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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13529

22 November 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Home affairs
MEPs support permanent revocation of visa waiver agreement between Vanuatu and EU

21/11/24 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 21 November, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties supported by 62 votes to 1, with 2 abstentions, the revocation of the visa waiver agreement between Vanuatu and the EU due to security concerns over the country’s citizenship by investment programme, according to a press release. This programme does not involve in-depth background checks and does not even require the applicant to be physically present in Vanuatu....

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: possibility of rallying a majority in EU Council around EU/Mercosur trade agreement is losing credibility
UNITED STATES: Europe and America have opportunity to work towards common approach on China, say several EU Member States
MIDDLE EAST: arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif must be respected and enforced, according to Josep Borrell
JORDAN: EU and Amman to step up cooperation
AFRICA: European local and regional representatives discuss challenges of EU strategy
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: several Member States intensify pressure on imposing further tariffs on imports from Russia
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament committees endorse tripartite political agreement on formation of ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission
COHESION: European Committee of Regions opposes any centralisation of Cohesion Policy
HU24EU: János Bóka criticises refusal of European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties to invite Hungarian ministers of interior and justice
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: penultimate day of COP29 – Azerbaijani Presidency’s draft agreement on climate finance fiercely criticised
CLIMATE: CoR calls for overhaul of European climate policy
CLIMATE: European Commission, EIB and Greece sign agreement on decarbonisation fund for Greek islands
ENERGY: Europe’s hydrogen industry signs Memorandums of Understanding with India and Chile
DIGITAL: Margrethe Vestager defends EU’s neutrality in Musk vs Breton matter
AGRICULTURE: EU local and regional leaders call for fairer labour standards in agriculture
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Institute for Gender Equality strengthens its methodology for analysing representation in decision-making positions
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs support permanent revocation of visa waiver agreement between Vanuatu and EU
STATE AID: EU approves €578 million in aid for Romania’s energy-intensive industries
BUDGET/REGIONS: European Parliament Committee on Budgets approves EU Solidarity Fund support for Germany and Italy
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese fused alumina
COMPETITION: European Commission rules that Italy has not granted State aid to Cineca consortium
COURT OF AUDITORS: Iliana Ivanova returns to her role as European auditor, after brief spell at European Commission
ENVIRONMENT: revised Air Quality Directive comes into force, and Member States have two years to transpose into national law
SPACE: European Space Agency strengthens relationship with Japanese counterpart
UKRAINE: launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile would mark a clear escalation of conflict, warns EU
SOCIAL: Employment Committee will decide whether to give Amazon lobbyists access to European Parliament only after a hearing and on-site mission