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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13146

22 March 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 41
NEWS BRIEFS / Taxation
MEPs issue recommendations to fight tax fraud and money laundering

21/03/23 (Agence Europe) – With 46 votes in favour and 7 abstentions, MEPs in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) voted on Tuesday 21 March to accept all the compromise amendments to the own-initiative report on the massive ‘Pandora Papers’ data leak. “I am particularly proud about our agreement on taxation of capital gains and limiting harmful tax practices aimed at attracting foreign-earned income, wealth and assets”, commented rapporteur Niels Fuglsang (S&D,...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 expected to support Commission’s Communication on long-term competitiveness
DIGITAL: ‘Cyber Resilience Act’, Swedish Presidency of EU Council reviews period during which manufacturers must provide security patches for connected objects
JUSTICE: environmental crime, European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs demands that polluters pay 10% of their global turnover
ENERGY: no major progress on revision of renewable energy directive
ENERGY: ACER details emergency measures introduced by EU Member States in response to energy crisis
MIGRATION: new Frontex director expected to improve management of Greece’s external borders and prevent migrant shipwrecks at sea
TRANSPORT: in European Parliament committee, MEPs expect Commission to strengthen safety and modal shift in new urban mobility framework
TRANSPORT: ‘road safety’, Dominique Riquet argues for introduction of liability elements for infrastructure managers
ENVIRONMENT : European Commission publishes guides for protection of primary forests and biodiversity-friendly reforestation
FISHERIES: EU Ministers concerned about future of EU-Morocco fisheries agreement
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers disagree on free trade agreement with Mercosur
ANIMAL HEALTH: avian flu, Italy could receive €27 million to support poultry sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Mr Enria and Mr Campa identify specifics of recent bank failures in US and in Switzerland
TAXATION: several European experts identify obstacles to creation of beneficial ownership register
ECONOMY: European Technical Support Instrument for Reforms will support exchanges between Member States’ officials in 2023
COMPETITION: Red Bull suspected of anti-competitive practices by European Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: the Presidency of the Council of the EU refines compromise proposals for revision of social security coordination rules
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Swedish Presidency of EU Council attempts to respond to Member States on exemptions from presumption of employment
SOCIAL: green technologies, Commission and industry launch new ‘green’ Pact for Skills
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: EU Ministers for European Affairs continue their discussions on Rule of law in Member States
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : European Parliament sues Hungary over its “anti-LGBT propaganda” law
MEDIA: Tiemo Wölken wants to extend scope of anti-SLAPPs directive
GENDER EQUALITY: Helena Dalli reports to European Parliament on gender equality in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Member States support agreement in principle between European Commission and UK government on ‘Windsor Framework’
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU and EU27 pledge €8.4 billion in 2023 to meet massive humanitarian needs throughout world
LIBYA: EU, African Union and UN call for urgent action to help migrants
TUNISIA: High Representative of Union mandates Portuguese and Belgian ministers to assess situation
MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns Knesset’s decision to amend Disengagement Law
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Josep Borrell calls for stronger partnerships with third countries
NATO: “2022 was a pivotal year for our security”, according to Mr Stoltenberg
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: €1.5 billion macroeconomic assistance tranche disbursed to Ukraine
TRADE: MEPs support extension of trade liberalisation measures with Kyiv
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: EU law protects special interests of purchaser of a motor vehicle fitted with a prohibited defeat device, says Court of Justice
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC updates guidance to better analyse public health response to Covid-19
NEWS BRIEFS
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs support a stronger Directive on violence against women
ENERGY: European Council, planning for next gas stockpiling seasons and security of supply on agenda
TAXATION: MEPs issue recommendations to fight tax fraud and money laundering
UNITED NATIONS: water, strategic issue for UN and European leaders
DIGITAL: Data Act, CPME fears Member States will undermine data sharing between companies
HEALTH : Stella Kyriakides calls for targeted and implementable action for mental health in Europe
TURKEY/SYRIA: earthquake of 6 February, European Council expected to call for rapid disbursement of aid pledged at international donors’ conference