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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13396

23 April 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 25
NEWS BRIEFS / Defence
EU to become Djibouti Code of Conduct observer

22/04/24 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 22 April, the Council of the EU accepted the invitation from the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment Secretariat to become a “friend” (observer) of this regional cooperation framework aimed at combating piracy, armed robbery, human trafficking and other illegal maritime activities in the north-west Indian Ocean, in particular the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. “By becoming ‘Friend’ of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment, the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Europeans promise to continue military support, without any concrete announcements
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: ministers agree in principle on expanding drone-related sanctions to cover missiles and transfers to proxies
SUDAN: European foreign ministers want to strengthen EU cooperation with UN
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: TikTok lambasted for second time by EU in connection with Digital Services Act
DIGITAL: ‘European Data Protection Board’ sets out its priorities for ensuring compliance with ‘GDPR’ regulation
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission defines concept of “essential uses” of harmful chemical substances
HEALTH: European ministers to address healthcare workforce and medicine supply security challenges in April 23-24 debate
CLIMATE: Kurt Vandenberghe stresses need to act despite uncertainty to manage impacts of climate change
CLIMATE: record number of days of “extreme heat stress” in 2023, Copernicus and World Meteorological Organization confirm worrying trends
AGRICULTURE: on 24 April, European Parliament will vote on amendments to proposal simplifying certain rules of Common Agricultural Policy
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament still has to finalise its position regarding plant reproductive material on 24 April
TRANSPORT: European Court of Auditors warns of difficulties in reducing sector’s CO2 emissions
HOME AFFAIRS: European police forces want to do away with end-to-end encryption
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: eleven EU Member States potentially facing excessive deficit procedures
ECONOMY/DEVELOPMENT: ten multilateral development banks present measures to enhance their impact
MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF member states ministers pledge to step up their efforts
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Belgian Presidency of EU Council launches new strategy note on global citizenship education
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: Ursula von der Leyen assures EU’s naivety on trade issues has come to an end
DEFENCE: EU to become Djibouti Code of Conduct observer
YOUTH: United Kingdom refuses to relaunch mobility programme with European Union
JAPAN: progress towards definitive conclusion of EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
MIDDLE EAST: Belgian and Dutch foreign ministers call for additional sanctions against violent settlers
HEALTH: joint EU, WHO and UNICEF statement on progress in immunisation
SOCIAL/ECONOMY: several European trade unions call on European Parliament to reject new European fiscal rules
SPORT: 11 grants for pilot projects and preparatory actions awarded by European Commission