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Renew Europe group in European Parliament welcomes fact that Polish region of Swietokrzyskie has given up its status as an ‘LGBTI-free zone’

23/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 23 September. the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament welcomed the decision of the Polish voivodeship of Swietokrzyskie to abandon its status as a locality declared “free of LGBTI ideology” or an “LGBTI-free zone” - a status adopted by many Polish localities since 2019. The group called on the localities concerned to follow Swietokrzyskie’s example. “Homophobia and transphobia do not have a place in Europe”, insisted Pierre...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission wants to simplify charging systems for a number of electronic devices
INTERNAL MARKET: industrial policy to be discussed by ministers at next Competitiveness Council in light of new EU ‘Fit for 55’ package
TRANSPORT: alternative fuel infrastructure in EU, Member States expect more flexibility from European Commission
CLIMATE: Slovenian Presidency of EU Council puts forward new draft conclusions in light of COP26
CLIMATE/FINANCE: more than 150 NGOs urge European Commission not to include fossil gas in EU taxonomy
AGRICULTURE: EU institutions launch first ‘European Organic Day’
AGRICULTURE: Renew Europe MEPs mobilise to defend French lavender production
FISHERIES: European Commission identifies “shortcomings” in Technical Measures Regulation implementation
ENVIRONMENT: revision of EU air quality standards will take account of new WHO recommendations, says Commission
BIODIVERSITY: at UN, Ursula von der Leyen announces binding European nature restoration targets for November
MIGRATION: EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson to visit Poland to see situation on border with Belarus
ENERGY: thirty organisations call for gradual ban on sale of fossil fuel boilers
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EU support for reforms ineffective in fighting major corruption, says European Court of Auditors
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU calls for immediate de-escalation in north of Kosovo
UNITED STATES: Mr Borrell and Mr Blinken commit to working on practical steps to deepen transatlantic dialogue
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute stress test shows cost of unpreparedness for climate change
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU and US launch new partnership to help vaccinate 70% of world’s population by 2022
HEALTH: first inter-institutional meeting on ‘ECDC’ dossier and second meeting concerning EMA scheduled for 27 and 30 September
INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: EU-27 call for more transparency in EU legislative process
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INDUSTRY: Dieselgate, owner of a rigged car is entitled to ask for cancellation of contract of sale, says Advocate General
BREACHES OF EU LAW
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European Commission refers Polish regulatory authority for telecommunications to EU Court of Justice over independence concerns
HOME AFFAIRS: Firearms Directive—European Commission asks for financial penalties against Luxembourg
FISHERIES: France and Spain in European Commission’s crosshairs over compliance with landing obligation
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: rule of law, European Commission waiting for EU countries’ feedback to guidelines before sending first notifications
TRADE: European Commission recommendation to support implementation of export controls on dual-use items
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Renew Europe group in European Parliament welcomes fact that Polish region of Swietokrzyskie has given up its status as an ‘LGBTI-free zone’
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe—Dunja Mijatović opposes British proposals for handling past “Troubles” in Northern Ireland
COMPANIES: country-by-country reporting, Cyprus and Sweden vote against European Parliament/EU Council agreement 
HONDURAS: EU to deploy an Observation Mission for legislative elections at end of November
WTO: global services trade picks up slowly in Q3
SOCIAL: next EPSCO Council to be dedicated to ‘European Semester’ budget process
TRANSPORT: coalition of transport stakeholders calls on EU to focus on Urban Mobility