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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13513
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Middle east

Josep Borrell calls for reform of Union for Mediterranean against backdrop of crises in Gaza and Lebanon

On Monday 28 October, at the ninth Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, stressed the urgent need for a lasting peace and enhanced cooperation in the Mediterranean, and made a worrying assessment of the situation in the Middle East.

“The UfM was created from a shared political will to revitalise efforts to transform the Mediterranean area into an area of peace, democratic...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: Viktor Orbán’s support for current Georgian government not well-received by EU following allegations of irregularities in national elections
ALBANIA Interview: EU enlargement is a “necessity” to “strengthen Europe’s influence in world”, says Deputy Minister Olta Manjani
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell calls for reform of Union for Mediterranean against backdrop of crises in Gaza and Lebanon
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission adapts administrative cooperation rules to new directive on minimum tax on businesses
MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF removes Senegal from its increased monitoring
STATE AID: Greece authorised to pay €150 million for carbon storage facility construction
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU 2025 contribution to bilateral loans from G7 countries for benefit of Ukraine reduced to €18 billion
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: NATO confirms that North Korean military units have been deployed in Kursk region
COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CLIMATE/TAXATION: Wopke Hoekstra commits to tax system that promotes carbon neutrality and European competitiveness
DEVELOPMENT: Jozef Síkela wants to rely on competitive partnerships to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
ENERGY/HOUSING: Dan Jørgensen to present his priorities for energy-efficient building stock to MEPs
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: eight North Sea countries call on new European Commission to establish a framework for deploying offshore wind power
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade up 8% in July 2024
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European social partners fail to agree on a framework agreement to support workers in fossil fuel sector
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: a ‘super-rich’ European pollutes as much in a week as someone in world’s poorest 1% in a lifetime, according to Oxfam
CULTURE: ‘Opera Europa Next Generation’, a new platform to support emerging opera and dance artists in Europe
ENERGY: ACER consults to address insufficient risk hedging opportunities at bidding zone border between Netherlands and Norway
MOZAMBIQUE: EU observers call for detailed publication of election results following Daniel Chapo’s announced victory
SYRIA: EU plans to appoint a special envoy for Syria
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