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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13558
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NEWS BRIEFS / Georgia

EU reallocates funds earmarked for government to civil society and independent media

15/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 14 January, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos explained that the European Union had reallocated funds initially earmarked for the Georgian government to civil society and independent media. “We have already reallocated €8.5 million from the government to civil society organisations and independent media, and we are working on reallocating another €7 million to communication activities”, she explained at the inauguration of...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Donald Tusk wants to “accelerate” Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RUSSIA: General Court of EU upholds restrictive measures adopted against Russian mobile telephone operator MegaFon
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission asks EU27 to monitor outbound investments in three critical technologies
DEVELOPMENT: complete overhaul of network of EU delegations envisaged in Africa, Latin America and Asia
ANGOLA: Jozef Síkela wants to ensure “reliable supply of mineral resources”
SECTORAL POLICIES
CYBER SECURITY: EU wants to help healthcare sector combat cyber attacks on hospitals
DIGITAL: Polish Presidency of EU Council details its vision of actions to be taken to develop European AI ecosystem
COMPETITIVENESS: ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ to above all provide concrete solutions for reducing administrative burden
ENVIRONMENT: report by European Court of Auditors states that air quality in EU has improved but cities remain too noisy
ENVIRONMENT: two NGOs call on European Commission to review reforms in five Western Balkan countries for lack of environmental safeguards
ENERGY: ENTSO-G and GIE publish new edition of their map of EU’s gas infrastructure
ENERGY: Energy Community is studying various carbon pricing scenarios for closer alignment with EU system
ENERGY: Hydrogen Europe calls on European Commission to present ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ to stimulate European hydrogen industry
FISHERIES: European Commission is working on a ‘vision’ for fisheries sector with a 2040 perspective
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European trade unions hoping for real progress on quality jobs, fair wages and opportunities for training
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: adequate minimum wages, S&D and The Left groups in Parliament fear “extremely serious” setback for EU workers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Council of Europe report welcomes progress in fight against corruption in Poland, but calls for further advances
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission intends to order Lufthansa to reinstate Condor’s access to Frankfurt-New York route
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: tasks at hand are “Herculean”, warns Admiral Rob Bauer
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: rights of people with disabilities, Commission responds to organisations’ concerns and assures that equality “remains priority”
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Commission raises €11 billion in EU bonds to finance its political programmes
COMPETITIVENESS: BusinessEurope publishes priorities for new legislative cycle
CULTURE: Creative Europe - European Commission announces results of 2024 calls for projects
ENERGY: first ten days of 2025 see average cost of gas-fired electricity generation 35% higher than last year
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission opens its call for entries for 2027 European Green Capital Award and Green Leaf Award
SPACE: Gaia probe has completed sky-scanning phase of its mission
GEORGIA: EU reallocates funds earmarked for government to civil society and independent media
KOSOVO: EU criticises closure of Serbian administrative structures by Kosovo in midst of election campaign
SINGLE MARKET: European Commission consults on certain road towing requirements
NATO: Japan inaugurates its independent mission
CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: Ursula von der Leyen is 2025 winner
VENEZUELA: EU calls on Caracas to rescind measures taken against European diplomatic personnel