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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13192

2 June 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 39
SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
EU countries doubt relevance of a self-assessment of health for driving licences
Brussels, 01/06/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 1 June in Luxembourg, the European Transport Ministers debated the directive on driving licences. While there was consensus on the digitalisation of driving licences, the European Commission’s proposal on self-assessment of health gave rise to many questions and reservations.

Presented in March (see EUROPE B13132A1), this proposal aims to introduce a digital driving licence recognised by all Member States. It also includes provisions for the procedures for exchanging or...

Contents

BULBOACA SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EUROPE: ‘European Political Community’ is building its legitimacy in opposition to Russia
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: Volodymyr Zelensky calls for his country to be invited to join NATO at Vilnius summit
UKRAINE: in face of Russian invasion, Ukrainian civilians continue to mobilise to defend their country
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU wants to train medical staff to treat psychological trauma of Ukrainian children
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe expert report on consequences of war in Ukraine, antigypsyism, homophobia and defence of civil society
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament wants EU to arm itself against foreign interference
RULE OF LAW: MEPs express concern at deteriorating situation in Hungary in new resolution
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament wants to step up fight against harassment within EU institutions
DEFENCE: European Parliament does not amend proposal on Act in Support of Ammunition Production
COMPANIES: European Parliament adopts its position on directive introducing due diligence for European companies
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament is ready to negotiate with EU Council on agricultural geographical indications
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament in favour of binding measures to make textile industry more sustainable
HEALTH: fight against antimicrobial resistance requires prudent use of antibiotics, according to European Parliament
SOCIAL: European Parliament reiterates its call for collective bargaining to be extended to at least 80% of workers by 2030
ECB: European Parliament and ECB formalise transparency and accountability practices
BUDGET: European Parliament gives green light to financing of technical assistance to ‘European Globalisation Adjustment Fund’
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: EU countries doubt relevance of a self-assessment of health for driving licences
TRANSPORT: European Commission modernises maritime safety rules
INDUSTRY: several EU countries call for “maintaining level of requirement” on ‘Euro 7’ environmental standard
DIGITAL: interoperability and connectivity on agenda of Council of Telecommunications Ministers
DIGITAL: future Spanish Presidency of EU Council will focus its work on artificial intelligence and cyber security
BIODIVERSITY: ‘restoring nature’ regulation, left-wing and liberal political groups in European Parliament agree and do not disarm
HEALTH: EU Member States agree on EU Council recommendation on combating antimicrobial resistance
ANIMAL HEALTH: end of cages in agriculture, first impact assessment presented by Copa-Cogeca
ENERGY: NGOs set out priorities for ‘gas package’ at start of negotiations between EU institutions
ENERGY: Serena Pontoglio outlines EU’s objectives for energy-efficient renovation of buildings
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank and German initiative H2Global join forces to target international hydrogen imports
RESEARCH: European Commission and EIC want to help Europe’s future ‘unicorns’ in new technologies emerge
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Union ratifies Istanbul Convention
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission revises block exemption regulations applicable to horizontal agreements concerning R&D and specialisation agreements
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: results of EU-US Trade and Technology Council on trade controversies have yet to be seen
WTO: EU calls on Turkey to comply following arbitration on pharmaceutical products
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 6.1% in May
GENDER EQUALITY: European Court of Human Rights condemns Ukraine for discriminating against same-sex couples
ENVIRONMENT: Ylä Mononen takes office as head of European Environment Agency
JUSTICE: European Commission registers citizens’ initiative to ensure mutual recognition of final judgments within EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Unitary Patent and its court came into force on 1 June
WTO: world goods trade struggled to stabilise in first quarter, according to WTO estimates
CHAD: EU launches a humanitarian airlift to help Sudanese at Chad border