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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13276

21 October 2023
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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: between trade disagreements and diplomatic consensus, a half-hearted US-EU summit
TRADE: EU seeks to define trade agreement red lines
TRADE: EU countries continue to seek a balance between open trade and economic security
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Middle East, Ukraine and Caucasus on agenda for Foreign Affairs Council on 23 October
WEST AFRICA: EU to invest €210 million in regional development programmes to strengthen cooperation with ECOWAS
NIGERIA: EU launches major investment package in Nigeria’s green and digital transitions
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: EU steps up efforts to combat impunity following Russian aggression against Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: insolvency law, EU ministers debate balance between harmonisation and flexibility
MIGRATION: European Commissioner for Home Affairs reports progress in cooperation with Tunisia
AGRICULTURE: Ukraine, combatting waste, carbon and organic farming on agenda of EU Council meeting on 23 October
FISHERIES: EU ministers hope to agree on 2024 quotas for cod, herring and salmon in Baltic on 24 October
FOOD SAFETY: “we have a good chance of bringing text on pesticides to a successful conclusion”, according to Pascal Canfin
ENVIRONMENT: close vote on future regulation on packaging and packaging waste is expected on Tuesday 24 October in European Parliament Environment Committee
DIGITAL: DSA, the Commission adopts a delegated act to specify steps to be followed for independent compliance audits
DIGITAL: ENISA warns of growing role that artificial intelligence could play in elections
ENERGY: European Commission updates strategic plan for development of energy technologies
ENERGY/CLIMATE: energy transition, ACER and EEA call for greater flexibility in European Union’s electricity system
ENERGY: gas supply will enable EU to cope with winter of 2023-2024, according to Bruegel
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: almost 850 European officials criticise Ursula von der Leyen’s biased stance on Middle East crisis
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council calls on Member States to ensure respect for fundamental rights online
DEMOCRACY: Amnesty International calls on EU countries to respect right to demonstrate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Pfizer’s acquisition of Seagen, a company specialising in antibody-drug conjugates targeting cancers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities sets new goals following Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik
NEWS BRIEFS
MEDIA: launch of negotiations on European act on media freedom
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: imposing a minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment for trade mark infringement is contrary to EU law, rules the Court
CSDP: Philippe Chevet appointed Head of EUSDI’s Civilian Command and Support Cell
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: France’s Nadine Morano is EPP Group’s shadow rapporteur on ‘Returns’ directive for irregular migrants

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