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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13509

23 October 2024
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Development
Concord Europe denounces diversion of official development assistance by EU countries
Brussels, 22/10/2024 (Agence Europe)

In a report published on Tuesday 22 October, Concord Europe, the European confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation, accuses EU countries of inflating and diverting official development assistance (ODA) to serve their own interests, instead of supporting the economic development and wellbeing of partner countries.

“Over one in every five euros reported as ODA by the 27 EU Member States fails to meet the criteria defining ODA. Worse still, OECD...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European ministers agree on 2025 Baltic fishing quotas
AGRICULTURE: only Romania does not accept text of conclusions on future of common agricultural policy
CLIMATE: COP29—Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee has adopted its demands
ENVIRONMENT: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council wants to include maritime transport in regulation on plastic pellets
COHESION: European Commission proposes measures to support Member States affected by climate-related disasters
RESEARCH: progress in implementation of European Research Area, but financial and regulatory shortcomings remain, according to Commission
ENERGY: Europe avoided severe gas price volatility in third quarter of 2024, according to ACER
ENERGY: Electrification Alliance calls on European Commission to provide necessary conditions for electrification of European industry
ENERGY: entry into force of digital identity verification for registering products in European energy labelling register
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY: European Parliament supports granting of macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine of up to €35 billion in 2025
LEBANON: MEPs debate urgency of ceasefire and protection for UN peacekeepers
AZERBAIJAN: European Parliament deplores repression of human rights defenders in Baku
TRANSPORT: European Parliament validates agreement with EU Council on ‘Single European Sky’
CONSUMERS: MEPs unanimously in favour of tighter controls on products marketed by third countries
BUDGET: European Parliament refuses to grant EU Council discharge for 2022 spending
BUDGET: European Parliament approves draft amending budget on update of revenues in 2024
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Greens/EFA MEPs no longer feel listened to by Ursula von der Leyen, even though they contributed to her re-election as Commission President
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Metsola and von der Leyen reach agreement designed to give European Parliament stronger control over European Commission’s actions
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: in face of vote-buying during elections, EU determined to continue strengthening country’s resilience
DEVELOPMENT: Concord Europe denounces diversion of official development assistance by EU countries
MERCOSUR: opponents of EU/Mercosur trade agreement growing increasingly concerned
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Estonia has most competitive tax code in OECD for eleventh year running, according to Tax Foundation
COMPETITION: European Commission clears JD Sports acquisition of Courir subject to conditions
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: European Economic and Social Committee calls for more structured and effective involvement of young people in political decision-making
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Court of Justice interprets EU rules on award of public contracts applicable to bidders from third countries
NEWS BRIEFS
EDUCATION/MEDIA: Commission allocates €16 million to support media freedom and pluralism in Europe
ENVIRONMENT: trilogues on ‘Soil’ and ‘Waste’ directives began on Tuesday 22 October
MOZAMBIQUE: EU observers note “unjustified alterations to results” during presidential vote counting process
DIGITAL: European Commission launches several calls for tenders to improve EU’s digital connectivity
UNITED KINGDOM: UK Minister for Trade Policy Douglas Alexander wants to reset trade relations with EU