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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12807

8 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 38
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate/finance
ClientEarth urges European Commission not to include fossil gas in EU taxonomy
Brussels, 07/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

The environmental organisation ClientEarth sent a letter to the European Commission on Tuesday 5 October, calling on it not to include fossil gas in the EU’s taxonomy, which aims to classify investments that can be considered sustainable.

While fossil gas (and nuclear) could be included in the taxonomy via the adoption of a delegated act currently in preparation (see EUROPE B12703A2), ClientEarth’s lawyers believe that the inclusion of fossil gas in the taxonomy would contradict various...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: European Commission “concerned” after ruling of Polish Constitutional Court invalidates articles of EU Treaty
SECTORAL POLICIES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council fails to adopt conclusions on children’s rights due to lack of compromise on LGBTIQ+ issue
JUSTICE: continued stalemate in appointment of European Delegated Prosecutors by Slovenia
MIGRATION: European Commission questioned again on its action after new allegations of migrant pushback
MIGRATION: Commission welcomes first Afghan Protection Forum, despite tentative commitments from Member States
TRANSPORT: EU Council wants more time for deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure network
AGRICULTURE: CAP strategic plans, forests and ‘climate package’ on agenda of EU Council of 11-12 October
FISHERIES: EU Ministers to discuss 2022 Baltic quotas and 2022 TACs shared with UK on 11-12 October
ENVIRONMENT: eight EU Member States call for urgent and coordinated action against PFAS chemical substances
ENVIRONMENT: biocidal products: European Commission urges EU27 to clear backlog in review of active substances
CLIMATE: inclusion of waste incineration in ETS could reduce CO2 emissions by 2.8 million tonnes in 2022, according to Zero Waste Europe
CLIMATE/FINANCE: ClientEarth urges European Commission not to include fossil gas in EU taxonomy
ENERGY: Moscow denies manipulating gas prices
ENERGY: IEA publishes guide to reduce methane emissions from fossil fuel operations by 75% by 2030
SPACE: Brexit, funding for future Copernicus missions in question
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington call for energy supply to match demand, says Jake Sullivan
CLIMATE/TRADE: Valdis Dombrovskis wants to create a coalition of Trade Ministers across globe on ‘green’ trade
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED STATES: MEPs approve report on future of transatlantic relations
BELARUS: European Parliament calls for a comprehensive and strategic sanctions policy
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: disability, MEPs criticise lack of inclusiveness and accessibility persisting within EU institutions
DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for European cyber capabilities
ARCTIC: European Parliament calls for constructive international cooperation
ETHIOPIA: European Parliament calls for end to humanitarian blockade in Tigray and for sanctions if no improvements are made by end of October
RWANDA: European Parliament calls for immediate release and repatriation of Belgian-Rwandan Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds
WOMEN: MEPs speak out against anti-abortion law in Texas and condemn further backsliding in reproductive rights
FISHERIES: European Parliament calls for a new common Mediterranean fisheries strategy for 2021-2025
ENERGY: Parliament gives green light to start negotiations with EU Council on revision of TEN-E regulation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Marianne Vind wants to strengthen OSH strategy on occupational safety and health
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENERGY: advocate general says revised Gas Directive directly and individually concerns Nord Stream 2 AG
NEWS BRIEFS
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers ‘Stop 5G’ ECI
INDUSTRY: ACEA says draft EU Batteries Regulation risks undermining innovation in Europe
MIGRATION: EU Council tightens short-term visa regime for Gambian nationals
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, BEUC calls for greater consumer protection
WTO: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade dispute database launched
NATO: Stoltenberg confirms withdrawal of accreditation of eight members of Russian mission
RUSSIA: EU calls for those responsible for journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s death to be brought to justice
HEALTH: European Court of Human Rights rejects 18,000 applications against French “health pass”
SOCIAL: Jacques Delors Institute highly critical of proposed social climate fund and extension of ETS