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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13699
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Women’s rights

European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ submitted to European Commission

On Monday 1 September, the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ movement presented the European Commission with the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘For Safe and Accessible Abortion’, supported by more than 1.12 million signatures validated in 19 Member States. 

The aim is to call on the Commission to propose a financial support instrument for Member States in order to guarantee effective access to safe and legal voluntary termination of pregnancy for all women in Europe.

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Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: António Costa defends tariff deal with Washington
MIDDLE EAST: Europeans still divided over adoption of measures against Israel
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Kaja Kallas calls for all avenues to be explored regarding frozen assets
UKRAINE: new meeting of ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Thursday 4 September
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: REPowerEU - Danish Presidency of EU Council clarifies rules for cargoes containing LNG produced in different countries
CLIMATE: 2040 target - Industry Committee’s draft opinion defends “domestic” emissions reduction target of “at least 90%”
AGRICULTURE: MEPs hope for agreement by end of 2025 on measures to support wine sector
FISHERIES: a study commissioned by European Parliament confirms failure of Baltic stock management plan
HEALTH: draft report on critical medicines generally well received by MEPs
TOURISM: European Commission welcomes code of conduct for reliable online reviews of tourist accommodation
TRANSPORT: European Commission, EASA and Eurocontrol are working on an action plan to combat GPS signal jamming
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament draft own-initiative report assesses application of Rule of law conditionality mechanism
EEAS: EU High Representative appoints five Directors-General or Deputy Directors-General, thirty-six Heads of Delegation and two Deputy Heads of Delegation
TRANSPARENCY: European Commission considers it did not have to retain Signal message from Emmanuel Macron on EU-Mercosur trade agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Danish Presidency of EU Council proposes exempting public road transport from Energy Taxation Directive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: EU political leaders and social partners to meet on 18 and 19 September to take stock of major Porto objectives set in 2021
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ submitted to European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: new EU drugs strategy - European Commission launches call for evidence
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese pea proteins
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to Eurostat, internet use varies according to degree of disability
REGIONS: Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion launches third edition of CREAOCCAT competition
CHAD: EU releases €1.3 million to combat a cholera epidemic
CORRIGENDUM
DEMOCRACY: Secretary General of Council of Europe is hospitalised and cancels his participation in Bled Strategic Forum