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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12839

25 November 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Consultation on digital rights and principles shows broad support for European Commission’s ideas
Strasbourg, 24/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 23 November, the European Commission published the results of its consultation - launched on 12 May and closed on 6 September - on digital rights and principles.

“The responses to the consultation show broad support and interest in a human-centred digital space. They are valuable for the future declaration on digital principles”, said the European Commission’s Vice-President for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager. 

In detail, the Commission had...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/EMPLOYMENT: kick-off of ‘European Semester’ budgetary process for 2022
FINANCE: European Commission wants to bring transparency to EU equity markets
STATE AID: Greek support of €2.27 billion for electricity production from renewable energy sources gets green light
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission’s future gas package is taking shape
COMPETITIVENESS: DMA/DSA, Recovery Plan and semiconductor shortages on menu of EU Member States
FISHERIES: ICCAT members adopt conservation plan for North Atlantic shortfin mako shark
COHESION: European Court of Auditors believes that level of error in cohesion policy is underestimated
DIGITAL: consultation on digital rights and principles shows broad support for European Commission’s ideas
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC and EMA recommend prompt use of a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for all adults
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission adopts two new equivalence decisions for Covid certificates issued by Singapore and Togo
COHESION: European Commission announces €11 billion in funding for 2022 for REACT-EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BELARUS: Tikhanovskaya calls on EU to do more for Belarusian people
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: MEPs call for sanctions against President of Bosnian Serb Republic
WTO: European Parliament again supports temporary lifting of patents on Covid-19 vaccines
HEALTH: Covid-19, almost all MEPs say EU must do more to speed up vaccination worldwide
HEALTH: European Parliament adopts its position on new EU pharmaceutical strategy
CLIMATE: COP26 outcome divides MEPs
INDUSTRY: European Parliament supports opening of mines to strengthen European autonomy
BUDGET: MEPs adopt 2022 budget, up 1.5% compared to 2021
BUDGET: European Parliament advocates for a revision of EU Financial Regulation taking into account Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EPP group chooses Roberta Metsola for European Parliament presidency
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wages, Slovenian proposal approved by EU Member States
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: new calls for projects under Erasmus+, with a budget of €3.9 billion
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: new Council of Europe Recommendation addresses digital dimension of violence against women and girls
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: proposal for binding European nature restoration targets postponed again
COHESION: European Commission launches new Interregional Innovation Investment instrument
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU Member States agree to extension of sanctions regime
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, agreement between EU co-legislators delayed
ENVIRONMENT: public consultation on future simplification and digitalisation of labelling requirements for chemicals
UKRAINE: EU deplores Russian decree simplifying trade with Donetsk and Luhansk regions
VENEZUELA: EU sees improvements in conduct of local and regional elections
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: 284 group advisers, parliamentary assistants and trainees call for “zero tolerance for harassment” in the European Parliament