login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13143

17 March 2023
Contents Publication in full By article
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission reduces role of nuclear power in its Net-Zero Industry Act
COMPETITIVENESS: critical raw materials, Commission outlines strategy to reduce EU’s heavy dependence
COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission wants to boost EU’s long-term competitiveness
ENERGY: Commission unveils outline of European Hydrogen Bank
ENERGY: European Commission believes, “Energy storage can play a crucial role in decarbonising the [EU’s] energy system”
ENVIRONMENT: Industrial Emissions Directive, EU27 ministers adopt EU Council position for negotiations with Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: packaging and packaging waste regulation, Member State ministers call for flexibility
CLIMATE: carbon removal certification framework, EU Member States call for more clarity
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: fisheries policy, agricultural markets, and trade agreements on EU Council agenda for Monday, 20 March
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament moves towards an October plenary vote on sustainable use of pesticides
DIGITAL: European Commission presents its future European Public Procurement Data Space
REGIONS: European Commission launches new European Urban Initiative
HEALTH: ECDC warns Europeans about botulinum toxin treatments in Turkey
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute stays on course and raises key rates by 50 basis points
TAXATION: landscape of tax advisory professions is very broad and diverse in Europe, according to a study
EXTERNAL ACTION
ALBANIA: welcoming progress, EU emphasises importance of continuing reforms
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Josep Borrell calls for agreement on implementation annex of EU’s proposal
SYRIA: Josep Borrell calls for renewed efforts to resolve conflict
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: spyware in EU, MEPs disappointed with Commission’s inaction vis-à-vis Member States
BIODIVERSITY: MEPs divided on responses to ‘Save Bees and Farmers!’ ECI
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament members express different views on level of ambition in reforming animal welfare rules
GENDER EQUALITY: majority of MEPs concerned about rollback of abortion rights, especially in Poland
DIGITAL: European Parliament adopts its position for future inter-institutional negotiations on European Digital Identity
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament calls on EU to do more for human rights defenders
TUNISIA: European Parliament calls for end to crackdown on civil society
IRAN: MEPs denounce poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
CAMBODIA: European Parliament calls for immediate and unconditional release of opposition leader Kem Sokha
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: employment and social policies of Member States, MEPs set their priorities for 2023
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: PM10 pollution in Bulgaria, EU Court of Justice declares inadmissible twofold failure action by Commission
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: partial reimbursement of interception of communications complies with EU law, says Court of Justice
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: green light for €650 million Slovenian aid for businesses in context of war in Ukraine
UKRAINE: launch of a ‘New European Bauhaus’ capacity-building programme for reconstruction of Ukrainian cities
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: European Peace Facility, EU adopts €9 million support for Macedonian army
DEFENCE: EU and NATO launch Task Force for Resilient Critical Infrastructure
YOUTH: record level of annual Erasmus+ budget, €4.43 billion for 2023
MEDIA: Media Freedom Act must recognise role of local governments, argues European Committee of the Regions
DIGITAL: CoR adopts opinion stressing need for “secure and sustainable” access to digital services to develop rural areas
RESEARCH: European Commission to grant €429.4 million in European funding to doctoral networks
Publication in full

Calendar

Main activities of the European institutions
Free to read

Calendar Extra

Other events
Free to read