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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13405

7 May 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 18
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights
Equal treatment and women’s rights on agenda of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council dedicated to equality 
Brussels, 06/05/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 7 May, the ministers responsible for equality from the Member States of the European Union will meet in Brussels for the first time for an ‘Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council’ (EPSCO), dedicated entirely to equality. 

Three directives legislating in this area are due to be adopted. The first is the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence (see EUROPE B13344A24). This directive aims to standardise legislation within the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: European Commission considers that there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of Rule of law in Poland
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Terry Reintke calls for targeted investment in energy and transport infrastructure to make EU climate neutral
EP2024 Interview: European socialists reject any cooperation with far right, “poison for democracy”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: 70% of MEPs have side activity alongside electoral mandate, according to Transparency International
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: equal treatment and women’s rights on agenda of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council dedicated to equality 
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: in Paris, Ursula von der Leyen lobbies for more balanced trade relations between EU and its Chinese counterpart
DEVELOPMENT: Ukraine, Middle East and international partnerships on agenda of Council of European development ministers
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: European and Ukrainian leaders call for closer ties between their defence industries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Estonia could block an EU Council agreement on value added tax in digital age
MONEY LAUNDERING: Cyprus, Lithuania, Croatia and Poland have improved their measures, but still show weaknesses, according to FATF
ECB: Economists Óscar Arce and David Sondermann predict rebound in productivity in euro area
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: Member States invited to ratify three agreements reached by EU Council working group
RESEARCH: CEN and CENELEC highlight potential of European standards to boost innovation and impact of R&I
FISHERIES: NGO BLOOM criticises “opaque” practices of EU canned tuna industry
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: first list of PCI/PMI officially enters into force
ISRAEL: Alexander De Croo calls for ban on imports of products from occupied territories
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Roberta Metsola supports MEP Matthias Ecke
RUSSIA: Josep Borrell opposes EU participation in Vladimir Putin’s inauguration ceremony