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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12732

3 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
Average new car emissions continued to rise in 2019, according to final EEA data
Brussels, 02/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

For the third consecutive year, the average CO2 emissions from the fleet of new cars registered in Europe (EU, Iceland, Norway, and the UK) increased in 2019 to 122.3 grams/km, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Tuesday 1 June.

This is below the legislative objective of 130 g/km in force in 2019 but above the EU target of 95 g/km applicable from 2021.

Average emissions from new vans increased slightly to 158 g of CO2/km, but this is around 7%...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMIC/SOCIAL: return to normal application of EU fiscal rules will not take place before 2023
TAXATION: EU co-legislators seal deal on country-by-country reporting
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Japanese nationals again allowed to travel to EU without restrictions
HEALTH: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control publishes its recommendations on adolescent vaccination
ECONOMY: European recovery plan could contribute to ‘greenwashing’ according to Greens/EFA group in European Parliament 
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission approves €310 million for Poland
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission wants to see Schengen internal border controls become a real measure of last resort
MIGRATION: EU Interior Ministers urged to adopt progress report on ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ due to lack of breakthrough
JUSTICE: EU Council hoping for agreement on law applicable to effects of assignments of claims on 7 June
JUSTICE: EU Council will decide on 7 June on management transfer of e-CODEX system
JUSTICE: work of European Data Protection Board was marked in 2020 by health crisis
DIGITAL: DSA, Christel Schaldemose wants to go further in fight against illegal services and illegal content online
FISHERIES: EU-UK agreement on fish catch limits for 2021
FISHERIES: EU issues Ghana yellow card for lax approach to fight against illegal fishing
ENVIRONMENT: Portuguese Presidency of the Council has mandate to negotiate with European Parliament on amendment of ‘Aarhus’ Regulation
ENERGY: EU Member States postpone agreement on revision of TEN-E Regulation
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Commission launches partnership to mobilise €820 million of investments in emission-reducing technologies
CLIMATE: average new car emissions continued to rise in 2019, according to final EEA data
CONSUMERS: European Commission consults on revision of ‘Distance Marketing of Financial Services’ Directive
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: creation of a technology accelerator could be decided at Summit
AFGHANISTAN: Allies will still have a civilian presence in country
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU Member States agree on International Procurement Instrument
MOLDOVA: European Commission announces €600 million recovery plan
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU Council approves timid conclusions on telework
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Member States’ ambassadors to EU support new strategy on disability rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: lifting of parliamentary immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, and Clara Ponsatí temporarily suspended
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: General Court of EU annuls two notices of competition
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Renew Europe group in European Parliament takes initiative for appeal against EC on ‘Rule of law conditionality’
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Ramona Iulia Chiriac appointed Head of Representation in Bucharest
ENERGY: EU Member States approve draft conclusions on ‘Renovation Wave’ strategy
ENERGY: European Commission confirms intention not to include low-carbon energy in revised ‘RED II’ directive
ENERGY: IEA warns of lack of investment in “clean energy”
SPACE: Eurospace calls for better consideration of space sector needs in revision of REACH regulation
RUSSIA: EU denounces arrest of former Executive Director of Open Russia