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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13123

17 February 2023
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMPETITIVENESS: European Parliament calls for a Sovereignty Fund to boost EU’s industrial base
INDUSTRY: Critical Raw Materials Act long-awaited by European Parliament
INDUSTRY: European Parliament ready to start talks on ‘Chips Act’ on semiconductors
DEMOCRACY: EU Ethics Body, European Parliament maintains pressure on European Commission
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament calls for measures to ensure fertiliser supply
HEALTH: European Parliament validates transitional arrangements proposed by Commission to avoid shortages of medical devices
TRANSPORT: MEPs call for the development of EU cycling strategy
UKRAINE: days before first anniversary of Russian invasion, European Parliament reiterates its support for Kyiv
ESWATINI: European Parliament condemns murder of Thulani Maseko and calls for release of all political prisoners
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: European Parliament holds dictatorial regime responsible for death of Julio Obama Mefuman and denounces persecution of political opponents
RUSSIA: European Parliament calls again for release of Alexei Navalny
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs investigate illegal tapping of journalists in Hungary
HOME AFFAIRS: visa-free regimes for third countries, Member States invited to address potential imbalance between granting and suspending criteria
AGRICULTURE: six EU organisations want a secondary role for EUIPO in geographical indication matters
ENERGY: Élisabeth Borne reminds Brussels of French energy priorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Charles Michel calls on Bosnian Presidency to implement commitments of political agreement
DEVELOPMENT: children’s education in crises, EU pledges €313 million to UN fund
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: international experts argue importance of increasing fiscal capacity of developing countries
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
STATE AID: Covid-19, European Commission authorises France to compensate Air France to tune of €1.4 billion
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: ‘2023, European Year of Skills’, interinstitutional negotiations have started
SOCIAL: several European Parliament groups confirm in their amendments their desire to lower the occupational exposure value for asbestos
INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: Ursula von der Leyen invited by European Parliament political groups to speak on third Pfizer vaccine contract
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HOME AFFAIRS: according to EU Court of Justice, a decision authorising a phone tap need not contain individualised reasons
JUSTICE: international child abduction, Polish law violates requirement of speedy judicial proceedings, says Court of Justice of EU
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: waste pollution, Croatia and Slovenia face financial penalties for failing to comply with EU Court of Justice judgments
ENVIRONMENT: Belgium to be taken to EU Court of Justice for water pollution by agricultural nitrates
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GENDER EQUALITY: Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner calls for total ban on LGBTI conversion “therapies”
NEWS BRIEFS
DEMOCRACY: European Commission consults on future ‘Defending European Democracy’ proposal
NICARAGUA: EU condemns revocation of citizenship of over 300 Nicaraguan political opponents
RESEARCH: EIT opens three programmes for European support for launch and growth of innovative food businesses
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