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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12650

4 February 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 33
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / European parliament
EU General Court annuls European Parliament decision declaring conduct of former MEP Giulia Moi as psychological harassment

Brussels, 03/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – The General Court of the European Union has annulled the decision of the President of the European Parliament of October 2018 classifying as psychological harassment the behaviour of Giulia Moi, a former MEP from the Italian Movimento 5 Stelle, towards two accredited parliamentary assistants, in a judgment delivered on Wednesday 3 February (case T-17/19).

According to the General Court, the principle of respect for the rights of the defence had not...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European Commission sets ambitious targets for beating cancer
RESEARCH: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council will work towards adoption of conclusions on promotion of research careers
MIGRATION: no consensus in EU Council on eight-month period set for return sponsorship of irregular migrants
JUSTICE: Member States give green light to agreements on ‘Justice’ and ‘Rights and Values’ programmes 2021-2027
TRANSPORT: Council of EU makes some “minor amendments” to draft regulation extending some certificates and licences
INDUSTRY: Industrial Forum is working on updating industrial strategy
CLIMATE/TRADE: MEPs detail their vision of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
ENERGY: Jacques Delors Institute calls on EU to put in place political strategy to combat energy poverty
ENERGY: EU to help fossil fuel exporting countries in its neighbourhood deal with impact of ‘Green Deal’, says Bruegel
ENVIRONMENT: green light from EU Member States to launch a ‘Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency’
ENVIRONMENT: EEA promotes use of advanced digital technologies for waste management and treatment
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Hungary condemned for systematic and persistent breach of EU rules on ambient air quality
DIGITAL: regional ban on advertising during television programmes broadcast throughout Germany could infringe EU law
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EU General Court annuls European Parliament decision declaring conduct of former MEP Giulia Moi as psychological harassment
DRC: appeals of 13 Congolese officials against EU sanctions for breaching arms embargo rejected 
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NUCLEAR: EU and NATO welcome US-Russia agreement to extend New START treaty
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: EU and Council of Europe denounce conviction of Alexei Navalny
UNITED KINGDOM: London calls for adjustments to Northern Ireland protocol 
ARCTIC: three pillars of EU’s updated strategy for region are peaceful cooperation, tackling global warming, and sustainable development
MYANMAR: G7 ministers and EU High Representative condemn coup
MERCOSUR: Argentina and Portugal want to make conclusion of EU/Mercosur agreement a reality
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: political agreement in Council of EU on governance of Conference on Future of Europe
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: health, strategic autonomy and Southern Neighbourhood on agenda of extraordinary Summit on 25 and 26 February
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: trade unions encourage discussion on how to reconcile social necessity and climate emergency
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SLOVAKIA: Council of Europe experts find Slovakia’s anti-corruption measures “ disappointing”, say experts
POLAND: left and centre groups of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly condemn de facto ban on abortion
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for €35 million support from Netherlands for AEB Holding
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, new Deputy Director-General of DG FISMA
ECONOMY: inflation is estimated at 0.9% in January 2021 in eurozone
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: a report by Changing Markets Foundation highlights textile industry’s dependence on fossil fuels
INDUSTRY: European Commission launches consultation on alcohol ignition interlock devices for motor vehicles
JUSTICE: green light for creation of ad hoc EU Council working group on e-CODEX IT system
VENEZUELA: international Contact Group calls on opposition to come together to resume dialogue with Maduro regime