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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13616
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Draft European Parliament own-initiative report on European Water Resilience Strategy watered down before vote in Environment Committee

The draft European Parliament own-initiative report on water resilience (see EUROPE B13570A5) by rapporteur Thomas Bajada (S&D, Maltese) was intended to be binding, but difficult negotiations between the political groups have watered it down considerably ahead of the first votes in the European Parliament Environment Committee on Tuesday 8 April.

With its own-initiative report, the Parliament is seeking to influence the European Commission ahead of the publication of its ‘European...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU Member States call for calm amid transatlantic trade tensions
TRADE: European Commission to set up a working group to monitor imports into EU
SERBIA: EU-Serbia Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) calls on Belgrade to make progress with reforms, particularly with regard to Rule of law
MONTENEGRO: during visit, Kaja Kallas highlights reforms achieved and reaffirms EU’s support, particularly in area of security
PALESTINE: film director Basel Adra calls on EU to move from words to action
MEDITERRANEAN: strengthening Mediterranean partnerships is of great importance, says Dubravka Šuica
JAPAN: EU reaffirms partnership with country in face of “geopolitical tensions and major challenges to Rule of law”
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: in its ‘Action Plan for Artificial Intelligence’, European Commission rolls out its list of initiatives to get EU back into global race
ENVIRONMENT: draft European Parliament own-initiative report on European Water Resilience Strategy watered down before vote in Environment Committee
CLIMATE: ETS - emissions in sectors covered reduced by 5% between 2023 and 2024
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on new genomic techniques to begin on 6 May
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts position on unfair cross-border trading practices
MIGRATION: some political groups in European Parliament concerned about draft regulation on return of irregular migrants in EU
MIGRATION: NGO PICUM welcomes European Parliament’s proposals on new rules to tackle smuggling networks
ENERGY: Dan Jørgensen meets nuclear industry representatives
ENERGY: European Commission encourages Member States to transpose Renewable Energy Directive to speed up hydrogen deployment
ENERGY: Azerbaijan stresses importance of EU support for further expansion of Southern Gas Corridor
RESEARCH: cleantech needs funding and policies to support entire value chain, say European experts
TRANSPORT: European logistics operators call for coordinated global response from International Maritime Organization to decarbonise sector
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Court of Auditors confirms lack of transparency surrounding EU funding of NGOs
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: EU Ministers begin discussions on heritage protection in crisis situations, in support of Ukraine
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL : social security - on 11 April, Polish Presidency to request a revised mandate from EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: Bruegel think tank recommends creation of intergovernmental structure to strengthen joint procurement of military equipment in EU
INSURANCE: Insurance Europe calls for simplification of ‘retail financial investment’ legislative package
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: International Roma Day - European Commission wants to step up fight against discrimination suffered by EU’s largest minority group
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: commissioner for human rights publishes alarming 2024 report and calls on national parliaments to respond
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: for International Roma Day, Council of Europe stresses importance of local and regional efforts in fight against discrimination
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission releases a further €10 million to support victims of earthquake in Myanmar
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Olivier Guersent to leave EU institution after summer
EDUCATION: call for interest to reward establishments for implementing European Student Card
ENERGY: European Parliament report on security of supply - compromise amendments expected 22 May
JUSTICE : Hungary’s withdrawal from International Criminal Court - European Parliament’s Renew Europe group calls for an “immediate reaction” from European Commission
IRAN: EU extends sanctions for human rights violations by one year
DIGITAL: public consultation on combating cyberattacks on hospital sector in EU
TRANSPORT/DEFENCE: European Commission adopts new specifications to allow personnel to travel with their military equipment
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