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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12799

28 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 28
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Poland
Independence of judiciary is still under threat, says Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
Strasbourg, 27/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

The reforms of the Polish judiciary enacted between 2016 and 2018 “have considerably weakened the independence of the judiciary”, confirm the experts of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) in a report published on Monday 27 September.

They point out that “unfortunately, this situation is further exacerbated by the December 2019 amendments to the Law on Ordinary Courts, the Law on the Supreme Court and certain other laws”, and by subsequent changes...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: MEPs do not oppose Commission’s first delegated act on EU taxonomy
CLIMATE: MEPs vote for binding methane emission reduction targets
CLIMATE: Effort Sharing Regulation, MEPs stress importance of ensuring consistency with ETS review
CLIMATE: MEPs cautious on legislative proposal for 100% zero-emission cars and vans by 2035
TRANSPORT: ‘Fit for 55’, MEPs concerned about European competitiveness
MIGRATION: Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council is sounding out Member States on how to move forward quickly on ‘screening’ regulation for migrants
COMPETITIVENESS: European research on international scene, Horizon Europe, industrial policy and ‘Better Regulation’ on agenda of EU member states
HEALTH: Commission will set up three monitoring groups to ensure implementation of cancer plan
FISHERIES: ClientEarth reveals a series of documents on EU Council negotiations on fish quotas
CONSUMERS: BEUC calls for binding EU rules against unhealthy food marketing targeted at children
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides faces MEPs’ disappointment and misunderstanding of their role in HERA
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes adoption of Romanian recovery plan
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission gives €95 million in grants to Member States to purchase screening tests
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: inflationary phenomenon observed remains temporary, maintains Christine Lagarde
INSTITUTIONAL
GERMANY: EU institutions satisfied after pro-European forces win German parliamentary elections
BUDGET: MEPs call for part of Frontex budget to be frozen
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: After a short arrest in Italy, Carles Puigdemont is back in Belgium
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: answers expected on semiconductors at EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Pittsburgh
TRADE: European Commission appoints four experts to select future arbitrators for trade disputes
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU-facilitated dialogue is “the only platform” for resolving disputes, says Borrell
DEVELOPMENT: EU pledges €140 million to support research on sustainable food systems worldwide
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEPs call for a European framework strategy to protect workers from asbestos
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliamentary Assembly wants to anchor environmental protection in legal arsenal of Council of Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe awards its Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize to Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava
POLAND: independence of judiciary is still under threat, says Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: EU Member States asked to approve until end 2021 extension of export control mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines
ENERGY: EU27 to discuss in Ljubljana “global phenomenon"” of rising gas prices, says Mrs von der Leyen
MIGRATION: southern EU countries reiterate their call for a fairer distribution of responsibilities among Member States