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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12786

9 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Energy
Nord Stream 2 construction nears completion

08/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – The last section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to link Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea has been welded, its operator Nord Stream 2 AG announced on Monday 6 September. The next step will be to connect the section of the pipeline from the German coast to the section coming from the Danish waters. After that, the pre-commissioning tests can begin, with the aim of bringing the pipeline into operation before the end of this year. On the EU side, the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: summit on 6 October, EU is expected to announce greater commitment to region
UKRAINE: EU should welcome considerable progress in Kiev, says draft summit declaration
LIBYA: Mr Borrell wants to strengthen EU support for country
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States remove six countries, including Japan, from list of third countries whose residents can travel to EU without restrictions
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Member States remain divided on addition of new Dublin criteria and notion of responsibility regarding new Pact on Migration and Asylum
DIGITAL: DGA, EU Council to give Member States more flexibility on access and re-use of data
TRANSPORT: EU Council wants to reach agreement with European Parliament by end of 2021 on vehicles hired without drivers
INTERNAL MARKET: agenda of Competitiveness Council at end of September becomes clearer
SPACE: Member States exchange views on approach to strengthening European space ecosystem
ENVIRONMENT: interinstitutional negotiations on EU’s 8th Environmental Action Programme will continue on 14 October
AGRICULTURE: EU reinforces its leading position in global agri-food trade
GMO: more than 50 NGOs and farm organisations accuse Commission of following wishes of industry to deregulate new GMOs
CLIMATE: almost a third of trucks in Spain exceed EU legal emission limits, according to NGO T&E
CLIMATE: Economist Intelligence Unit report warns of impact of climate change on Europeans’ respiratory health
INSTITUTIONAL
EPP: EPP Group in European Parliament launches its internal race to succeed David Sassoli
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament’s Renew Europe Group agrees on its ‘roadmap’ for coming months
FUTURE OF EU: Commission identifies areas where EU can strengthen its strategic autonomy
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs’ recommendations on internal reform of European Parliament
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative on EU trade policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: economic situation, convergence within euro area and solvency of companies on ministerial agenda
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Samira Rafaela and Kira Peter-Hansen would like to extend measures on pay transparency to companies with 10 or more employees
SOCIAL - CULTURE
SOCIAL: green light from EU Member States to launch a Social Climate Fund working party
CULTURE: Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council starts work on draft conclusions on ‘New European Bauhaus’
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves a new geographical indication for Hungary
BUDGET: EU Council formally adopts its position on draft budget 2022
CLIMATE: summer of 2021 was warmest ever recorded in Europe, according to Copernicus
COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of two Advocates-General to Court of Justice and one judge to General Court of EU
ENERGY: Nord Stream 2 construction nears completion
UKRAINE: EU Member States agree to extension of sanctions