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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13609
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Humanitarian aid

EU announces €3.4 billion in aid to combat child malnutrition

On Thursday 27 March, at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, the European Commission announced a new commitment of €3.4 billion until 2027 to combat malnutrition around the world.

European investment will focus on countries facing particularly high levels of child malnutrition, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and should target children under five and young pregnant and breastfeeding women suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

Thursday's pledge follows the previous commitment of...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: 2040 target, European Decarbonisation Bank, circular economy... EU ministers take green look at ‘Clean Industrial Deal’
ENVIRONMENT: EU environment ministers pledge to defend an ambitious ‘Plastics Treaty’ in Geneva in August
ENVIRONMENT: ravaged by war, Ukraine wants to make Russia pay for environmental consequences of its aggression
CLIMATE/TRADE: France, Italy and Slovakia call for an even more effective carbon adjustment mechanism
ENERGY: nuclear - European Commission prepares its Communication to support commercialisation of fusion energy
COHESION: Cohesion Policy post-2027 at heart of EU ministers’ debates on 28 March
AGRICULTURE: MEPs and experts call for action to improve prices paid to farmers
AGRICULTURE: 125 EU organisations call for food policy that values livestock farming
HOME AFFAIRS: combating corruption - co-legislators to try to reach agreement on definitions of offences
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European Parliament postpones resolution on automotive sector, to great displeasure of ECR group
JUSTICE: Michael McGrath convenes high-level forum to use law to achieve growth and support European competitiveness
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: European Commission taking time to analyse announcements of US customs tariffs on vehicles
CENTRAL ASIA: one week before Summit with region, EU reaffirms its desire to intensify relations
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €3.4 billion in aid to combat child malnutrition
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Kyiv’s allies united in not lifting sanctions on Russia
ENERGY: Ember believes increase in Russian gas imports poses serious threat to permanently ending them in EU by 2027
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS: logistics professionals eagerly await reform of EU code
TAXATION: Michalis Hadjipantela MEP highlights role and importance of taxation in improving EU’s competitiveness
BANKS: EU prudential rules do not hamper competitiveness of banking sector, says Claudia Buch
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: social security—European Parliament asks Polish Council Presidency to consult it before any new mandate is submitted to Member States
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Italy is fined for breaching EU rules on collection and treatment of urban waste water
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Council of Europe calls for release of Turkish mayors
NEWS BRIEFS
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: 22 European countries express their concern about ban on ‘gay pride’ in Hungary
ENERGY: second “mid-term” round for joint gas purchasing tender aggregates 20 billion cubic metres of gas
SPACE: Gaia probe decommissioned by European Space Agency