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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12792

17 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 34
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
Relative absence of social issue in State of Union speech dissatisfies MEPs and trade unions
Brussels, 16/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

After the State of the Union speech on Wednesday 15 September, several MEPs and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) said on Thursday 16 September that they regret the lack of announcements in the social area.

“This is clearly a blind spot in the discourse. This silence, at a time when the strengthening and upward convergence of our social protection systems are indispensable and urgent, confirms the lack of ambition already evident in the action plan for the implementation of the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
INDO-PACIFIC: EU wants to play a bigger role in region
HUMAN RIGHTS: Afghan women, Alexei Navalny, Jeanine Áñez and Sultana Khaya nominated for Sakharov Prize 2021
WTO: negotiations on fisheries subsidies must be concluded urgently, says Valdis Dombrovskis
CHINA: European Commission extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AFGHANISTAN: European Parliament calls for support for Afghan people and deplores Taliban takeover
LEBANON: European Parliament calls on EU to help country
CHINA: European Parliament says EU needs to develop a stronger strategy towards China
RUSSIA: European Parliament calls on EU to review its policy towards Russia
DEMOCRACY: shape of future European ethics committee, according to European Parliament
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament calls on Warsaw to stop attacks on media and rule of European law
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament calls for ambitious EU legislative initiative to protect digital platform workers
HEALTH: plenary session discussions on Health Union package raise tensions over subsidiarity
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament calls for faster end to use of laboratory animals
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs want EU to lead global transition to sustainable food systems
JUSTICE: MEPs adopt two reports on processing of personal data in judicial context
MIGRATION: European Parliament confirms new EU rules for highly skilled migrants
ENLARGEMENT: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on new pre-accession instrument
FISHERIES: European Parliament wants to create an association of young European fishers to promote generational renewal
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE Interview: MEP Benoît Biteau calls on European Parliament to seize opportunity to “rewrite” Common Agricultural Policy
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, European Parliament negotiators agree to exclude public funding of natural gas projects
CLIMATE: no sign of green recovery, according to UN report
DIGITAL: high level cyber security, Slovenian Presidency of EU Council focuses on small and medium-sized entities
MIGRATION: Afghan asylum seekers becoming almost as numerous as Syrian asylum seekers, says EASO
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Commission unveils its new European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority
ECONOMY: Mrs von der Leyen praises Maltese recovery plan as one of greenest plans received so far
HEALTH: EU has disbursed EUR 34 billion of EUR 46 billion committed to fighting Covid-19 in partner countries
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: relative absence of social issue in State of Union speech dissatisfies MEPs and trade unions
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Věra Jourová fears that recommendation on safety of journalists will be taken more seriously by States with few problems
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Court of Justice of EU refers case on Belgian tax exemptions granted to 55 multinationals back to General Court
STATE AID: EU General Court rejects appeal against approval of subsidised offshore wind farms
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: green light for Hungary and Slovakia’s map for granting regional aid 2022-2027
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: Slovenian EU Council Presidency submits new conclusions to strengthen European space sector
SPACE: European initiative on constellation for secure connectivity to be presented in 2022
INTERNAL MARKET: European initiative on universal chargers to be presented on Thursday 23 September