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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12826

5 November 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
LightingEurope expresses concern over non-EU compliant lighting products sold online
Brussels, 04/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 3 November, the trade association LightingEurope published the results of an exercise carried out by mystery shoppers to check that lighting products offered online to consumers comply with EU laws and mandatory information requirements.

Conducted on four platforms across five Member States – France, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Spain – the exercise revealed that only 8% of the top 20 search results generated by the algorithm comply with EU rules.

“The results are...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: 20 countries commit to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by end of 2022
ENERGY: COP26, more than 23 countries commit to getting out of coal
MIGRATION: Greek Minister of Migration defends Greek Coast Guard actions
CONSUMERS: LightingEurope expresses concern over non-EU compliant lighting products sold online
EXTERNAL ACTION
ETHIOPIA: EU is calling for immediate ceasefire and political negotiations without conditions
MONTENEGRO: European Parliament delegation recalls importance of pursuing reforms
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU calls on leaders to move away from separatist rhetoric
TRADE/CLIMATE: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism continues to be challenged
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: first discussion on economic objectives of EU fiscal rule reform
ECONOMY: ESM economists propose simplifying EU fiscal rules
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency and WHO concerned about current pace of transmission of Covid-19
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission grants €50 million to three Polish regions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wages, European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs confirms legal basis chosen by European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new PDO from Spain and new PGI from Hungary
CLIMATE: according to IEA, countries’ new carbon and methane pledges bring world closer to Paris Agreement’s goal
EMPLOYMENT: EPP MEPs call for revision of working time directive
ENERGY: ACER deplores lack of transparency in methods of evaluation of ‘projects of common interest’
ENVIRONMENT: public consultation on possible revision of EU Bathing Water Quality Directive
SPACE: Eurospace presents its vision for a strong European presence in space exploration
INDUSTRY: producer prices up by 2.7% in both euro area and EU, says Eurostat
IRAN: JCPOA meeting on 29 November
FISHERIES: continuation of negotiations over fishing licences between France and UK
HEALTH: ECDC launches online survey on stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV