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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13193

3 June 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 33
NEWS BRIEFS / Health
European Parliament recognises role of bacteriophages in fight against antimicrobial resistance

02/06/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament has recognised the role that bacteriophages may play in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), welcomed the PhageEU organisation on Thursday 1 June. The European Parliament had, in fact, adopted a joint resolution on the subject of AMR (see EUROPE B13192A13). “In a situation where the development of new effective antibiotics and new antimicrobial agents is a challenge, there is a need to develop and implement new...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Since February 2022, the double life of Ukrainians
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Member States’ telecommunications ministers review investment needed to ensure future of connectivity in EU
HOME AFFAIRS: despite doubts of Legal Service of EU Council, Member States maintain objectives of regulation on removal of child sexual abuse material online
TRANSPORT: exchange of information on road traffic offences, European Ministers worry about administrative overload
TRANSPORT: European ministers consider ways to remedy air network saturation
TRANSPORT: European ministers discuss environmental impact of private jet travel
HEALTH: European Parliament stunned by promotion of snus in middle of debate on prevention of non-communicable diseases
ENVIRONMENT: toxic pesticide dimoxystrobin soon to be banned in EU after Member States’ go-ahead
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Virginijus Sinkevičius believes that energy sector is at intersection of European Green Deal’s “problems and solutions”
ENERGY: ENTSO-E confirms generation capacity in Europe will be sufficient to meet energy needs this summer
ENERGY: network congestion in EU gas markets tripled in 2022, according to ACER
ENERGY: electricity market reform, European renewables sector deplores proposal to cap revenues in times of crisis
RESEARCH: €77.5 million in European funding to support 73 staff mobility projects in R&I sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
CENTRAL ASIA: second summit to strengthen cooperation and European Union’s presence in region
CAUCASUS: further meeting between Mr Michel and leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on 21 July in Brussels
SERBIA/KOSOVO: after a week of violence in north of country, Albin Kurti, announces organisation of new elections
MERCOSUR: French Trade Minister Olivier Becht to visit Latin America from 5 to 9 June
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: European environmentalists intend to run resolutely pan-European campaign
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European Commission publishes new report on support for Member States under SURE instrument
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: initial recommendations on sustainable finance from European supervisory authorities
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Italy faces pecuniary penalties for inadequate wastewater treatment
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Commission criticises Bulgaria for incorrectly transposing 5th ‘Anti-Money Laundering Directive’
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: Dunja Mijatović condemns crackdown on climate activists
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission protects two new French and Turkish geographical indications
COHESION: coherent regional development is essential for EU growth, says European Commission
COMPETITIVENESS: Spanish Presidency of EU Council should reduce regulatory burdens for businesses, according to BusinessEurope
ECONOMY: Denmark unveils ‘REPowerEU’ chapter of its recovery plan
ENERGY: ACER approves amendments to methodology for calculating scheduled exchanges resulting from single ‘day-ahead’ coupling
DIGITAL: Věra Jourová and Thierry Breton prepare to meet signatories of Code of Practice on Disinformation to take stock of challenges ahead
POLAND: Polish president backs down on legislation to set up a special committee on Russian interference
HEALTH: first ‘European Myasthenia Gravis Day’ held on 2 June
HEALTH: European Parliament recognises role of bacteriophages in fight against antimicrobial resistance
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes scientific opinion on UV-treated powder of yellow mealworm as novel food