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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12813

16 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 28
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
European Parliament discusses its expectations for 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
Brussels, 15/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

MEPs Bernd Lange (S&D, Germany) and Sven Simon (EPP, Germany) presented their draft resolution for the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference to their colleagues on Thursday 14 October. 

In this text, they reiterate their commitment to rules-based trade that respects human rights and sustainable development goals. 

In the run-up to the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), to be held in Geneva from 30 November to 3 December, the rapporteurs warn about the future of the...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European Semester, Spain and Belgium propose an alert mechanism in case of social imbalance
EMPLOYMENT: Member States broadly welcome new OSH strategy on safety and health at work
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: MEPs say it is necessary to continue monitoring respect for Rule of law in Slovenia
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs pave way for legal action against European Commission for failing to implement ‘Rule of law’ conditionality mechanism 
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Polish Constitutional Tribunal judgment invited to meeting of EU Ministers for European Affairs
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: MEPs will ask Polish Prime Minister to clarify his country’s relationship with EU law
GERMANY: SPD, die Grünen and FDP parties lay foundations for a government agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission and UK government to continue talks next week on Northern Ireland Protocol flexibilities
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Eastern Partnership Summit, Gulf region, Nicaragua and Ethiopia on agenda of EU Foreign Ministers
MOZAMBIQUE: EU military mission EUTM Mozambique will be fully operational in December
TRADE: European Parliament discusses its expectations for 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on EU’s 8th General Environment Action Programme will continue on 1 December
HEALTH: European Commission proposes phased implementation of Regulation on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission launches public consultation on an “ambitious” revision of animal welfare rules
ENERGY: EU Member States’ recovery plans do not go far enough on renovation, says E3G study
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency begins to evaluate AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 treatment
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €31.9 billion Italian scheme to support companies
STATE AID: green light for €700 million French aid scheme for certain retailers and service sectors
HOME AFFAIRS: vaccinated European tourists will be welcome in US again from 8 November
ECONOMY: Bulgaria officially submits its National Recovery Plan
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU provides Covid-19 equipment and medicines to Romania
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: ‘Fit for 55’, European Parliament Conference of Presidents postpones decision on division of competences between parliamentary committees again
CLIMATE: French State ordered to pay compensation for ecological damage for which it is responsible
DEMOCRACY: Pegasus project wins 2021 Daphne Caruana Galizia journalism award
ENERGY: Bulgaria sets goal of phasing out coal by 2040
ENERGY: study by Imperial College London Consultants highlights potential of biomass in European Union
UNITED STATES: negotiations on steel and aluminium tariffs stall between EU and Washington
FINANCE: Verena Ross to take over as head of ESMA on 1 November