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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13116

8 February 2023
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EXTERNAL ACTION
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU ramps up emergency aid to Turkey in immediate response to devastating earthquakes
MOLDOVA: Prime Minister calls for her country’s rapprochement with EU
WEST AFRICA: following their ministerial dialogue, EU and ECOWAS agree to strengthen their cooperation
UNITED STATES: Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck obtain mini-concessions on IRA from the Americans
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: response to IRA, Member States remain divided on approach to take
MIGRATION: eight Member States are again pushing for new EU funding for EU’s external border protection infrastructure
DIGITAL: ‘Data Act’, Member States submit their remarks to Swedish Presidency of EU Council after its fourth compromise proposal
CONSUMERS: EU directive on distance marketing of financial services, Swedish Presidency seeks legal certainty
ENERGY: MEPs ready to tackle energy poverty
HEALTH: MEPs address resilience of critical supply chains during public health emergencies
HEALTH: ECDC urges health facilities to strengthen infection prevention and control measures
GMOs: petition signed by 420,000 Europeans calls on Commission not to exempt new GMOs from current EU rules
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Swedish Presidency of EU Council proposes to tax natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas differently
PAYMENTS: Mairead McGuinness outlines content of PSD2 review and ‘Open Finance’
STATE AID: green light for €1.36 billion Greek scheme for energy-intensive companies for indirect emissions costs
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission approves €100 million Slovenian scheme to support companies in context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: Josep Borrell calls for more ambition in resilience against disinformation
RULE OF LAW: European Commission’s annual reports on rule of law in Member States still need improvement, say MEPs
MEDIA: MEPs still not convinced by legal basis and form of Media Freedom Act
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Council approves draft administrative arrangement between European Defence Agency and US Department of Defense 
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
GMO: EU Court of Justice clarifies status of in vitro random mutagenesis under GMO Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: European insurers still not including enough climate-related adaptation measures, says EIOPA
COMPETITION: call for tenders from European Commission for provision of services and studies
MEDIA: German subsidiary of Russian state media RT announces closure of its office
TRANSPORT: according to ICCT, electric trucks and buses emit 63% less greenhouse gas emissions over their lifetime
CORRIGENDUM
DEFENCE: clarification of Mr Riquet’s comments on EDIRPA
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