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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12807

8 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 38
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Rwanda
European Parliament calls for immediate release and repatriation of Belgian-Rwandan Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds
Brussels, 07/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 7 October, the European Parliament expressed alarm at the fate of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights defender who saved more than 1,000 people during the Rwandan genocide and who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for terrorism by a court in Kigali on 29 September.

In a resolution adopted by 660 votes (2 against, 18 abstentions), the European Parliament calls for the immediate release and repatriation of this Belgian-Rwandan citizen on humanitarian grounds. He has cancer, and...

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