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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13516

1 November 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Human rights
Mounir Satouri calls on EU to support ICC, ICJ and Eurojust

31/10/2024 (Agence Europe) – Following a visit by a European Parliament delegation to the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and Eurojust in The Hague, the chairman of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Mounir Satouri, called on Europeans on Thursday 31 October to support these organisations. “The EU and its Member States should contribute in every possible way to strengthening these institutions – be it through political,...

Contents

Time off: All Saints' Day
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/COMPETITIVENESS: Eurogroup’s political priorities for boosting EU’s economic competitiveness
EUROGROUP: statement on competitiveness, integration of capital markets, banking union on ministerial agenda
ECOFIN: indirect taxation in digital age, climate finance, aid to Ukraine and European post-Covid-19 recovery plan on EU countries’ agenda
COMPETITION: Teva slapped with €462.6 million fine for abuse of a dominant position on market for treatment of multiple sclerosis
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Supervisory Authorities note an improvement in quality of sustainability information in sustainable finance
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 2.0% in October and GDP growth at 0.4% in third quarter for euro area
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
Interview SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: ‘Draghi’ report is welcome because it puts an end to idea of competitiveness through wage cuts, stresses Andrew Watt, Director of ETUI
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU launches investigation into Temu for selling illegal products
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes total allowable catches in 2025 for Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak
REGIONS: European Parliament recommends proposal for emergency regional support for reconstruction be adopted as quickly as possible following floods in Spain
CLIMATE: report on progress of climate action, European Commission highlights “continued decoupling between emissions and economic growth”
CLIMATE: COP29 in Azerbaijan, NGO report warns of risks to integrity of climate conferences
ENERGY: EU achieves 95% gas storage capacity before 1 November deadline with 90% binding target
JUSTICE: European Commission identifies shortcomings in several Member States regarding protection of children under suspicion or being prosecuted
EXTERNAL ACTION
LEBANON: European Commission is considering extending its humanitarian ‘air bridge’ to Beirut
UNRWA: EU warns of consequences of Knesset ban on UN agency
MOLDOVA: EU and Chișinău prepare to further liberalise their trade
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: leaders of European political community to discuss challenges of migration and economic security in Budapest
COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
MEDITERRANEAN: Dubravka Šuica calls for a new Pact to restore confidence
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: Culture Moves Europe, Commission publishes a series of sustainability recommendations to support cultural mobility projects
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese choline chloride
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Henrik Hololei subject to disciplinary follow-up for conflict of interest
CULTURE: Creative Europe, Commission earmarks €5 million to support Ukrainian organisations, artists and professionals
HUMAN RIGHTS: Mounir Satouri calls on EU to support ICC, ICJ and Eurojust
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Borås, Cartagena, Nuremberg and Vienna finalists for Access City Award 2025
ENERGY: ACER records 371 cases of infringement of REMIT regulation under investigation at end of third quarter 2024
RUSSIA: EU urges Russia to repeal its oppressive civil society legislation