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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12830

11 November 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
MEPs denounce time pressure to rush through ‘secondary’ CAP legislation
Brussels, 10/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 9 November, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture protested against the European Commission’s aim to have urgent secondary legislation on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) adopted by 9 December. The relevant texts would then be adopted by Member States’ experts by 21 December, to enter into force before the end of 2021 (see EUROPE B12829A15).

The European Commission representative gave MEPs an update on the delegated and implementing acts making...

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Armistice Day: please note that our offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Thursday. Issue 12831 will be dated Saturday 13 November 2021
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: faced with a “Europe in danger”, Mr Borrell reveals ‘Strategic Compass’, his ‘guide to action’
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Charles Michel calls on the EU to take a quick decision on European funding for physical barriers at external borders
CLIMATE: COP26 President expects tough negotiations, but believes agreement will be reached by Friday
ENERGY: environmental NGOs criticise presence of gas projects in EU’s 5th list of projects of common interest
AGRICULTURE: MEPs denounce time pressure to rush through ‘secondary’ CAP legislation
AGRICULTURE: EU sectors united against weakening of EU system of geographical indications
SPACE: constellation on secure connectivity will require amendments to EU Space Programme Regulation
DIGITAL: DMA, Member States discuss Slovenian EU Council Presidency compromise
DIGITAL: European Commission plans to invest €1.98 billion to accelerate digital transition in EU
TERRORISM: document of Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council proposes to strengthen EU action to combat “far-left terrorism”
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: SMEunited and Small Business Standards formulate SME expectations for future EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe plans to take legal action against renewed authorisation of flumioxazin and cypermethrin in EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: Filippo Grandi calls on EU to stop “race to bottom” on asylum
BELARUS: Josep Borrell calls for a strong response to a hybrid threat and humanitarian crisis created by Lukashenko regime
WOMEN: MEPs to vote on new resolution on access to abortion as situation worsens in Poland and Slovakia
DEMOCRACY: Věra Jourová welcomes MEPs’ report on publication of draft “anti-SLAPP” directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: WTO reform and transatlantic relations to be focus of 11 November Trade Council
TRADE: Charles Michel says trade is not answer to all problems
TRADE: revenues from Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism should be channelled to least developed countries, say MEPs
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Member States want to wait for end of dialogue with London on Northern Ireland before considering retaliation
ARCTIC: region will face a new geopolitical scenario, warns Mr Borrell
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: EU General Court largely rejects Google’s action and confirms its €2.42 billion fine
CITIZENSHIP: Court of EU rejects Romania’s appeal against decision registering a proposed ECI on cohesion policy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament to tighten up draft directive on minimum wages
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission signs contract to purchase 60 million doses of Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine
STATE AID: green light for €4.5 billion Italian support to help companies affected by Covid-19
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, Bulgaria requests medical equipment from EU
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Sweden and Spain join commitment to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by end of 2022
FINANCE: Commission to propose extension of equivalence for UK clearing houses
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEP Róża Thun and Polska2050 Group join Renew Europe Group in European Parliament
HEALTH: EU Council supports adoption of regulation on health technology assessments as negotiated with MEPs
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on creation of a future industrial alliance in field of renewable fuels
VENEZUELA: EPP Group will not participate in European Parliament electoral mission