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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13501

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: many EU countries want to tighten up Returns Directive and discuss feasibility of dedicated ‘return hubs’ in third countries
HOME AFFAIRS: at Schengen, German government justifies its new internal border control measures to its neighbours
HOME AFFAIRS: EU’s ‘Entry/Exit’ System, European Commission to consider gradual implementation to address concerns of several countries
TRANSPORT: passenger rights, five Member States do not support idea of establishing multimodal platform managers
CLIMATE: Pre-COP29 opens in Baku to “pave the way for ambitious results” on climate finance
CLIMATE: CAN Europe network of NGOs denounces EU’s strategy on climate financing and calls for clearer commitments before COP29
FISHERIES: EU Council confirms 54% cut in anchovy quotas in Iberian waters
ENERGY: EU should double rate of growth in renewable capacity between 2024 and 2030
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH: a majority of MEPs call for an urgent review of regulations on medical devices
HEALTH: European Parliament calls for ambitious action to improve mental health in EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs call for urgent measures to tackle rising religious discrimination
CHINA: Parliament calls for release of Uyghurs detained in China, including Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
IRAQ: European Parliament calls on Iraqi Parliament to reject amendments to law undermining women’s rights
TURKEY: European Parliament deplores journalist Bülent Mumay’s prison sentence
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Court of Auditors deplores increase in estimated level of error in spending from EU budget
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: hearing of European Commissioners-designate, European Parliament decides on running order wanted by right and far right
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: European Commission announces a €1.8 billion Growth Plan
WESTERN BALKANS: European Parliament expects future Commissioner Marta Kos to take concrete measures to ensure enlargement goes smoothly
ASEAN: Charles Michel supports potential “region-to-region” free trade agreement with countries of South-East Asia
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs will question Commissioner-designate Jozef Síkela on sustainable development, partnerships, and Global Gateway
ACP : ‘Team Europe’ announces investment of €74 million in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
TRADE: MEPs want to know how Maroš Šefčovič will strengthen role of EU trade policy
TRADE: WTO forecasts merchandise trade growth of 2.7% for 2024
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Herbert Dorfmann endorses EU Council position on new rules for withholding tax procedures
ECONOMY: Member States catching up in implementing post-Covid-19 recovery plans, says European Commission
ECONOMY: Greece and Poland submit 4-year multiannual budget programme
FINANCE: European Commission launches consultation on European securitisation framework
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: European Commission celebrates cooperation with young leaders in face of ecological and digital transitions as part of Global Gateway
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: 2024 report on application of Charter examines role of funding initiatives to strengthen EU values
NEWS BRIEFS
COURT OF JUSTICE: setting up of new preliminary ruling chamber within General Court of EU
DIGITAL: EU Council adopts agreement on cyber resilience
TRANSPORT: road accidents caused 20,400 fatalities in EU in 2023

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