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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13250

15 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 39
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Internal market
European Parliament reacts to SME relief package
Brussels, 14/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

The package presented by the Commission on Tuesday 12 September to support SMEs (SME relief package) (see EUROPE B13248A21) received a mixed reception in the European Parliament. Its elected representatives debated the proposals on Wednesday 13 September and expressed a number of regrets. 

For a number of elected representatives from the main political groups, these announcements come too late, as the Commission’s term of office is about to come to an end. However, they admit that the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: further increase of 25 basis points in three key interest rates
ECONOMY: EU/Latin America cooperation, EIB presidency and reform of European fiscal rules on agenda of EU finance ministers
FINANCE: European Commission launches consultation on sustainable finance disclosures
TAXATION: corruption is one of main causes of mistrust in tax system
TAXATION: European Commission’s new proposals to simplify tax rules do not meet with unanimous approval
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: ‘waste shipment' regulation, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations resume on 21 September
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission updates EU Ecolabel criteria for absorbent hygiene products
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want to know more about health impact of ‘cell-based meat’
AGRICULTURE: 43 MEPs in favour of extending derogations to CAP rules
FOOD SAFETY: EU/South Korea agreement on digitisation of export health certificates
ENERGY: Connecting Europe Facility, 13 projects submitted to European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
TRANSPORT: MEP Henna Virkkunen supports review of rules governing occasional passenger transport sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Josep Borrell deplores lack of efforts by Belgrade and Pristina to implement agreement on path towards normalisation between two countries
LIBYA: EU emergency aid ramps up after deadly floods
TUNISIA: delegation from European Parliament refused entry to country
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: pro-European groups in European Parliament unveil their plan to revise European treaties
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMPETITIVENESS: critical raw materials act, European Parliament adopts its position
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament reacts to SME relief package
ENERGY: electricity market reform, European Parliament rejects objection at mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations
GENDER EQUALITY: a slight majority in European Parliament in favour of criminalising purchase of sexual services
GENDER EQUALITY: ‘Rubiales' case, MEPs call for an end to gender-based violence in sport
SOCIAL: MEPs concerned about poor working conditions for European firefighters
EDUCATION: European Parliament wants European funds for inclusion of Roma children in education to be used effectively
CULTURE: European Parliament wants to support European book industry
UNITED STATES: EU-US Critical Minerals Agreement, European Parliament calls for more ambition in negotiations
TURKEY: European Parliament calls for a “parallel and realistic framework” for relations between EU and Turkey
BANGLADESH: European Parliament adopts resolution deploring human rights situation and conviction of leaders of Odhikar organisation
AZERBAIJAN: European Parliament calls for release of Gubad Ibadoghlu
BUDGET: European Parliament approves appointment of Katarína Kaszasová to European Court of Auditors
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission gives green light to €70 million Slovakian measure to support certain agricultural sectors
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court clarifies right to terminate a package travel contract cancelled for force majeure without charge
SOCIAL: invalidity pensions in Spain, Court recognises and takes action against “double discrimination” against fathers
JUSTICE: ‘Diesel Gate’ case, Court ruled that criminal proceedings for same offences could not be maintained if a final decision already existed in a Member State
JUSTICE: Advocate General Ćapeta does not consider national anti-doping authority publishing doped professional athlete’s personal data online to be in breach of GDPR
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Commission issues €5 billion in its 9th syndicated transaction of year
CHINA: Beijing accuses EU of protectionism after announcing anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : Commissioner-designate Wopke Hoekstra will be heard by European Parliament’s Committee on Environment on 2 October
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament political groups announce their candidates for 2023 Sakharov Prize
NATO: Péter Szijjártó warns that Swedish criticism of Hungary’s democracy will complicate ratification of Stockholm’s accession treaty