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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13605
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

EU regulatory and fiscal framework supports maritime sector’s competitiveness, but can be improved, according to WSC

The EU’s current regulatory and fiscal framework is conducive to the European maritime sector’s competitiveness, but there is still room for improvement, according to a Deloitte study commissioned by the World Shipping Council (WSC) and published on Tuesday 18 March.

The European maritime fleet is one of the largest in the world, representing around 35% of the global fleet in terms of overall tonnage. European shipping controls 30% of bulk carriers, 44% of container ships, 35% of oil...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: ‘vision for agriculture’ and future of Common Fisheries Policy on agenda for European ministers, on Monday 24 March
AGRICULTURE : Ukrainian seeds – MEPs give green light to equivalence project
FISHERIES: EU professionals call for “specific reinforced” fund for fisheries and aquaculture for the period 2028-2034
HEALTH: European ministers to discuss drug safety and young people’s mental health
MIGRATION : Warsaw to suspend right to asylum in cases of instrumentalisation and no longer accept migrants from other Member States, insists Donald Tusk
ENERGY: Germany, Italy and Spain lead way in energy storage projects in EU
CONSUMERS: video games – Consumer Protection Cooperation Network launches action against Star Stable Entertainment AB
TRANSPORT: extension of Emissions Trading System to maritime sector shows no significant evidence of circumvention, according to European Commission
TRANSPORT: EU regulatory and fiscal framework supports maritime sector’s competitiveness, but can be improved, according to WSC
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: European Parliament’s co-rapporteurs want to increase funds available under EDIP by a factor of twenty
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE : MEPs want to postpone introduction of duties on Russian fertilisers until 2027
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT : European Works Councils – EU co-legislators meet on 6 May to conclude their negotiations
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE : Glenn Micallef launches consultations on ‘Cultural Compass’ stating “let’s embark on this adventure with clarity, ambition and unity”
EDUCATION : European Education and Culture Executive Agency takes stock of 21 digital projects supported between 2022 and 2024
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Dutchman Pieter Hasekamp appointed Chair of European Fiscal Board
ECONOMY: MEPs give green light to new macro-financial aid for Egypt and Jordan
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : ILGA-Europe identifies emblematic cases to strengthen LGBTI rights
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese glass fibre yarns
CHINA: Maroš Šefčovič to visit Beijing from 27 to 29 March
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 2.3% in February
ENERGY: ACER launches consultation on products enabling peaks in electricity consumption to be reduced
ENVIRONMENT: ChemSec NGO denounces simplification of ‘green taxonomy’ proposed by European Commission under ‘Omnibus I’ package
ENVIRONMENT: level of water scarcity is increasing in European Union, according to Eurostat
MEDIA: CASE organises European SLAPP Contest in Brussels to denounce those who silence critical voices
MIGRATION : with 8,938 people dying on migration routes worldwide, 2024 was deadliest year on record, according to IOM