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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13248

13 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 34
INSTITUTIONAL / Lobbying
Companies in digital sector have substantially increased budget allocated to lobbying activities since 2021
Brussels, 12/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 8 September, the research centre Corporate Europe Observatory and the NGO Lobbycontrol published a report in which they point out that the digital industry’s annual lobbying expenditure in Brussels rose from €97 million to €113 million between August 2021 and August 2023, an increase of 16.5%.

Of the 651 companies identified, the top 10 alone spent almost €40 million. The Meta group’s lobbying budget - at the top of the rankings - increased from €5.75 million to...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ENVIRONMENT: revision of EU air quality standards, right wing in European Parliament hopes to dilute ambition of ‘López’ report
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament adopts its position on updating list of dangerous pollutants to be monitored in freshwater and groundwater
ENERGY: MEPs validate agreement reached with EU Council on Renewable Energy Directive
ENERGY: several MEPs oppose mandate adopted by parliamentary committee on electricity market reform
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament’s rules on transparency and ethics, uncertainty over level of ambition of reform
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament to approve increase in number of seats in Chamber to 720 for 2024-2029 parliamentary term
TUNISIA: partnership between European Union and Tunisia continues to divide MEPs
NIGER: there is no unanimity among EU countries on targeted sanctions against military junta, according to Josep Borrell
IRAN: EU/Iran relations at an all-time low, admits Josep Borrell
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament largely approves text on geographical indications protection for craft and industrial products
EDUCATION: European Parliament calls for reform of European Schools System to make it a genuine educational model
CLIMATE: for a resilient European Union, Pascual Navarro Ríos supports choice of strengthened prevention and Janez Lenarčič pleads for more funding
HEALTH: European Parliament ready to negotiate with Council on proposal concerning use of substances of human origin
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament validates interinstitutional agreement on organic dog and cat food
FISHERIES: European Parliament endorses text on Mediterranean bluefin tuna management plan
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Parliament approves appointment of Iliana Ivanova to European Commission
DEFENCE: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on EDIRPA
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: EU’s climate ambitions and management of migratory flows, two key issues at end of 2019-2024 legislative period
LOBBYING: companies in digital sector have substantially increased budget allocated to lobbying activities since 2021
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to simplify tax rules and compliance for cross-border enterprises
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET/TAXATION: European Commission proposes a package of measures to support European SMEs
TRANSPORT: Karima Delli wants to extend points-based licence system to whole of EU
ENVIRONMENT: classification and labelling of dangerous chemical substances, MEPs back proposed revision of ‘CLP’ regulation
REGIONS: Greek Prime Minister calls for increase in EU Solidarity Fund and agricultural reserve
HEALTH: European Commission sets up an advisory committee on public health emergencies
ENERGY: ACER is considering a review of distribution of income from congestion on Europe’s electricity grids
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: Council of Europe Justice Ministers clarify functioning of “Register of Damage” suffered by Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Warsaw to extend ban on Ukrainian grain imports
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Western Balkans leaders call for acceleration of integration process to be ready to join EU by 2030
TRADE: WTO highlights dangers of economic protectionism
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: Fabio Panetta to chair Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures of Bank for International Settlements
CYPRUS: €31.7 million in EU funds allocated to Turkish Cypriot community
EMPLOYMENT: finding right skills remains challenging for majority of European SMEs, according to new Eurobarometer survey
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Vučić and Kurti to meet on 14 September in Brussels to try to progress implementation of agreement on path to normalisation