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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13537
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

European Court of Auditors recommends increasing fund’s added value to help migrant integration in EU

In a new report on Tuesday 3 December, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found that the ‘Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund’ (AMIF) “has played a useful role in the integration of third-country nationals in the EU, but that its impact has not yet been demonstrated“, according to a press release.

The fund’s contribution to migrant integration has been difficult to assess, not least because Member States haven’t monitored the integration process.

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SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU Council recommends increased protection from secondhand smoke and aerosols
HEALTH: European ministers agree on efforts to achieve a Health Union
HEALTH: European ministers hope to finalise reform of medicines under Polish Presidency of EU Council
ENVIRONMENT: EU should not “lose sight” of fight against climate change, says head of European Environment Agency
MIGRATION: European Court of Auditors recommends increasing fund’s added value to help migrant integration in EU
HOME AFFAIRS: instrumentalisation of migrants – Commission continues to rule out financing of ‘walls’ using European funds
JUSTICE: fight against organised crime, Eurojust coordinated 1,000 cases and strengthened its international cooperation in 2023
DIGITAL: MEPs “exasperated” by TikTok’s “empty” responses following abuses observed during Romanian elections
ENERGY: Energy Community members reaffirm commitment to creating an integrated pan-European energy market
ENERGY: European Commission launches two calls for proposals with a budget of €3.4 billion for decarbonising EU
Russian invasion of Ukraine
NATO: Mark Rutte insists on importance of supplying arms to Ukraine
RUSSIA: Ukrainian parliamentary leaders call on EU to step up sanctions against Russia
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: European Commission hopes to soon announce conclusion of negotiations on EU/Mercosur agreement
ZIMBABWE: trade and investment at heart of partnership dialogue with EU, despite sanctions
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
BIODIVERSITY: Bern Convention Standing Committee approves EU proposal to downgrade status of wolf protection
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU Council close to adopting political agreement on electronic version of value added tax exemption certificate
TAXATION: María José Garde hopes ‘Code of Conduct’ in EU Council will soon lead to proposal on beneficial ownership
ECONOMY: EU Council called on to approve revision of four post-Covid-19 national recovery plans
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, MEPs confirm negotiating mandate with EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Hungary amends law on conflicts of interest and transparency in universities and hopes to reintegrate Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe funds
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: women in EU experience violence in all aspects of their lives, according to FRA, EIGE and Eurostat survey
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: rights of persons with disabilities, a hundred organisations send an open letter to Hadja Lahbib to encourage further action
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: Hadja Lahbib critical of restriction of access for UN aid via Kerem Shalom crossing point
CONSUMERS: MEPs approve in committee abolition of Online Dispute Resolution platform
ENERGY: Energy Charter Conference adopts modernisation of Energy Charter Treaty
ENVIRONMENT: European Environmental Bureau invites European Commissioners to test PFAS levels in their blood
PACIFIC: MEPs support accession of three new countries to Economic Partnership Agreement with Pacific states
CSDP: EU extends EUMM Georgia mission by two years
RESEARCH: European Research Council supports more than 300 EU researchers
HEALTH: Olivér Várhelyi says law on critical medicines is urgently needed
SYRIA: EU calls for calm