioning nuclear power or 2040 target
MIGRATION: Ursula von der Leyen announces new legislation on returns and wants to explore ways of creating return centres in third countries
AGRICULTURE: European Commission reports on reducing EU’s plant protein deficit
COMPANIES: BusinessEurope publishes roadmap for supporting SMEs in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROZONE: Paschal Donohoe reports to EU leaders on work of Eurogroup
ECONOMY: Portugal, Finland, Estonia and Sweden submit 4-year budget programme
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: next long-term budget must not be built at expense of local authorities, say MEPs
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: a Council of Europe report stresses importance of risk management in combating violence against women
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe’s Commission against Racism assesses implementation of recommendations in Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia and Hungary
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Parliament Committee adopts draft resolution on Budget 2025
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on Chinese aluminium radiators
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council formally adopts revision of directive on “ambient air quality”
ENVIRONMENT/RESEARCH: industrial emissions - a new European information platform for identifying innovative pollution control solutions
MIDDLE EAST: European Left calls on European Commission to impose an arms embargo on Israel