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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12802
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries

European Commission wants UK to grant new licences for EU ships

The European Commission said on Thursday 30 September that it wants the UK to grant new fishing licences to EU vessels.

The Commission’s statement, seen by EUROPE, comes as France has again raised its tone vis a vis London, calling on the EU to take retaliatory measures after the UK and Jersey governments refused to grant sufficient licences to French fishermen and -women (see EUROPE B12801A10).

“We regret that with the number of licences granted today it still has not been possible to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY : Poland calls for EU action on soaring energy prices and blames ETS
ENERGY: ecodesign, Commission consults on need for EU rules on environmental impact of photovoltaics
FISHERIES: European Commission wants UK to grant new licences for EU ships
BIODIVERSITY: EU secures further international support for designation of Marine Protected Areas in Antarctic
ENVIRONMENT: Commission consults on an EU policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics
MIGRATION: Europol struggling to help Member States fight smugglers, says European Court of Auditors
CONSUMERS: sixteen airlines commit to better information and reimbursement for passengers after flight cancellations
INTERNAL MARKET: ‘Better Regulation’, Member States broadly support ‘One in, one out’ approach
DIGITAL: Geoffroy Didier’s DSA draft opinion report adopted by Parliament Committee
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence and data strategy, MEPs discuss international cooperation
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Mrs von der Leyen welcomes agreement between Belgrade and Pristina
UNITED KINGDOM: despite difficulties, European Parliament prepared to validate constitution of interparliamentary assembly with UK
QATAR: Mr Borrell and Mr Al Thani call for stronger EU-Doha relations
VENEZUELA: EU to deploy an observation mission for regional and municipal elections
UNITED STATES: MEPs concerned about lack of agreement between EU and US on steel and aluminium tariffs
MOROCCO: EU and Moroccan fisheries sectors regret annulment of EU-Rabat fisheries agreement
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament Legal Service in turn approves the legal basis for the minimum wages directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: scope of pay transparency requirements for companies divides European Parliament’s political groups
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: European Commission extends export authorisation mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines
HEALTH: European Parliament and EU Council will have to continue negotiations on draft regulation on enhanced role of EMA
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission suggests extending State aid Temporary Framework until 30 June 2022
STATE AID: green light for Italian public aid to Laziomar transhipment service and end of investigation into Saremar
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COURT OF AUDITORS: EU Court of Justice disqualifies two thirds of Karel Pinxten’s pension entitlement
MIGRATION: a Member State may not automatically refuse to examine an application for asylum on grounds that applicant is already a refugee in another Member State
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WESTERN BALKANS: North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs calls for “a strong signal” from European Union
BELARUS: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe denounces “hybrid war” as seen by migratory pressure
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: full implementation of the ‘Basel III’ Accord requires a 14% increase in banking industry’s capital base
BOLIVIA: EU rejects President Arce’s accusations of European involvement in 2019 crisis
DEMOGRAPHY: European Commission launches public consultation on draft regulation on collection of population statistics
ENERGY: Czech environment minister says Turów mine negotiations between Czech Republic and Poland are making progress
TAXATION: Anguilla, Dominica and Seychelles to leave EU ‘black’ list of tax havens
DIGITAL: European Commission launches infringement proceedings against 19 Member States concerning re-use of public data