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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12914

19 March 2022
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BEACONS
RUSSIA: Russian trajectory in Council of Europe, from membership to confrontation and exclusion    
Russian invasion of Ukraine
MIGRATION: European Commission provides Member States with practical guidance to ensure best possible protection for refugees from Ukraine
ENERGY: France proposes to EU Member States to cap gas prices
ECONOMY: disbursement of a new macrofinancial assistance tranche of €289 million to Ukraine
RUSSIA/BELARUS: EU ‘task force’ strengthens coordination with its international counterpart on sanctions against oligarchs
SOCIAL: European trade unions call for “concrete” dialogue on Ukraine’s accession
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: war in Ukraine, Mali and ‘Strategic Compass’ on agenda of ‘Foreign Affairs’ and ‘Foreign Affairs –Defence’ Councils
TURKEY: Sergey Lagodinsky says European Parliament support for Turkey’s EU accession will include solving ‘democratic deficit’
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: impact of war in Ukraine on markets will dominate discussions of Agriculture Council on 21 March
TOURISM: Member States ministers confirm their commitment to making EU world’s leading sustainable tourism destination
CLIMATE/SOCIAL: deep divisions in EU Council on nature and financing of future Social Climate Fund
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council agrees on EU position for international negotiations on mercury
DIGITAL: Commission consults to further develop its cyber resilience legislation
SPACE: Copernicus, situation remains worrying for Sentinel 1-B
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission consults public to improve EU pollinators initiative
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission approves aid for expansion of LG Chem’s electric vehicle battery plant in Poland
TAXATION: ETAF points to challenge of implementing, faithfully and on time, OECD agreement on international tax reform
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for prolongation and modification of Finnish short-term export-credit insurance scheme
STATE AID: green light for Italian aid to road passenger transport companies affected by Covid-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission proposes to ban two new drugs in EU
ENERGY: in response to war in Ukraine, IEA presents a plan to reduce oil consumption
ENERGY: Foratom calls on EU to increase its use of nuclear power to cope with rising energy prices
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council agrees to tighten limit values for persistent organic pollutants in waste
SPACE: ESA Member States agree to welcome Slovakia as a new associate member
MIGRATION: Frontex to help Moldova cope with refugee arrivals from Ukraine
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