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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13062

15 November 2022
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
European Commission authorises a seventh Covid-19 vaccine, VidPrevtyn Beta, developed by Sanofi and GSK
Brussels, 14/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission authorised, on 10 November, a seventh vaccine against Covid-19: VidPrevtyn Beta. This vaccine was developed by Sanofi and GSK. The European Commission’s formal decision is based on a positive recommendation from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), issued the same day. VidPrevtyn Beta is a recombinant protein vaccine formulated with the Beta variant antigen and adjuvanted with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant.

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU launches training mission for Ukrainian army
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission announces €210 million in aid for world’s most food-vulnerable countries
ECONOMY: criticisms in European Parliament on procedure leading to macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine for 2023
TRANSPORT: European Commission and several major financial institutions planning to invest €1 billion in solidarity lanes
TRANSPORT: European Investment Bank releases €400,000 to prepare for reconstruction of town of Kharkiv’s tram network
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: EU Council recalls EU’s commitment to region
IRAN: EU adopts new sanctions against those responsible for repression, including Minister of the Interior
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: proliferation and use of chemical weapons, EU Council sanctions 10 individuals and one entity
GREAT LAKES: EU27 foreign affairs ministers support a ‘realistic’ EU strategy for African Great Lakes region
ASEAN: in Phnom Penh, Charles Michel pleads in favour of trade agreements
TRADE: OECD report gives positive assessment of investment screening regulation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission promises to detail its proposal to temporarily cap gas prices this week
ENERGY: MEPs want to limit permitting process for new renewable energy installations to nine months
ENERGY: Germany joins list of Member States determined to leave Energy Charter Treaty
CLIMATE: revision of ‘LULUCF Regulation’, Parliament and EU Council raise EU’s carbon sink target
MIGRATION: Czech Presidency of the Council to sound out Member States on potential extraordinary ministerial meeting for migrants rescued at sea
MIGRATION: Paris and London sign new cooperation agreement on Channel crossings
MIGRATION: a third-country national should be able to apply for long-term resident status in EU after three years of legal residence in a Member State, proposes European Parliament rapporteur
FISHERIES: EU and neighbouring countries agree on joint multiannual management plans in Mediterranean
SPACE: European Parliament and EU Council to focus on how to fund Secure Connectivity Constellation
COHESION: €190 million under Just Transition Fund for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Grand-Est
INDUSTRY: European Commission’s proposal on ‘Euro 7’ receives mixed reception
RESEARCH: €45.6 million of EU funding will support development of 20 innovative technology projects
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: three EU institutions trying to agree on realistic budget for 2023
BUDGET: better anchoring of key strategic priorities in EU budget is needed, says EU Court of Auditors
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Qatar’s labour minister defends in front of MEPs progress made for foreign workers
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls on Iceland to broaden implementation of Istanbul Convention
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU must prepare for a difficult winter
TAXATION: Cayman Islands are not a tax haven, but “an investment hub”, according to their finance minister
STATE AID: green light for German support of €225.6 million for energy company SEFE GmbH
INSURANCE: EIOPA would like to see further harmonisation at level of national Insurance Guarantee Schemes
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission authorises a seventh Covid-19 vaccine, VidPrevtyn Beta, developed by Sanofi and GSK
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns new restrictions on freedom for Afghan women
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU Council calls for full implementation of Women, Peace and Security agenda
BURKINA FASO: EU sets up humanitarian airlift to deliver up to 800 tonnes of essential items
RULE OF LAW: Commission consults to prepare its next annual report on Rule of law in Member States
CSDP: Commodore Lopes, new EU Force Commander for Atalanta
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on harmonised EU-wide traffic management in rail sector
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