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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12816

21 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 28
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Employment
European Parliament sends a strong message to Commission regarding protection against asbestos
Brussels, 20/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 20 October, MEPs adopted by an overwhelming majority (675 votes in favour, 2 against and 23 abstentions) the ‘Villumsen’ legislative own-initiative report in which they call on the European Commission to present a European Strategy for the Removal of All Asbestos (ESRAA), as well as an occupational exposure limit value of 1,000 fibres/m2 (00.1 fibres/cm3).

“Success!”, said rapporteur Nikolaj Villumsen, (The Left, Denmark) on Twitter. During the plenary debate, on Monday...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ENERGY: mitigating impact of rising energy prices while pushing ahead with ‘Fit for 55’ package poses tough challenge for EU leaders
RULE OF LAW: Mateusz Morawiecki to defend Polish cause before his peers
MIGRATION: Member States could have another tense discussion on migration
TRADE: EU leaders struggle to agree on direction of EU trade policy
HEALTH: health situation in EU will not be a “central issue” in European Council discussions
DIGITAL: data roaming, European Council expected to call for agreement by end of year
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: David Sassoli will not attend October EU summit, 107th for Angela Merkel
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs call for urgent action by Member States on energy prices
FOOD: European Parliament calls for strengthening EU’s ‘farm to fork’ strategy for “healthy” and “sustainable” food system
TUNISIA: MEPs concerned about political situation
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament sends a strong message to Commission regarding protection against asbestos
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs call for stronger social dimension to ‘European Semester’
MEDIA: MEPs call on EU to help media sector adapt to digital developments
CULTURE: European Parliament demands urgent improvement of artists’ working conditions
BUDGET: European Parliament approves draft amending budget on update of revenues in 2021
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: Alexei Navalny, winner of Sakharov Prize 2021
WESTERN BALKANS: EU and US to strengthen their joint engagement in region
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: capabilities, innovation, Russia, Afghanistan, and EU cooperation on Defence Ministers’ agenda
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: taxonomy, European Commission is reportedly planning to delay delegated act on fossil gas and nuclear energy
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament Conference of Presidents finally agrees on sharing out of ‘Fit for 55’ package
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Stéphane Séjourné outlines his political priorities as head of Renew Europe group in European Parliament
EUROPEAN PARTIES: MEPs want more monitoring of European political parties’ respect for fundamental values
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: social partners concerned about health of social dialogue in Europe
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: European General Court dismisses appeal brought by airline LOT against Lufthansa and easyJet’s acquisition of Air Berlin’s assets
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: joint naval exercise between Oman and EU
SEAS: EU signs updated regional action plan for a clean and healthy Baltic Sea
SEAS: young European academics take action to help protect oceans
DIGITAL: publishers’ associations call for stricter rules for gatekeepers through DMA