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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12797

24 September 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate/finance
More than 150 NGOs urge European Commission not to include fossil gas in EU taxonomy
Brussels, 23/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

More than 150 NGOs sent a letter to the European Commission on Thursday 23 September calling on it not to include fossil gas in the EU’s taxonomy.

These organisations believe it would “ruin the taxonomy’s credibility, undermine the European Green Deal, and send a disastrous global signal at odds with the urgent need for climate mitigation efforts”.

To support their claim, they point out that, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), there is no need to invest in new fossil...

Contents

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