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Daily #EU Institutional News: #SocialEurope: MEPs adopt new rules to limit exposure to harmful substances at the workplace | EP Press #EUFinance: Commission sends Statement of Objections to PPC over predatory pricing in the Greek wholesale electricity market | EC Press #GreenTransition: New Genomic Techniques: MEPs back rules to support green transition of farmers | EP Press #EUFinance; Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform: provisional agreement to boost investments in critical technologies | Council Press #EUFinance: Keynote speech at the European Investment Bank Group Forum 2024 | Council Press #Eurozone: Commission welcomes political agreement on the clearing package, a boost for the Capital Markets Union | EC Press

Daily #EU Institutional News: #Eurogroup: Closing remarks by the Eurogroup President at the presentation of the French task force report on the reboot of the Capital Markets Union | Council Press #NetZeroIndustryAct: MEPs adopt plans to boost Europe’s Net-Zero technology production | EP Press #Transparency: Parliament signs up for new EU Body for Ethical Standards | EP Press #GlobalEurope: EU and China agree on further cooperation on circular economy | EC Press #GlobalEurope: EU and Türkiye deepen cooperation on green and digital transition | EC Press #Agrifood: Strong start to 2024 for EU agri-food trade | EC Press #EUSanctions: MEPs call for a firm response to counter Russian interference | EP Press #EP: Parliament condemns Iran’s attack on Israel and calls for de-escalation | EP Press

Daily #EU Institutions News: #SOTEU2023: State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen | EC Press #SOTEU2023: State of the EU - Ukraine, Green Deal, Economy, China, Artificial Intelligence | EP Press #2024EuropeanElections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries | EP Press #SME's:Championing Europe’s SMEs: Commission provides new relief to boost the competitiveness and resilience of SME | EC Press #GreenTransition: 70% of jet fuels at EU airports will have to be green by 2050 | EP Press #AgriFood: Invest EU: new agreement worth €15 million to support sustainable food and organic farmers in Europe | EC Press #EUPolitics: Green light for new Slovak candidate for the Court of Auditors | EP Press #Humanitarian: Libya floods: EU mobilises emergency assistance via its Civil Protection Mechanism | EC Press

Do you want to track #OneBeltOneRoad projects worldwide? The Peoples Map does just that using a really cool webmap. I'll let them explain. "The People’s Map of Global China tracks China’s complex and rapidly changing international activities by engaging an equally global civil society. Using an interactive, open access, and online ‘map’ format, we collaborate with nongovernmental organisations, journalists, trade unions, academics, and the public at large to provide updated and updatable information on various dimensions of Global China in their localities. The Map consists of profiles of countries and projects, sortable by project parameters, Chinese companies and banks involved, and their social, political, and environmental impacts. This bottom-up, collaborative initiative seeks to provide a platform for the articulation of local voices often marginalized by political and business elites." #obor #china #infrastructure #onebeltoneroad #projects #osint #intelligence https://lnkd.in/gGwP6PCB

🌍🏞️ Did you know that #GeographicIndications are more frequent in less developed regions? The reasons behind this are compelling: 🏰 Tradition and local knowledge 💰 Economic potential 🎉 Valorization of culture and tradition 🏆 Increased competitiveness 🌐 Access to international markets 🌾 Rural development The #GeographicalIndications are a major driver in promoting unique regional products and empowering local communities. Know more: https://lnkd.in/ddgS4x-i #batmodel #InternationalTrade #RuralGrowth

Navigating the changing effects of FDI in Middle East

Last week, the #europeancommission made an announcement that went largely unnoticed but is of high importance to guarantee the free and secure flow of personal data between the EU and several of its main trading partners, in the first place #switzerland. After a long review process (delayed by the Covid pandemic, among other things), the Brussels' executive has confirmed that the data protection framework of #switzerland (and 10 other third countries, among them #canada , New Zealand and the #channelislands) is comparable and as safe as the EU GDPR. The so-called 'adequacy decision' (the term used by the Commission to recognise the equivalence of a third country's data protection regime with GDPR) that was granted under the old data protection legislation (of 1995) therefore remains valid. Not only this is good news for strong and secure bilateral economic and trade relationship, but it is also a positive illustration of the 'Brussels effect' (when the EU sets the global standard that then inspires changes in other countries' legislation). The UK also benefits from an adequacy decision after it left the EU. #gdpr

South African Markets – Factors to watch on July 15

Daily #EU Institutional News: #GlobalEurope: #EU and #China meet during 26th Competition Week to discuss #competition policy and enforcement - EC Press Address of President Charles Michel at the Cairo #PeaceSummit - Council Press #UkraineWar: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain third countries concerning restrictive measures in view of #Russia's actions destabilising the situation in #Ukraine - Council Press #Digital: Commission services sign administrative arrangements with #French and #Irish media regulators to support enforcement of #DigitalServicesAct - EC Press #StateAid: Commission approves EUR742 million Czech #StateAid scheme to support sustainable forest management - EC Press #Niger: EU sets up an autonomous framework for restrictive measures - Council Press #ISIL/Da'esh and #Al-Qaeda: EU restrictive measures prolonged for an additional year - Council Press https://lnkd.in/dEyPA9vr

Daily #EU Institutional News: #CriticalRawMaterials - Strategic Autonomy: Council gives its final approval on the critical raw materials act | Council Press #Energy - Wholesale energy markets: Council adopts law to protect against market manipulation| Council Press #Environment Council of 25 March 2024| Council Press #Trade: EU and the Philippines announce resumption of negotiations for a free trade agreement | EC Press #Trade: EU-Chile: Council gives final endorsement to bilateral trade agreement | Council Press #RussiaElection- Russia/Ukraine: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Russian presidential elections and their non-applicability on Ukrainian territory | Council Press #Tourism: Council gives its final approval to the regulation for short-term rentals| Council Pres