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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13528
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NEWS BRIEFS / Poland25eu

Security, key theme of forthcoming Polish Presidency of EU Council

20/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – The central theme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, which begins on 1 January, will be security, explained Polish Under-Secretary of State Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka at an extraordinary meeting of the Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Warsaw on Tuesday 19 November. Security will be broken down into seven pillars: - external and military security, including the response to the war in Ukraine; - energy...

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INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament agreement on finalising formation of ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission
EU INSTITUTIONS: Member States criticise agreement on basis for future cooperation between European Parliament and European Commission
BUDGET: Committee of Regions is calling for an ambitious long-term European budget post-2027, with better funding and built in partnership with local authorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU27 trade ministers to take turn discussing future of transatlantic relations, on 21 November
MIDDLE EAST: voice of reason must prevail over voice of hatred, stresses Josep Borrell
ALBANIA: Albania and EU strengthen their security and defence partnership
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MOLDOVA: Council of Europe adopts a new Action Plan for Moldova
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council to oppose European Parliament’s amendments at trilogue on postponement of ‘imported deforestation’
CLIMATE: collective goal for climate finance, Wopke Hoekstra affirms European unity at COP29
CLIMATE: COP29, European Committee of Regions calls for adaptation to be made “clear” political and financial priority
REGIONS: Spain hopes to obtain “as much funding as possible” from EU following floods in the country
HOME AFFAIRS: Austria could lift its veto on full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen area on 22 November
CONSUMERS/TOURISM: Package Travel Directive – Presidency of EU Council proposes two options to remove linked travel arrangements
HEALTH: Member States struggling to use EU funds for digital transformation of healthcare, says EU Court of Auditors
HEALTH: European Cancer Organisation warns of health worker crisis
ENERGY: ACER calls for greater consistency between future national plans for development of gas and hydrogen networks on European scale
FOOD SAFETY: EU identifies shortcomings in Brazil’s avian influenza control system
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKING/FINANCE/INSURANCE: risks associated with climate transition alone do not threaten financial stability, according to ECB and EU supervisory authorities
FINANCE: European Securities and Markets Authority recommends a review of penalty mechanism for financial settlements
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: Commission assures that Article 7 and freezing of EU funds will continue until Hungary has addressed all concerns
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission adopts guidelines to strengthen community inclusion and autonomy of persons with disabilities
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Nicolas Schmit calls on future Commission to defend acquis of directive on adequate minimum wages
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Council calls for update of permanent structured cooperation
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: two EU-chartered aircraft deliver 50 tonnes of vital equipment to Beirut
BUDGET: European Commission is raising €7 billion in EU bonds, including €3 billion in Next Generation EU green bonds
CHINA: EU must absolutely maintain constructive dialogue with Beijing, says BusinessEurope
ENERGY: Energy Charter Treaty, Member States’ ambassadors approve Secretariat to become interim depositary
COMPANIES: EU Council approves agreement with European Parliament on regulation for environmental, social and governance ratings
POLAND25EU: security, key theme of forthcoming Polish Presidency of EU Council
DIGITAL: EU and Singapore join forces to regulate “safe and human-centred” AI