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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13489

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BEACONS
Beacons: A walk through our forests (2)
INSTITUTIONAL
HU24EU: Hungarian Presidency gives assurances it will continue work in EU Council on continuation of aid to Ukraine
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Sweden and Finland want to apply conditionality linked to rule of law to all EU funding
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: Member States stress effectiveness of annual dialogue and support latest proposals to reinforce links with European budget
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: in Brussels, organised march against discrimination and lack of support for disabled individuals’ independence within EU
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Ukraine needs European support more than ever, says Josep Borrell
ENERGY: G7+ countries come down in favour of Ukrainian energy system that is more decentralised and “fully integrated with Europe”
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell says escalation between Hezbollah and Israel is “almost a full-fledged war”
IRAN: according to Charles Michel, EU/Iran relations are at its lowest point ever
SUDAN: UNHCR, UNICEF and World Food Programme representatives urge EU to step up its efforts
DEVELOPMENT: Ursula von der Leyen reaffirms EU’s commitment to supporting Small Island States
TRADE: foreign subsidies, EU authorises takeover of telecoms operator PPF by Emirati company e&, subject to conditions
TRADE: trade defence tools protect jobs in EU, says European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: consortium of researchers call on EU to rethink definition of ‘returns’ and to carry out targeted assessment of costs and benefits of these policies
ENVIRONMENT: German Minister for Agriculture requests public statement from Ursula von der Leyen on postponement of regulation on deforestation
ENERGY: European Commission publishes latest recommendations for transposing provisions of Energy Efficiency Directive
ENERGY: achieving COP28 targets will reduce global emissions by 10 billion tonnes by 2030, according to IEA
ANIMAL HEALTH: Belgium requests mobilisation of agricultural crisis reserve in context of bluetongue
HEALTH: EUCOPE wants EU to build a “competitive and attractive” pharmaceutical ecosystem
DIGITAL: Code of Practice on Disinformation introduced by Commission proved successful during European elections
DIGITAL: CERRE also takes up issue of overhauling European telecommunications
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Malta and Denmark unveil their medium-term fiscal-structural plans
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: with €338 million, Creative Europe will be working towards green and digital transitions, social cohesion and economic support in 2025
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: European Commission carries out unannounced antitrust inspections in two EU Member States
DEFENCE: European Peace Facility, EU grants €13 million in assistance to North Macedonia
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: 24.17% of MEPs committed to protecting rights of LGBTI people, according to ILGA-Europe network of associations
DIGITAL: European Commission publishes practical guide to implementing Data Governance Act
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU activates Civil Protection Mechanism in Bolivia in response to record number of forest fires
RESEARCH: European Chips Joint Undertaking opens call for projects on quantum technologies
SOCIAL: 1 October in Brussels, one thousand key EU workers to call for review of European rules on public procurement
SRI LANKA: EU welcomes peaceful conduct of elections on 21 September
VENEZUELA: Spain wants European Council to take position on Venezuelan crisis
TRANSPORT: Spain accuses France of holding back rail liberalisation

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