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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13375

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: leaders of EU27 could support opening of EU accession negotiations with Sarajevo
MIDDLE EAST: faced with “inhumanity” of war in Gaza, EU27 expected to call for immediate humanitarian pause
UKRAINE: European leaders should pledge support “for as long as it takes and as intensely as needed”
RUSSIA/BELARUS: European Council expected to call for immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners
DEFENCE: European leaders to call for more to be done to strengthen defence preparedness
AGRICULTURE : EU leaders expected to welcome first measures announced to appease farmers
EURO AREA: euro area leaders to call for rapid progress in strengthening European capital markets
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU hopes to mobilise revenues generated by frozen Russian public assets starting in summer
TRADE: EU Council wants more time to approve provisional agreement on liberalisation of trade with Ukraine
UKRAINE: European Commission disburses €4.5 billion under Facility
UKRAINE: regions and cities call for a decentralised approach to reconstruction of Ukraine
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social partners call for new European Industrial Pact to promote competitiveness and high-quality jobs
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Commission draws up catalogue of actions to remedy labour and skills shortages
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: by not explicitly banning unpaid internships, European Commission has disappointed European trade unions and part of European Parliament
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: enlargement requires a review of EU budget spending, stresses European Commission
EP2024
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Renew Europe officially launches its election campaign with a focus on “defence, defence, defence”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: defence, fight against extremism, competitiveness and treaty reform among Renew Europe’s priorities for European elections
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU Council and European Commission call for Palestinian children’s rights to be respected
HONG KONG: EU is concerned about adoption of new national security law
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: some fifty countries to meet in Brussels to promote revival of nuclear energy
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs adopt their position on late payment regulation
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission wants to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in Europe
RESEARCH: European Commission unveils strategic guidelines for Horizon Europe, focusing on dual transition and resilience of EU
RESEARCH: prizes awarded and new initiatives launched at EIC summit
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve agreement with EU Council on port and flag States
TRANSPORT: MEPs question reduction of external costs in proposal on combined freight transport
ENVIRONMENT: report by Bloom association criticises Renew Europe, EPP, ECR and ID groups for their stance on environmental protection
AGRICULTURE : CEJA publishes manifesto for generational renewal in agriculture
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: retail investment, MEPs adopt position despite major differences of opinion on issue of retrocessions
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: 68th United Nations Commission on Status of Women, MEPs call for legislative levers to be used and social norms to be questioned
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights calls for better integration of fundamental rights into use of European funds
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: in run-up to elections, European Network Against Racism initiates dialogue in Parliament on racial discrimination
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RUSSIA: EU General Court annuls sanctions against son of oligarch Dmitry Mazepin
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: ESA launches two new navigation missions
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: EU is still not attracting enough investment, according to a BusinessEurope report
DEMOCRACY: member states give green light to interinstitutional agreement on combating intimidation lawsuits
YOUTH: new application campaign for DiscoverEU, promoting travel across Europe, will open on 16 April
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on regulation banning products made using forced labour
DIGITAL: European Parliament and EU Council both adopt provisional agreement of Cyber Solidarity Act
DIGITAL: Council approves provisional agreement on digital tools in company law
REGIONS: demographic change, 10 EU regions selected under second pillar of talent promotion mechanism
SPORT: finalists for #BeInclusive EU Sport Awards 2023, which recognise sporting initiatives that promote social inclusion, have been announced

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