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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12832
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Renewable fuels in maritime transport, first Slovenian compromise text in EU Council

The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union sent a first version of its compromise text on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport (‘FuelEU Maritime’) to the Member States on Friday 12 November. This text is part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package presented by the European Commission on 14 July 2021, which should allow a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030(see EUROPE B12762A1).

For the time being, the Slovenian Presidency...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: EU extends its sanctions against Lukashenko regime to include instrumentalisation of human beings
WESTERN BALKANS: EU wants to involve region more in its foreign policy
SAHEL: EU moves towards targeted sanctions for Mali
SUDAN: EU strongly condemns military violence against peaceful demonstrators
TRADE: WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies make progress
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECURITY: EU calls for universal non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and restrictions on certain conventional weapons
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission refuses to intervene in pigmeat market
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers still require impact assessment on ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts conclusions on new EU forest strategy for 2030
FISHERIES: EU ministers outline their priorities in 2022 quota negotiations with UK
FISHERIES: NGOs denounce EU aid for “destructive” industrial fishing
ENVIRONMENT: EU soil strategy expected on 17 November will provide missing general legal framework for this resource
ENVIRONMENT: fighting imported deforestation, Pascal Canfin confident in potential of proposed EU regulation expected on 17 November
CLIMATE: COP26 closes on lowest common denominator
TRANSPORT: renewable fuels in maritime transport, first Slovenian compromise text in EU Council
TRANSPORT: alternative fuel infrastructure, MEPs want solutions tailored to truck drivers’ needs
DIGITAL: Member States to discuss EU Council Presidency’s latest DSA compromise text on Wednesday 17 November
RESEARCH: European Court of Auditors confirms soundness of accounts of EU Joint Undertaking for 2020
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU Council discusses first draft compromise on management of medical countermeasures in health emergencies
HOME AFFAIRS: Covid certificates issued by Georgia, Moldova, New Zealand and Serbia recognised as equivalent to those issued in EU
COHESION: REACT-EU, green light for additional €114 million for France and Austria
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: mutagenic and carcinogenic agents, EU Council takes a step towards European Parliament in framework of interinstitutional negotiations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: evolution of monetary policy will depend on evolution of Covid-19 pandemic
TAXATION: final adoption of country-by-country reporting directive
NEWS BRIEFS
BRAZIL: Brazil challenges EU food safety criteria on poultry at WTO
CLIMATE/FINANCE: almost 130 civil society organisations call on Berlin to oppose inclusion of nuclear and gas in EU taxonomy
TRADE: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on US and Saudi mono ethylene glycol
ENERGY: six new countries join commitment to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by end of 2022
SPACE: EUSPA to support research and innovation in context of green and digital transitions
LIBYA: international community calls for accepting results of upcoming December elections
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: EPP Group in European Parliament gets report on Social Climate Fund in Employment and Social Affairs Committee
SYRIA: EU sanctions four new ministers
TERRORISM: five Member States targeted for infringement proceedings for failing to transpose new counter-terrorism rules
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