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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12815
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Rising energy prices—Slovenian Council Presidency consults Member States

On Monday, 18 October, the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union sent a document to Member States in preparation for an extraordinary meeting of EU energy ministers—to be held on 26 October—that will be dedicated to soaring energy prices.

Reiterating that the European Commission recently unveiled a “toolbox” of short- and medium-term measures that Member States could take to mitigate the negative impact of high energy prices on EU citizens and businesses as...

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INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: EU European Affairs Ministers renew support for Commission over its Rule of law dispute with Warsaw
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission confirms its new ‘one in, one out’ approach in its 2022 Work Programme
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
POLAND: Commission and Polish government acknowledge their disagreement on principle of primacy of European law
CULTURE: MEPs call for European status for cultural and creative professionals
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: new start for a “no-taboos” reflection on reform of EU fiscal rules
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: facing rising energy prices, Warsaw calls on EU to review or postpone some ‘Fit for 55’ package proposals
ENERGY: rising energy prices—Slovenian Council Presidency consults Member States
DIGITAL: EU Council adopts conclusions on potential for a Joint Cyber Unit
AGRICULTURE: study by Europe Jacques Delors think tank reconciles CAP and ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
ENVIRONMENT:  pesticides—PAN Europe opposes possible renewal of flumioxazin and cypermethrin in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Olivér Várhelyi highlights progress in Western Balkans
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: EU to work on ‘fundamentals’
AFRICA: pandemic and preparation of 6th EU/AU Summit on agenda of second EU/AU ministerial meeting on 26 October in Kigali
UNITED STATES: launch of consultation platform for EU-US Trade and Technology Council
YOUTH
YOUTH: EU Council sees European Year of Youth as an opportunity to promote civic spaces for young people
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: more than 110 million Africans at risk to be exposed to extreme consequences of global warming by 2030, warns UN
TRADE: new public consultation on trade agreements with Georgia and Moldova
COMPANIES:  SMEunited raises alarm on soaring energy prices
SPACE: Eurospace publishes recommendations to significantly strengthen European space sector
DIGITAL: European Commission consults to adapt rules on compensation for defective products
PARLIAMENT: Stéphane Séjourné is new Chair of Renew Europe group in European Parliament
SYRIA: EU welcomes start of sixth round of negotiations of Syrian Constitutional Committee