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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13537

4 December 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs
Instrumentalisation of migrants – Commission continues to rule out financing of ‘walls’ using European funds
Brussels, 03/12/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 3 December, the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties questioned the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council and the European Commission on the situation at the EU’s eastern borders, in particular the borders between Poland and Belarus, and on future action in response to the instrumentalisation of migration.

In 2024, according to Frontex, the EU’s eastern land borders saw a 195% increase compared with the previous year, with 15,234 irregular...

Contents

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