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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13591
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Humanitarian aid

EU releases €76 million for populations of South and South-East Asia

On Monday 3 March, the European Commission announced EU financial aid of €76.1 million to meet the needs of people affected by the major crises in South and South-East Asia.

€32.3 million will be earmarked for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, mainly in Cox's Bazar, to fund food aid, healthcare, access to water and improvements to camp infrastructure.

“When home is not an option, humanity must be. The EU stands firmly with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, just as we have for the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU leaders have yet to agree on “strong” security guarantees
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for rapid resumption of negotiations on second phase of ceasefire
MEDITERRANEAN: European Commissioner for Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, reaffirms EU support for Egypt’s stability
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU releases €76 million for populations of South and South-East Asia
UNITED STATES: Washington accuses EU of using DMA to deliberately disadvantage its digital companies
UNITED STATES: United States reiterates criticism of DSA, accusing EU of using it as a tool for “censorship”
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: enhanced cooperation with national authorities enables European Public Prosecutor’s Office to step up its activities
HOUSING: housing crisis, MEPs sound out Commissioner Dan Jørgensen on possible courses of action
ENERGY: European Parliament Committee on Industry prepares own-initiative reports on development of electricity grids and security of supply
ENVIRONMENT: insufficient progress made in reducing pollution in EU, according to new monitoring and outlook report
DIGITAL: future General Purpose AI Code of Practice should not become an additional regulatory burden for European tech sector
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: automotive - Ursula von der Leyen offers manufacturers three years to comply with CO2 standards regulation
RESEARCH: European Commission adopts proposal for next policy agenda for European Research Area 2025-2027
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: asked about security concerns of young Europeans, Glenn Micallef calls for investment in democracy, culture and economy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MEPs approve appointment of two new members and new vice-chairman of Single Resolution Board
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY : Georgia’s Law on assemblies and demonstrations must be reviewed, warns Venice Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
CENTRAL ASIA: EU-Central Asia ministerial meeting postponed due to illness of Kaja Kallas
ENERGY: ENTSO-E’s final report on grid incident of June 2024 stresses importance of cooperation between transmission system operators
ENVIRONMENT: employment in EU environment sector increases around 10% on average in 2022, according to Eurostat
MOLDOVA: António Costa reiterates EU’s commitment to Chișinău
PAKISTAN: EU supports launch of sustainable reintegration programme for returning migrants
TRANSPORT: EASA and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency agree to strengthen cooperation on safety and sustainability