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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13529

22 November 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Ukraine
Launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile would mark a clear escalation of conflict, warns EU

21/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – The spokesman for the European External Action Service, Peter Stano, said on Thursday 21 November that Russia’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in Ukraine would mark a clear escalation of the conflict. On Thursday, Kyiv accused Russia of firing such a missile at the town of Dnipro, which Moscow refused to confirm. “Such (an) attack would mark yet another clear escalation from the side of Putin”, Mr Stano stressed to the media. This...

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