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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13517

5 November 2024
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COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT / Transport
Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas convincing in front of MEPs for post of European Commissioner
Brussels, 04/11/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 4 November, the Greek candidate Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas convinced MEPs on the Committees on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) and for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) that he was fit to take on the role of European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism.

Very prepared and very factual, he did not dodge any questions. “I’m not going to over-promise today, credibility is about actions, not words”, he said. “Safety will be my number one priority; we...

Contents

COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
TRADE/INSTITUTIONAL: Maroš Šefčovič reassures MEPs of his intentions and competence
AGRICULTURE: European Commissioner-designate Christophe Hansen easily passes test of a hearing before European Parliament
TRANSPORT: Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas convincing in front of MEPs for post of European Commissioner
EYCS: addressing MEPs, Glenn Micallef defends action centred on “diversity, equity, solidarity and democracy”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/COMPETITIVENESS: Eurogroup sets out its priorities for strengthening competitiveness in EU
FINANCE: Eurogroup begins examining work carried out by EU countries on completing Capital Markets Union
ECONOMY: medium-term fiscal-structural plans - France and Hungary opt for 7 and 4 years respectively
TAXATION: political agreement within sight in EU Council on legislative package on value added tax in digital age
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: relieved, EU leaders welcome victory of pro-European President Maia Sandu
ASIA: EU signs security and defence partnerships with South Korea and Japan
JAPAN: against a backdrop of growing rivalries, Josep Borrell stresses importance of closer cooperation between EU and Japan
NORTH KOREA: EU and South Korea call on Pyongyang to end military cooperation with Russia
BANGLADESH: EU welcomes interim government’s commitment to pushing ahead with reforms to ensure respect for human rights
SECTORAL POLICIES
REGIONS: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez asks for help from EU Solidarity Fund after deadly floods
BIODIVERSITY: COP16 on biodiversity suspended before agreement is reached on implementation and financing targets
ENVIRONMENT: Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee publishes a proposal for a treaty on plastic pollution just a few weeks before negotiations in Busan
ENVIRONMENT: European Chemicals Agency reveals presence of dangerous chemical substances in cosmetic products sold in EU
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States could approve proposal on aid for natural disasters on 11 November
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States debate state of fruit and vegetable markets
ENERGY: Kadri Simson hopes new European Commission will push for bigger budget for energy infrastructure projects
ENERGY: COP29, global energy storage target of 1,500 GW by 2030 well within reach, according to Ember
DIGITAL: Commission assesses degree of compliance of Apple’s iPadOS with DMA
TRANSPORT: first annual progress report on implementation of European Transport Corridors due mid-2025
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT: European Commission and WHO are publishing a set of factsheets to assess promotion of physical activity in each Member State
NEWS BRIEFS
BOTSWANA: EU welcomes “exemplary” transition of power following opposition’s historic election victory
CHINA: China challenges EU’s final tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles at WTO
NORTH KOREA: EU condemns firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile
CUSTOMS: European Commission publishes 2025 version of Combined Nomenclature
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU condemns attacks on journalists
ETHIOPIA: Josep Borrell calls for implementation of Tigray-Ethiopia peace agreement to be stepped up