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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13201

15 June 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 42
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Social
MEPs call for maternity and paternity leave to allow them to be represented after birth of their children
Brussels, 14/06/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 13 June, a number of pregnant MEPs, including Lara Wolters (S&D, Dutch), Leïla Chaibi (The Left, French), Claudia Gamon (Renew Europe, Austrian) and Adriana Maldonado Lopez (S&D, Spanish), together with other MEPs, sent a manifesto to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, calling on her to “officially recognise maternity/paternity leave in the rules of procedure, to have the option of voting from a distance, and to have the option of appointing a colleague...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: AI Act, MEPs adopt their position and confirm ban on remote biometric identification
MIGRATION: MEPs call on EU leaders to put European values at heart of migration agreements
RULE OF LAW: MEPs again highlight abuses in Poland
ENVIRONMENT: sustainable batteries, European Parliament gives final approval to future EU regulation
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament calls for full assessment of cumulative impact of ‘European Green Deal’ proposals on EU agricultural sector
KOSOVO: following tensions in north of country, Vjosa Osmani assures that Pristina will do everything possible to protect and include Serbs living in Kosovo
NICARAGUA: European Parliament could reiterate its call for imposition of new sanctions against Ortega regime
CUBA: left/right divide in European Parliament on position to adopt towards Havana
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: MEPs call on European Commission to take action to impose paid traineeships
SOCIAL: MEPs call for maternity and paternity leave to allow them to be represented after birth of their children
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs divided on issue of surrogate motherhood
BUDGET: European Parliament adopts 2023 budget review resulting from political agreements on proposals such as Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves conclusion of new EU/Mauritius agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission considers that Google should divest certain activities if its abuse of a dominant position is confirmed
EUROGROUP: economic situation, digital euro and integration of capital markets on ministerial agenda
SECTORAL POLICIES
BIODIVERSITY: ‘nature restoration’ regulation, no agreement from Member States to be expected before close vote by MEPs on Thursday
ENERGY: EU Council Presidency proposes modification to agreement on renewable energy directive, to regret of European Parliament
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament and EU Council reach partial agreement on ‘ozone-depleting substances’ regulation
CLIMATE: fluorinated gases, after a second negotiation meeting between European Parliament and EU Council, all points of contention remain open
JUSTICE: protection of environment through criminal law, progress limited to technical aspects, at end of second meeting of interinstitutional negotiations
CONSUMERS: EU Council adopts its negotiating mandate for a new European law on liability for defective products
AGRICULTURE: pesticides, European Commission to unveil an additional analysis of impact of proposal on food safety
HEALTH: EU ministers are looking to strike a delicate balance between access to medicines and industry competitiveness
FISHERIES: European Commission is planning certain multiannual fishing quotas for 2024
TRANSPORT: three NUPES MEPs met Commissioner Vestager to discuss future of Fret SNCF
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Albin Kurti proposes restoring Rule of law and holding new elections in north of country to defuse tensions with Serb community
MONTENEGRO: Josep Borrell and Olivér Várhelyi call on country’s political stakeholders to swiftly reach a consensus in order to make progress on issue of rule of law
UNITED STATES: European Commission submits proposal for EU Council decision to open negotiations with Washington on agreement on critical minerals
TRADE: EU Member States support provisional agreement on anti-coercion instrument
MERCOSUR: French MPs call on their government to oppose EU/Mercosur trade agreement
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: support for Ukraine, munitions and preparations for Vilnius Summit on agenda of Council of Defence Ministers
Russian invasion of Ukraine
CIVIL PROTECTION/HUMANITARIAN AID: EU increases emergency aid to Ukraine after destruction of Kakhovka dam
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission authorises a Bulgarian aid measure worth €8 million to support farmers faced with rising water costs
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on Chinese okoumé plywood
CITIZENSHIP: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Fur Free Europe’ presented to European Commission
TRADE: European Commission consults on foreign direct investments regulation
COMPETITION: European Commission does not oppose joint acquisition of broadcaster Vlanderen Eén by Mediahuis, Liberty Global and NRJ Group
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: a wave of demonstrations for abortion rights in Poland
ECONOMY: EIB/European Commission agreement on establishment of a European guarantee to finance reconstruction of Ukraine
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: first green light for European Parliament to rent Osmose building in Strasbourg
RESEARCH: EIT announces launch of its first cluster to stimulate innovation in North Macedonia
TRANSPARENCY: EU General Court rules on access to documents used in a comitology procedure