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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13197

9 June 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 37
NEWS BRIEFS / Competition
European Commission conducts unannounced investigations in synthetic turf sector

08/06/23 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced, on Thursday 8 June, that it had carried out unannounced inspections on the premises of companies operating in the synthetic turf sector in several Member States. The Commission officials were accompanied by their counterparts from the national competition authorities. The Commission is investigating possible cartels contrary to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Such inspections do not prejudge...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Council agreement on asylum and migration management and on asylum procedures
MIGRATION: legal labour migration, EU Council can negotiate with European Parliament on single permit directive
JUSTICE/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council asked to confirm several political agreements, including that on the 'anti-SLAPPs' directive
JUSTICE: EU Justice Scoreboard 2023, Didier Reynders notes major advances in fight against corruption
DIGITAL: political groups divided on remote biometric identification ahead of European Parliament vote on artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, ENISA recommends more testing and collaboration to limit cybersecurity risks
BIODIVERSITY: ambition maintained for nature restoration in compromise amendments, uncertainty over outcome of MEPs’ vote
CLIMATE: European Commission and future Presidency of COP28 commit to strengthening their cooperation for ambitious climate action
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to debate agriculture’s contribution to ‘green’ transition in Sweden from 11 to 13 June
AGRICULTURE: European Commission supports production of Halloumi/Hellim by Turkish Cypriot community
AGRICULTURE: European Commission announces increase in EU’s agri-food trade surplus in February
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: recycling waste, European Commission makes recommendations for 18 EU countries lagging behind
CONSUMERS: BEUC refers misleading promotion of crypto-assets to European Commission in a complaint against social media platforms
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Ethics Body will draw up standards but will not enforce them
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EPP wants dedicated European legislation to combat cyberbullying
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: aid to refugees, hate speech, child poverty, FRA looks at impact of war in Ukraine on fundamental rights in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: European Commission approves Important Project of Common European Interest to strengthen European sovereignty in innovative microelectronics
ECONOMY: euro area has been in slight recession since fourth half of 2022
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: “spectre” of higher interest rates for Next Generation EU dominates debate on Johannes Hahn’s presentation of EU 2024 budget
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU calls on Iran to honour its nuclear commitments
WTO: in Geneva, WTO members question EU on its trade policy
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Peace Facility, EU adopts support measures of almost €5 million for Niger
DEFENCE: European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Defence Agency call for development of EU defence strategy on climate change
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: repatriation flights not covered by EU law governing rights of air passengers, according to Court of Justice
CONSUMERS: Covid-19 pandemic does not constitute case of force majeure allowing derogation from package travel directive, according to EU Court of Justice
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Poland persists in failing to comply with judgment by European Court of Human Rights calling into question composition of its Constitutional Court
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers new German protected geographical indication
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese steel products
CLIMATE: anthropogenic global warming has reached a record rate of more than 0.2°C per decade, according to study published by Earth System Science Data
COMPETITION: European Commission conducts unannounced investigations in synthetic turf sector
ENERGY: European Commission launches public consultation on its action plan to accelerate roll-out of heat pumps
ENERGY: industry and consumers concerned about delay in adopting Renewable Energy Directive
LIBYA: EU calls for elections in 2023
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Board proposes harmonised methodology for calculating GDPR fines
CIVIL PROTECTION: forest fires, EU lends a hand to Canada with almost 300 firefighters
TRANSPARENCY: EU Council should have published its legal opinion on ‘conditionality/Rule of law’ regulation
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on deployment of intelligent transport systems