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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13870

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: G7 Finance Ministers pledge to work together to address economic impact of Middle East conflict

On Tuesday 19 May, the Finance Ministers and central bankers of the G7 countries, meeting with the European Commissioner for Economy, Valdis Dombroskis, the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, and the President of the Eurogroup, Kiriakos Pierrakakis, agreed to “closely monitor (...), with the support of International Organisations”, the effects of the conflict in the Middle East on global growth and financial market conditions.

“We remain committed to (...)...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: G7 Finance Ministers pledge to work together to address economic impact of Middle East conflict
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission announces “targeted exceptional support” for farmers hardest hit by fertiliser crisis
FISHERIES: EU helps forge future for Indian Ocean swordfish
FOOD SAFETY: pesticides banned in EU detected in imported rice, tea and spices, says foodwatch
MIGRATION: Return Regulation – conclusion of negotiations between MEPs and the Council of the EU imminent, deadline for implementation and dialogue with Taliban on hold
TRANSPORT: air passenger rights – negotiations stall between European Parliament and EU Council
ENERGY: Cyprus Presidency seeks common ground between EU Member States on networks package
ENERGY: ACER identifies shortcomings in European mechanisms for sharing cross-border infrastructure costs
DIGITAL: European Commission postpones its ‘Tech Sovereignty’ package until 3 June
DIGITAL: European Commission calls on EU Council to authorise support for Ukraine from European Cybersecurity Reserve
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: European Parliament calls on EU to invest in developing European alternatives to advanced AI models such as Mythos
AGRICULTURE: MEPs give mixed reception to European Commission’s Fertiliser Action Plan
FISHERIES: according to MEPs, Maritime Spatial Planning Directive needs to be revised
FISHERIES: European Parliament supports “possible revision” of multiannual plan for Baltic Sea
FUTURE OF EU: peace, prosperity and democracy are “three promises” of European project, says Angela Merkel
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament to denounce “worrying situation” in Slovakia
TRANSPORT: European Parliament gives definitive green light to new rules on coordinating rail capacity
TRADE: steel safeguards - European Parliament approves new regulation to combat global overcapacity
TRADE: European Parliament votes in favour of new mechanism for screening foreign investment
PLANTS: European Parliament ratifies new rules on forest reproductive material
RESEARCH: European Parliament endorses EU Council’s position on Research Fund for Coal and Steel
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
NATO: rate at which defence capabilities are deployed must be increased considerably, warns Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: Maia Sandu and Roberta Metsola call for opening of first group of accession negotiation clusters
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE/MEDIA: AgoraEU – Emma Rafowicz and Alice Kuhnke would like to specify how future programme’s budget is earmarked
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Court of Justice points out that EU law applied to United Kingdom until end of 2020
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: high prison overcrowding and growing proportion of elderly people and women in European prisons
JUSTICE: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly denounces politicisation of highest judicial offices in Poland
NEWS BRIEFS
DIGITAL: European Commission consults on draft guidelines clarifying classification of high-risk AI systems