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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12801

30 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
European Commission publishes recommendations to help Member States implement Energy Efficiency First principle
Brussels, 29/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 28 September the European Commission published recommendations and guidelines for Member States to further implement the ‘Energy Efficiency First principle’.

This principle has been enshrined in EU legislation since the adoption of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union (2018/1999) in 2019 and consists of prioritising energy efficiency on the basis that the best energy is that which is not produced because it does not need to be used.

In order to ensure the...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission wants to sanction third countries that instrumentalise migration
HOME AFFAIRS: visa liberalisation, Moldovan, Georgian and Ukrainian nationals pose difficulties for some Member States
RESEARCH: European Commission lays foundations for five European “missions” and promises progress on climate, environment, and health by 2030
COMPETITIVENESS: ministers concerned about impact of ‘Fit for 55’ package on competitiveness of European industry
AGRICULTURE: EU Agriculture Ministers to discuss ‘climate package’ on 11 October
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches work on plants obtained from new genomic techniques
FOOD: Commission publishes roadmap for Regulation on sustainable EU food system
FOOD: Commission launches EU digital platform on preventing food loss and waste
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Save Bees and Farmers!’ collects one million signatures
FISHERIES: French Minister of Sea Annick Girardin denounces “new refusal by British to implement terms of Brexit agreement”
ENVIRONMENT: fewer major industrial accidents thanks to EU’s ‘Seveso III’ directive, according to European Commission report
ENVIRONMENT: industrial air pollution in Europe caused between €277 billion and €433 billion in societal costs in 2017, EEA estimates
ENERGY: despite an increase in incidents, safety of offshore oil and gas operations remained high in 2019, says European Commission
ENERGY: European Commission publishes recommendations to help Member States implement Energy Efficiency First principle
DIGITAL: European Council should call for agreement on DSA/DMA by spring 2022
TRANSPORT: conclusion of EU-South Korea Air Services Agreement, Member States asked to approve Council Decision
CONSUMERS: EU Product Safety Award winners announced
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: rising energy prices on eurozone Finance Ministers’ agenda
ECONOMY: Hungarian recovery plan should not be approved in its current state, say NGOs
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU and US launch work of EU-US Trade and Technology Council
WESTERN BALKANS: Mrs von der Leyen calls on Serbia and Kosovo to engage in dialogue under EU auspices
CHINA: Borrell calls for intense EU-China engagement in important areas, despite differences
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MOROCCO: General Court of the European Union annuls two EU-Morocco agreements on trade and fisheries
COMPETITION: fines maintained for Japanese electrolytic capacitor manufacturers 
JUSTICE: murder of journalist Jan Kuciak, EU General Court rejects Marian Kočner’s appeal against Europol
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: still several points of disagreement and some “red lines” in interinstitutional negotiations on role of EMA
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe strengthens its commitment to link human rights and respect for environment
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves a new Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) from Romania
COHESION: EU Council definitively adopts ‘Brexit’ Adjustment Reserve
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : appointment of two new directors in IT and tax departments
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe votes overwhelmingly to enshrine right to healthy environment
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Circular Plastics Alliance is making progress towards using 10 million tonnes of recycled plastic per year by 2025
ENERGY: hike in energy prices on agenda of upcoming EU summit
KYRGYZSTAN: Borrell calls for protection of open media environment
DIGITAL: DSA, organisations and associations call on European Parliament to lighten rules for SMEs
FISHERIES: European Commission proposals on new EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on harmonisation of rules for signalling on goods trains