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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13715
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Research

Smart specialisation should be better aligned with wider EU objectives, says European Court of Auditors

The regional research and innovation (R&I) priorities of smart specialisation strategies (‘S3’) should be better aligned with the EU’s wider objectives, the European Court of Auditors said in its report published on Tuesday 23 September. What’s more, it’s always difficult to determine whether these S3s are achieving their objectives.

Introduced in 2010 by the European Commission, in line with the objectives of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the S3 concept aims to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Ministers call for greater account to be taken of specific agricultural features in free trade agreements approved by EU
AGRICULTURE: MEPs reject proposal for EU forest monitoring framework
FOOD SAFETY: several European ministers call for measures on basic substances in plant protection
FISHERIES: European Commission makes small concessions on cormorant management
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission surprises co-legislators with a potential new one-year postponement of ‘deforestation-free products’ regulation
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs insist that European Commission is responsible for inadequate implementation of its environmental legislation
MIGRATION: irregular migrants in EU - first Danish compromise appears to authorise transfer of families with minors to return ‘hubs’
ENERGY: future ‘grids’ package, expected “late November, early December”, will focus on “more Europeanised” planning
ENERGY: EU faces weak growth in electricity demand, of 1% in 2024, according to Eurelectric
DIGITAL: European Commission tackles online financial fraud on major platforms
DIGITAL: European Commission rejects Apple’s requests for annulment of interoperability decisions imposed on iOS mobile operating system
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Europe’s major operators are impatient with Commission’s slow pace of reform
RESEARCH: smart specialisation should be better aligned with wider EU objectives, says European Court of Auditors
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: fifteen EU Member States have now recognised Palestinian state
INDONESIA: EU concludes negotiations on trade and investment protection agreement with Jakarta
MERCOSUR: European Parliament’s request for CJEU’s opinion on EU-Mercosur agreement becomes clearer
LATIN AMERICA: MEPs call for “historic opportunity” to strengthen ties between EU and Latin America
HUMAN RIGHTS: journalists honoured among nominees for 2025 Sakharov Prize
AFRICA: EU concerned by spread of insecurity from Sahel to West
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Parliament and EU Council make progress towards agreement on EDIP, but budget still poses problem
SECURITY/DEFENCE: “We will do what is necessary to defend ourselves”, warns Mark Rutte after Russian incursions into NATO airspace
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships - MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs should not change scope of ‘BEFIT’ initiative on taxation of income of large companies
COMPANIES: MEPs have hearing for candidates for post of Chair of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Board
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Committee on Legal Affairs refuses to waive immunity of Ilaria Salis
FUTURE OF EU: MEPs support budgetary and institutional reforms with a view to EU enlargement
BETTER REGULATION: group of NGOs and trade unions march from Maastricht to Brussels to protest against EU simplification
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: a European definition of rape incorporating consent supported by left and centre, qualified by EPP and rejected by sovereignists
GENDER EQUALITY: Eleonora Meleti and Rosa Estaràs Ferragut defend recognition and enhancement of care and support work in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: more than 250 tonnes of humanitarian aid delivered thanks to EU airlift
STATE AID: green light for changes to Portuguese scheme compensating companies for costs related to greenhouse gas emissions
BURUNDI: EU Council removes Burundian intelligence officer from its list of sanctioned persons
GUINEA-BISSAU: EU Council removes six officers from list of persons and entities subject to sanctions
INDUSTRY: steel safeguard should be most restrictive European Commission has ever applied, according to Stéphane Séjourné
RESEARCH: European Union inaugurates its second quantum computer
HEALTH: launch of ‘OHAMR’ international initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance
SPORT: launched in Copenhagen, European Week of Sport celebrates its tenth anniversary with theme ‘Move more, scroll less’
CORRIGENDUM
DEFENCE: Committee of Regions has launched its working group on defence
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