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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13514
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NEWS BRIEFS / Competition

EU and UK conclude negotiations in readiness for Competition Cooperation Agreement

29/10/24 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 29 October, the European Commission announced that it had finished technical discussions with the United Kingdom in preparation for a cooperation agreement between the EU and the UK regarding competition. This agreement will supplement the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The future Competition Cooperation Agreement will enable the European Commission, EU Member States’ national competition authorities responsible for enforcing...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The possible configurations of future enlargement
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU definitively imposes customs duties of up to 35% on Chinese electric vehicles
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell urges Israel to review its position on UNRWA
GEORGIA: EU maintains pressure on Georgian authorities to shed light on electoral irregularities observed
MYANMAR: EU Council lists three individuals and one entity associated with military junta and responsible for fraudulent operations
UZBEKISTAN: EU regrets that legislative elections did not offer voters “a real choice”
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships, agreement seems to be emerging at EU Council
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS/JUSTICE: EU and Western Balkans pledge to step up cooperation in fight against crime and strengthen digitalisation of justice
RESEARCH: European Innovation Council adopts its 2025 work programme, focusing on ‘deep tech’
ENVIRONMENT: faster action is needed to protect 30% of planet, according to a report published on sidelines of COP16
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom denounces widespread contamination of canned tuna with mercury
FISHERIES: EU rules on fishing capacity not an obstacle to decarbonising sector, according to ClientEarth
AGRICULTURE/TRADE: European agri-food workers unions reject conclusion of EU/Mercosur trade agreement
CUSTOMS/TRANSPORT: guidance document for freight forwarders on compliance of maritime sector with import control system
TRANSPORT: European rail representatives urge Member States to maintain ambitious outlook for combined transport
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission welcomes decision to increase limit on electricity exports to Ukraine and Moldova
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European Commission’s Directorate-General wants to promote vocational education and training in ‘European Green Deal’
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: EU and UK conclude negotiations in readiness for Competition Cooperation Agreement
CLIMATE: UN Climate Change warns national climate action plans fall far short of what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C
ENERGY: according to Eurostat, tax hikes increase electricity costs in first half of 2024
ETHIOPIA: EU ambassador welcomes publication of in-depth study on status and priorities of women
IRAN: EU “considers taking measures” in response to execution of German naturalised Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd
DIGITAL: European Commission launches consultation on rules governing researchers’ access to data on online platforms
NATO: Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte create new task force to strengthen cooperation between EU and NATO
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU activates civil protection mechanism in Greece in response to forest fire in north of country
TRANSPORT: European travel agencies oppose reimbursement rules in revised directive on multimodal passenger rights