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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12816
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Trade

EU leaders struggle to agree on direction of EU trade policy

The Heads of State or Government will return to the subject of EU trade policy at their dinner in Brussels as part of the European Council on 21 and 22 October. According to Charles Michel’s invitation letter, the aim is to see “how trade can be used to pursue the EU’s global objectives”. This follows the discussion EU leaders had in Brdo pri Kranju in early October on the same issue (see EUROPE B12806A3).

At this stage, the draft European Council conclusions baldly state that...

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