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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13402

1 May 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / Israel
Ursula von der Leyen believes that an attack on Rafah would require discussions on possible European action
Brussels, 30/04/2024 (Agence Europe)

Urged on by her political opponents in a debate ahead of the European elections, the President of the European Commission, and EPP Spitzenkandidat, Ursula von der Leyen, took a harder line than usual against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Asked whether an attack on Rafah would be a “red line” that should not be crossed, Ms von der Leyen explained that she would never “draw a red line”. “But I think it would be totally unacceptable for Netanyahu to invade Rafah”,...

Contents

Time off: Labour day
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU opens formal proceedings against Meta on suspicion of failing to comply with DSA rules
DIGITAL: DMA/DSA, European Commission sets up alert tool to identify ‘harmful’ practices of major web companies
CONSUMERS: 20 airlines criticised by European Commission for deceptive greenwashing practices
CLIMATE/ENERGY: G7 countries set end to coal-fired power stations by 2035
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network Europe publishes contributions on measures to improve NECPs in 18 EU countries
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank, European Commission awards €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects
ENERGY: European Commission launches new €850 million call for funding for energy infrastructure projects
ENERGY: urgent need to clear queues of renewable energies waiting for a grid connection, according to WindEurope
FISHERIES: France calls on European Commission to crack down on UK fishing bans
FISHERIES: European Commission shares its recommendations on development of aquaculture
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson welcomes Member States’ willingness to apply ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Hadja Lahbib reminds that EU membership requires respect for its values
ISRAEL: Ursula von der Leyen believes that an attack on Rafah would require discussions on possible European action
SYRIA: Janez Lenarčič calls for more funding to support Syrian people
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: future enlargements—EU countries considering how to strengthen tools to uphold rule of law
EP2024: Ursula von der Leyen not ruling out conditional cooperation with certain sovereignist parties
SECURITY - DEFENCE
IRAQ: EU extends mandate of EUAM Iraq mission until end of April 2026
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, EU Member States still have questions
SOCIAL: European Commission is once again sounding out European social partners to move towards legislation on telework
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Czech support scheme for construction and operation of nuclear power plant
ECONOMY: in euro area, inflation at 2.4% in April and GDP growth at 0.3% in first quarter
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: judges must be entitled to refuse or restrict access to telephone records intended to identify perpetrators of an offence, according to CJEU
JUSTICE: Court specifies certain requirements relating to storage methods and conditions of access to personal data
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers a new agricultural name for Austria
BURKINA FASO: EU calls on Burkina Faso authorities to conduct an independent investigation into massacre of civilians in north of country
CULTURE : European Commission launches a study to improve visibility and encourage cultural diversity on Internet
ENLARGEMENT: France, Germany and Poland call for official opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by end of June
COMPANIES: EU Council validates agreement with European Parliament to delay sustainability reporting
SPACE: Vega-C to launch Smile, ESA’s solar wind mission
DIGITAL: Council adopts final text of ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’
LOBBYING: Ursula von der Leyen justifies European Commission’s approach to negotiations on Covid-19 vaccines
RESEARCH: EIC publishes revised guidelines for beneficiaries of its Horizon Europe investment fund
REGIONS: European Commission celebrates 20 years of free movement and ‘Green Line’ in Cyprus
DRC: entry into force of new European sanctions against several military leaders active in DRC
SUDAN: EU fears military operations in Darfur would have “devastating consequences”
TRANSPORT: EASA and Eurocontrol commit to strengthening safety, efficiency, and sustainability of European civil aviation