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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12842

30 November 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Banks
Finance Ministers’ dinner on banking union on 6 December

29/11/2021 (Agence Europe) – The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, indicated on Monday 29 November in Paris that the twenty-seven Finance Ministers of the European Union were going to take stock of the banking union dossier on Monday 6 December at a dinner in Brussels. The discussions will not be the subject of a declaration, the objective being, according to Mr Donohoe, to reconfirm the political commitment to the completion of this project. The Eurogroup president will...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: EU Member States urged to support Slovenian compromise proposal on pay transparency
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: World Health Assembly, Charles Michel reiterates EU’s preference for a binding treaty on pandemics
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU Member States to decide on a high common level of cybersecurity on 3 December
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, EU ministers to take stock of EU Council Presidency’s work on 3 December
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States adopt new CAP regulations
FISHERIES: MEPs call for EU action on cormorant proliferation
ENERGY: EU launch of a ‘Clean Hydrogen Partnership’
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CAR: EU-trained units cooperate with Wagner Group
SECURITY: Ursula von der Leyen wants to strengthen EU/NATO cooperation on hybrid threats
EXTERNAL ACTION
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM members highlight their determination to work together
AFGHANISTAN: Taliban ask EU for help in keeping Afghan airports open
INDO-PACIFIC: MEPs want EU to be fully engaged in Indo-Pacific
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: EU Member States promote “blended learning” and adult education
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: agreement possible over reform of EU fiscal rules, say Le Maire and Donohoe
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, several Member States and MEPs expect an “ambitious” proposal from European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
LATIN AMERICA: EU/Latin America and Caribbean mini-summit on Thursday 2 December by video conference
BANKS: Finance Ministers’ dinner on banking union on 6 December
COURT OF AUDITORS: EU Court of Auditors to explain accusations of abuse on Tuesday 30 November
UNITED STATES: European Commission publishes suspension of additional customs duties on certain US products
ENERGY: European Commission consults on EU energy diplomacy
ENERGY: nuclear safety, European regulators publish review of Belarusian national action plan
SPACE: Copernicus, reflection will begin on alternative scenarios in absence of a UK contribution
INDUSTRY: Thierry Breton wants twice as many European “unicorns”
YOUTH: EU Member States still undecided on position to adopt regarding budget for European Year of Youth 2022
MEDIA: sixteen news agencies to create a “European newsroom” by mid-2022
MIGRATION: France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany commit to strengthening cooperation against smuggling networks
MOLDOVA: European and Moldovan Parliaments to strengthen their cooperation
WTO: response to Covid-19, WTO members want to build on “momentum” after postponement of 12th Ministerial Conference
RUSSIA: EU to renew its request for WTO arbitration panel against Russia
TRANSPORT: ACEA warns EU about risk of lack of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
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