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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13507

19 October 2024
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Interview council of europe
Reykjavik Summit represented “new impetus”, according to Marc Cools, President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Strasbourg, 18/10/2024 (Agence Europe)

Interviewed by Agence Europeon 16 October, Marc Cools explains the role of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, which he chairs, a year and a half after the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik and a month after Alain Berset took office as the Organisation’s new Secretary General. (Interview by Véronique Leblanc)

Agence Europe - From the start of his mandate last September, the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has made Ukraine one of his top...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: defence ministers agree new initiative on normalisation
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU27 insist on need to keep discussions open with Beijing
TRADE: European Commission welcomes fact that Member States are increasingly screening foreign investments
MERCOSUR: uncertainty surrounding conclusion of discussions on EU-Mercosur trade agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Parliament hearings - Dan Jørgensen to explore possibilities of further integrating nuclear energy into EU energy policy
ENERGY: Energy Storage Coalition calls on European Commission to draw up an action plan on energy storage
CLIMATE: Wopke Hoekstra expected to give details on his commitment to reducing emissions and strengthening climate adaptation
CLIMATE: European Commission calls on Austria to strengthen its National Energy and Climate Plan
AGRICULTURE: on 21 October, European ministers will attempt to agree on shape of post-2027 common agricultural policy
FISHERIES: EU Council negotiations on 2025 Baltic quotas likely to be tough
MIGRATION: barely launched, system for transferring asylum seekers in Italy to Albania has already suffered its first legal setback
MIGRATION: ‘innovative’ ways of reducing irregular migration worry migrants’ rights representatives
JUSTICE: surrogacy, Eurojust raises awareness of difficulties faced by national authorities and proposes solutions to legal problems
RESEARCH: group of independent experts recommend using Horizon Europe programme to boost competitiveness
CONSUMERS: European toy industry concerned about danger of products imported from third countries
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: in Strasbourg, MEPs will focus on support for Ukraine, Lebanon, migration, competitiveness and EU budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: energy taxation - Presidency of EU Council proposes extending existing exemptions for aviation and shipping until 2035
MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF amends criteria for inclusion on list of high-risk jurisdictions
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Erasmus+, European Commission launches a new and improved digital platform for European Student Card
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Interview COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Reykjavik Summit represented “new impetus”, according to Marc Cools, President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: EU far from being leader it thinks it is on biodiversity issues, according to Greenpeace Europe, a few days before COP16
BUDGET: Christophe Clergeau opposes merger of programmes into a single competitiveness fund for EU’s next long-term budget
ECONOMY: Czech Republic presents four-year multiannual budget programme
BIODIVERSITY: Greens/EFA reiterate lack of support for postponing regulation on imported deforestation, ahead of next plenary sessions
ENVIRONMENT: WWF calls for smart implementation of European climate and environmental laws
UNRWA: European Commission to pay €16 million to UN agency