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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13242

5 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Accounting standards
Under-regulation of sustainability standards is more to be feared than over-regulation in Europe, says Emmanuel Faber
Brussels, 04/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 4 September, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) discussed financial and extra-financial accounting standards with the chairs of the international standards boards. MEPs were concerned about the risk of over-regulation by the EU in relation to the rest of the world, and the risk of an excessive administrative burden.

Dorien Rookmaker (ECR, Dutch) surveyed the chairs on over-regulation, identified by the Federation of European...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: EU countries seek solutions to issue of Ukrainian cereal imports
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement hoped for on 10 October on revision of rules on geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council praises merits of new genomic techniques
BIODIVERSITY: ‘new deal for pollinators’ welcomed by European Parliament Committee on Environment
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission plans to review conservation status of wolves
CLIMATE: NGO network Green 10 expresses concerns about appointment of Wopke Hoekstra in letter to Ursula von der Leyen
COMPETITIVENESS: raw materials act, European Parliament likely to join EU Council in raising EU’s processing and recycling targets
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States discuss a new compromise on withdrawal of online child sexual abuse material
MIGRATION: European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties remains vigilant over how Latvia and Lithuania treat migrants at border with Belarus
JUSTICE: European Certificate of Parenthood, Malin Björk puts child safety at heart of her draft report
TRANSPORT: European Rail Freight Association regrets lack of ambition in European Commission's latest proposal
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Fabio Panetta believes that not launching digital euro would entail risks
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: under-regulation of sustainability standards is more to be feared than over-regulation in Europe, says Emmanuel Faber
COMPANIES: inclusion of raw data and disclosure requirements, Insurance Europe believes that Commission could further improve its proposal on ESG ratings
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: another test this Tuesday for Ariane 6 launcher
EXTERNAL ACTION
DRC: EU condemns disproportionate use of force in crackdown on demonstration in Goma
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski does not support MEPs’ proposals to reform EU’s institutional architecture
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: Charles Michel wants a debate on revision of MFF in October
DEVELOPMENT: transition of EU partner countries and Niger on agenda of informal meeting of European development ministers in Cadiz
ECONOMY: Cyprus presents a revised recovery plan including a ‘REPowerEU’ chapter
ENERGY: European hydrogen infrastructure map, stakeholders have until 12 October to submit their updated information
IRAN: European official imprisoned in Iran for over a year
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on European standardisation policy
RESEARCH: 53 selected projects will share up to €169.5 million to carry out research into innovative technologies
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