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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12633
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Electronic evidence, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council prepares its strategy for negotiations with European Parliament

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU has started preparing its strategy for interinstitutional negotiations - due to start soon - with the European Parliament on the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation to facilitate access to electronic evidence in criminal investigations (see EUROPE B12003A18). 

In a note prepared for the meeting of the working group of the Council on Cooperation in Criminal Matters (COPEN) on 15 January, the Presidency identifies the main differences...

Contents

DEAL EU/UK
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament still hesitating about date of ratification of trade and cooperation agreement with EU
TRADE: MEPs concerned about democratic scrutiny of EU-UK agreement
FISHERIES: MEPs concerned about implementation of EU/UK agreement after 2026 
TRANSPORT: questions in European Parliament on Commission’s ability to ensure compliance with post-Brexit agreement
FINANCE: post-Brexit equivalence process for financial services will be long and complex, warns Commission
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Covid-19, European Commission initiatives to improve transparency on vaccines
HEALTH: Covid-19, EU supports collection of plasma from recovered patients
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, three new countries to host rescEU medical equipment stockpile
ECONOMY: MEPs give green light to European Parliament/EU Council agreement on Recovery and Resilience Facility
STATE AID: green light for €202 million in Croatian support for tourism and sport sectors
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: EU and Greenland agree on new partnership
BIODIVERSITY: One Planet summit, international mobilisation to boost biodiversity conservation
BIODIVERSITY:  Commission consults on binding EU targets for biodiversity restoration by 2030
CLIMATE: EEA calls for notions of growth and progress to be questioned
DIGITAL: internet Regulation, MEPs focus first debate on Donald Trump’s eviction from social networks
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council prepares its strategy for negotiations with European Parliament
RESEARCH: Portuguese EU Council Presidency calls for more financial and human investment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MEPs refine their position on secondary markets for non-performing loans
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EUCAP Sahel Mali mission adapted and extended until 31 January 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: A “good exchange” between Mrs von der Leyen and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU promotion policy boosts competitiveness of sector, says commission
STATE AID: green light for support for energy-intensive companies in Spain
CLIMATE: majority of Europeans intends to fly less often and reduce meat consumption, says EIB
CLIMATE: Presidency of COP26 presents its priorities in terms of public finances
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: French MEPs from Renew Europe group in European Parliament call for exclusion of Viktor Uspaskich
ECONOMY: annual inflation stable at -0.3% in euro area in December
COMPANIES: European Commission and EUIPO launch €20 million grant fund for SMEs
MEDIA: European Commission criticises Slovenian government for pressuring STA agency
FISHERIES: ICES and United Kingdom sign a memorandum of understanding