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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13395

20 April 2024
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MEDIA: Agence Europe’s podcast Le quart d’heurope lays out challenges facing 2024–2029 EU legislature
Russian invasion of Ukraine
NATO: Allies agree to step up their support for Ukraine, according to Jens Stoltenberg
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU sanctions four settlers and two entities found responsible for serious human rights violations against Palestinians
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Middle East and Sudan on agenda for Council of European Foreign Ministers on Monday
UNITED STATES: Chinese steel and aluminium, EU and Washington still unable to come up with joint response
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Belgian Presidency of EU Council to propose exemptions for energy taxation
COMPETITION: European Commission collects feedback on Vifor’s commitments to remedy anti-competitive behaviour
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/TRANSPORT: European social partners in road transport sector undertake to strengthen rights of third-country road transport drivers
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: European ministers work for more sustainable and responsible consumption
DIGITAL: Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos also required to submit risk assessment reports to Commission under DSA
MIGRATION: EU/Tunisia agreement, European Ombudsman opens an inquiry into how Commission will ensure respect for human rights
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes to permit Member States to use ‘RENURE’ fertiliser
FISHERIES: EU obtains fishing opportunities for chub mackerel in North Pacific
ANIMAL HEALTH: new EU rules to allow safe on-farm slaughter of animals
ENERGY: European Commission adopts new rules to reduce energy consumption of local space heaters
ENERGY: LNG demand in EU set to peak in 2024, according to ACER
ENERGY: according to IEA, clean energy accounts for almost a third of GDP growth in European Union in 2023
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: MEPs to finalise a record number of dossiers
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: European Youth Week 2024 – ‘EUTeens4Green’ conference strengthens young people’s commitment to environmental policies
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Helena Dalli celebrates progress made by Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality at end of mandate
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
UKRAINE: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe calls for more sanctions against Russia and release of frozen assets
DIGITAL: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe votes in favour of “AI and Human Rights” Convention, but regrets public-private imbalance
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: ACER assesses tariff methodology for Czech gas transmission system
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Ursula von der Leyen announces her participation in electoral debate in Maastricht at end of April
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Italian Ilaria Salis, detained in Hungary, candidate on Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra list
RESEARCH: European Commission welcomes extension of PRIMA partnership
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