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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13241

2 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 19
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
EU authorises BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine suitable for autumn vaccination campaigns
Brussels, 01/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 1 September, the European Commission authorised the Covid-19 vaccine adapted to Comirnaty XBB.1.5, developed by BioNTech-Pfizer.

This vaccine, which targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 sub-variant, marks an important new step in the fight against the disease. This is the third adaptation of this vaccine to respond to new Covid-19 variants.

The vaccine has been approved for adults, children and infants aged over six months. In line with previous recommendations from the European Medicines...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: NextGenerationEU recovery plan, EU countries waive almost €100 billion in loans
ECONOMY: Poland, Hungary and Croatia submit their revised recovery plan including a ‘REPowerEU’ chapter
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to discuss new genomic techniques in Cordoba from 3 to 5 September
AGRICULTURE: European Commission refuses to extend derogations from CAP measures
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission adopts emergency measures following new cases of African swine fever in Italy
ENERGY: energy performance of buildings, little progress noted at end of second meeting of interinstitutional negotiations
ENERGY: EU Building Stock Observatory, European Commission updates online tool to boost energy efficiency of buildings
HOME AFFAIRS: withdrawal of child sexual abuse material online, draft regulation still raises differences of opinion within Member States
COMMISSIONERS-DESIGNATE HEARINGS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
EYCS/RESEARCH: MEPs to hear Bulgarian Iliana Ivanova on 5 September
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: reform of EU’s institutional architecture, as put forward by European Parliament task force
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: EU calls for opening of Lachin corridor
GEORGIA: Charles Michel calls for continued reforms
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU authorises BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine suitable for autumn vaccination campaigns
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: entry into force of simplified EU rules for certain company mergers that do not raise competition concerns
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations launched on ‘Ecodesign for Sustainable Products’ regulation
MOLDOVA: European Commission proposes putting an end to roaming charges between EU and Moldova
DIGITAL: European Commission and Ankara sign an agreement to give Turkish businesses access to Digital Europe programme
RESEARCH: European Commission announces 15 finalists in European Social Innovation Awards for 2023
RUSSIA: trade with Moscow now accounts for less than 2% of EU’s total external trade