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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13224

18 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation
MEP Kira-Marie Peter-Hansen proposes new taxes to tackle various crises
Brussels, 17/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 17 July, MEP Kira-Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens/EFA, Danish) presented her draft own-initiative report on the role of tax policy in times of crisis to her colleagues on the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC). Welcomed by S&D and The Left, it gave rise to reservations among Renew Europe and the EPP.

The report attempts to find solutions to the negative effects of the Covid-19 crisis and to respond to the current energy crisis and inflation, while aiming to “rise to the challenge of...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
LATIN AMERICA: Europeans and Latin Americans begin a rapprochement by focusing on their common interests
HAITI: EU mobilises €10 million in emergency aid in response to worsening major humanitarian crisis
TUNISIA: EU and Tunisia seal a partnership to deepen their relations and prevent migrants arriving in EU
IRAQ: EU welcomes progress in human rights and democracy
CAUCASUS: Charles Michel calls for courageous steps to normalise relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan 
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: all proposals to improve European Parliament’s ethics rules on point of being approved, says Roberta Metsola 
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: appointment of Fiona Scott Morton, MEPs to hear Margrethe Vestager on 18 July
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: EU condemns Russia’s decision to terminate agreement on Ukrainian cereal exports
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: uncertainty over future of fisheries agreement between EU and Morocco
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca calls on European Commission to take measures to help cereal producers
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe accuses European Commission of speeding up glyphosate renewal procedure by violating EU transparency rules
HEALTH: EU steps up action to prevent antibiotic shortages next winter
MIGRATION: crisis and force majeure management, work continues at EU Council despite concerns of many NGOs about ‘instrumentalisation’ aspect
MIGRATION: European Parliament’s rapporteur on ‘migrant screening’ regulation makes a mixed assessment of first negotiation meetings
JUSTICE: International Criminal Justice Day, Josep Borrell reaffirms EU’s commitments
ENERGY: interinstitutional negotiations on ‘gas’ package; initial discussions on points relating to governance and ‘blending’
ENERGY: gas supply for summer 2023, EU on track according to ENTSOG, ACER recommends improvements 
ENERGY: NGOs and industry organisations in heat pump sector are calling for greater political clarity regarding elimination of fossil-fuel boilers
DIGITAL: cybersecurity, European Commission consults to assess whether ENISA is achieving its mandate and objectives
DIGITAL: DSA, CERRE recommends using financial sector as a model for risk assessment by very large online platforms
DIGITAL: according to Commission, Member States’ policies on strengthening social inclusion in digital field have regressed in 2022
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEP Kira-Marie Peter-Hansen proposes new taxes to tackle various crises
ECONOMY: Austria and Slovenia submit their revised recovery plans
COMPETITION: European Commission approves an Italian State aid scheme worth €125 million to modernise rail freight transport
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duties on several Chinese products
NORTH KOREA: EU condemns launch of new intercontinental ballistic missile
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission opens nominations for 2024 Access City Award
ENERGY: ACER publishes assessment of emergency measures for electricity in response to energy challenges
FINANCE: European Commission consults on equivalence and compliance of Australia’s financial markets with EU regulated market requirements
MEDIA: European Commission supports Russian media independent of Kremlin
DIGITAL: Norway temporarily bans behaviour-based marketing on Facebook and Instagram
CSDP: Marques Dias’ mandate as head of EUAM CAR mission to be extended