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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13242

5 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Competitiveness
Raw materials act, European Parliament likely to join EU Council in raising EU’s processing and recycling targets
Brussels, 04/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 7 September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is set to vote on a report by Nicola Beer (Renew Europe, German) on access to critical raw materials in the EU.

The political groups have agreed on compromise amendments, which EUROPE has consulted. These depart little from the Commission’s initial proposal (see EUROPE B13143A2) and the first draft submitted by the rapporteur in May (see EUROPE B13183A7). 

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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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